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Saudi project clears 600,000 mines, bringing hope to Yemen

Yemen ·

Saudi Arabia's Masam project has cleared 600,000 landmines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices across Yemen since starting work in June 2018. The figure, recorded as of October 30, covers more than eight years of clearance in a country where explosive remnants of war still threaten civilians and restrict access to homes, farmland and roads.

Yemen has been affected by a civil war since 2014 between the internationally recognised government and the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah), leaving large areas contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance.

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