The Directorate for Mine Action, one of the directorates of the Ministry of Health and Environment, announced the completion of first phase of updating NTS of ERWs and cluster bombs in Al-Najaf governorate in coordination with Civil Defense Directorate and Al-Najaf Environment Directorate.

The Director General of DMA, Eng.Dhafir Mahmood, said that the completion of the first phase of updating NTS, which carried out by DMA technical staff represented by RMAC-Middle Euphrates in cooperation and coordination with Civil Defense Directorate and Al-Najaf Environment Directorate, comes within the goals of national mine action strategic plan for the years 2017-2021, which includes in its first goal the declaration of Al-Najaf governorate free of contamination of ERWs and cluster bombs.