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Saudi clears 1,045 Houthi rebel mines in Yemen

  • Writer: Mi-sook Jung
    Mi-sook Jung
  • Jan 26, 2023
  • 1 min read

The Saudi Arabian government's "Saudi Project to Demine Yemen" (Masam) announced on 22 January (local time) that the group dismantled or removed 1,045 landmines in the civil war-torn Yemen during the third week of January.

According to Xinhua News Agency, citing Saudi domestic media, the group said at a press conference that 15 anti-personnel mines, 131 anti-tank mines and 896 unexploded shells have been fired so far. It said three other homebrewed explosive devices were found and removed in the civil war-torn provinces of D'Alea, Shabwa, Hodeida and Tides.

The Saudi government, which launched in Yemen in 2018, has removed a total of 383,193 Houthi rebel mines and explosives.

Despite these constant removals, landmines and homemade explosive devices planted by the Houthi rebels continue to pose a major threat to Yemeni civilians.

According to Yemen's pro-government demining experts, more than 1 million landmines have been planted in the region since late 2014, when rebels drove out Yemeni government forces from several northern provinces and captured the capital, Sanaa. [Newsis]

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