RIYADH — King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Project (Masam) for clearing mines in Yemen, dismantled, during the first week of June 2022, a total of 1,437 mines planted by the Houthi militia across Yemen.

These include 48 anti-personnel mines, 676 anti-tank mines, 710 unexploded ordnance and three explosive devices. Since the beginning of the project, as many as 343,811 mines have been dismantled, said Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

Saudi Arabia, represented by KSrelief, seeks through this project to clear Yemeni lands of the mines that were randomly planted by the Houthi militia causing death and injury of innocent children, women, and the elderly. — SG