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Masam project dismantles 1,186 mines in Yemen in July

July 26, 2020
KSrelief project for clearing mines (Masam) in Yemen demined 1,186 mines during the fourth week of July 2020.
KSrelief project for clearing mines (Masam) in Yemen demined 1,186 mines during the fourth week of July 2020.

RIYADH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) project for clearing mines (Masam) in Yemen demined 1,186 mines during the fourth week of July 2020, including 21 antipersonnel mines, 373 anti-tanks, 788 unexploded ordnance and 4 explosive devices.

As many as 176,310 mines have been dismantled since the beginning of the project. They had been planted by the Houthi militias, in Yemen, claiming lives, serious injuries or amputation of children, women and the elderly. — SPA


July 26, 2020
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