These volunteers are clearing out hidden landmines in Yemen

Issued on: 03/10/2022 - 17:53Modified: 03/10/2022 - 18:03

A resident shows two anti-tank mines he discovered after heavy rains fell in Marib, Yemen on July 31, 2022. © @MinesInYemen

By: Observers team

Until October 2, a tenuous truce kept the peace between Iran-backed rebels, the Houthis, and pro-government forces backed by a coalition led by Saudi Arabia. But civilians were still being killed in Yemen. The reason? Landmines hidden in roads, farmland and everyday objects, left there by the Houthis since 2017. Now, volunteers are risking their lives to clear these mines.

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We spoke to Fares Alhemyari, director of the Yemeni Landmine Observatory, which coordinates a network of volunteers who identify and report these mines.

Middle East
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