Yemen: 2,364 Cluster Bombs, Mines Left by Coalition Forces


The non-technical survey teams in the Executive Center for Mine Action managed during February 2022 to discover 2,364 cluster bombs and mines left behind by Saudi-led coalition forces.
According to a statistic issued by the center, the non-technical teams of the center were able to survey areas contaminated with mines, cluster bombs and war remnants in six districts of Hodeidah province, namely (Al-Mansuriya – Al-Hujaila – Bajil – Bait Al-Faqih – Al-Salif – Al-Marawah), with an area reached 30,800,000 square meters

The technical survey of the indicated area reached (55,980) square meters during the same period, while the cleared area reached (212,446) square meters.

The collected discoveries of mines, cluster bombs and remnants of war during the same period in all polluted provinces amounted to a total of 2,364 pieces, including: anti-personnel mines, anti-tank mines, decoys, cluster bombs, aircraft bombs and assorted shells.

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Source: الخبر اليمني/Yemeni news