PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, May 28 (NNN-AKP) – Twenty-seven Iraqi mine action experts started to get a 15-day training course in Cambodia on Monday, Heng Ratana, director general of the Cambodian Mines Action Centre (CMAC) said.
The Iraqi experts are from the Ministry of Health and Environment, the Ministry of Interior and the Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency, he said.
He added that the training course will be held at various places, including CMAC’s Technical Institute of Mine Action (TIMA) in Kampong Chhnang province, the De-mining Unit 2 in Battambang province, the Peace Museum of Mine Action in Siem Reap province, and the De-mining Unit 5 in Tboung Khmum province.
“This is the fifth course for Iraqi experts coming to the kingdom and in total of the five courses, CMAC has provided training to 141 Iraqi experts,” Ratana said.
In Iraq, the Daesh militants have planted thousands of landmines in areas they once seized. Despite efforts of the Iraqi security forces, many liberated areas still require exerting more efforts, to clear the landmines to guarantee a safe return for displaced people to their homes.– NNN-AKP
