A program to remove unexploded ordnance (UXO) and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in and around the city of Mosul could cost $50 million, UN officials have said. The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) had previously estimated costs for Iraq as a whole at $50 million this year, but said this could double because of […]
NATO launched a new training programme in Iraq on Sunday (5 February 2017), teaching Iraqi security forces to counter Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). Around 30 enlisted soldiers are participating in the first five-week course. ''NATO's training and capacity building in Iraq is strengthening the country's ability to fight ISIL and provide for its own security,'' […]
A report from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines says that forces of the so-called Islamic State (IS, also called ISIS or ISIL) fighting the government of Iraq have used victim-activated improvised mines, including explosive booby-traps, extensively since 2014. Numerous media reports in 2015 and 2016 suggest widespread use of victim-activated devices by IS forces […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqis Making Freelance Bomb Disposal Into A Lucrative New Business Locals are struggling to get rid of the explosive booby-traps the Islamic State left as they withdrew from Ramadi. […]
KRG Board of Environment and Mine Agency brief diplomats on their needs The Department of Foreign Relations today hosted a special session for the KRG Board of Environmental Protection and Improvement and the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA) to brief diplomats on their activities, challenges, and needs. Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of the KRG […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: World Food Prorgamme - Assistant Storekeeper (UNDP) World Food Prorgamme - Driver (UNDP) Senior Advisor - Economic Development Policies & PPP (UNDP) Logistics Manager (UNICEF) Call Centre Operator (United Nations Office for Project Services, UNOPS) National Project Coordinator (United Nations Industrial Development Organization, […]
NATO is helping Iraqi officers learn how to find and defuse Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). Between 1 May and 6 June 2016, two dozen officers are undertaking courses at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre in Amman, Jordan. NATO is also providing “train the trainer” instruction, enabling the officers to build the professionalism […]
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Samira Ayyash and her family are refusing to return to Ramadi in Anbar province after having fled to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Ayyash fears that she and her two sons and daughter could fall […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Fighting A Hidden Enemy: Meeting Iraqi Kurdistan’s ‘Million Mine Man’, Who Will Defuse Until He Dies A 53-year-old local of Halabja has been defusing mines for over 27 years. Despite […]
The U.S. Embassy announced new U.S. funding worth $5 million to assist in safely clearing explosive hazards in Ramadi, an essential first step to supporting Iraqi authorities as they repair key infrastructure and help displaced families return home. The UN estimates thousands of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been left behind by Da’esh throughout the […]
By John Lee. Germany has agreed to lend 500 million-euros ($566 million) to Iraq to help rebuild the country's infrastructure. At a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany also wants to help with the demining of cities and towns in Iraq so that the country's 3 million internally […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Death Hidden in the Dirt: Old Land Mines in Maysan Still Killing Shepherds and Farmers The authorities in Maysan province had been clearing land mines from the Iran-Iraq war with […]
