The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has extended the Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (Masam) for another year to remove mines planted by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen.

The $33.6 million contract will ensure that Saudi and international experts can continue to remove mines planted by the Houthis in Yemen regions, especially Marib, Aden, Al-Jawf, Shabwa, Taiz, Hodeidah, Lahij, Sanaa, Al-Bayda, Al-Dhale and Saada.

More than 1.2 million mines have been planted by the Houthis, claiming the lives of hundreds of civilians. But Masam workers have started to turn the tide, clearing over 263,000 mines since the start of the project.

KSrelief Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said: “The contract has been renewed with the executive partner out of the center’s humanitarian responsibility toward the Yemeni brothers, to remove mines planted by Houthi militias in a random, unprecedented and camouflaged manner that targets civilians.”

Al-Rabeeah thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for their humanitarian efforts around the world and in Yemen.