Ministry of Environment..Directorate for Mine Action..Joint cooperation with the engineering effort of Al-Abbas Combat Division to clear the mines and ERW in the governorates of Karbala, Najaf, and Wassit ..May 23, 2023 ————-
On Tuesday, The Director General of DMA, Dr. Sabah Hassan Al-Hussaini, met , at the headquarters of Al-Abbas Combat Division, with the Commander of the division, Sheikh Maitham Al-Zaidi, and discussed with him the clearance of mines and ERW in Karbala, Al-Najaf, and Wassit Governorates, depending on the engineering effort of Al-Abbas Combat Division.
Al-Husseini explained that DMA had determined the area of contamination in two regions of Karbala governorate, which is about (1.4) square kilometers, according to the maps that were presented today to the commander of Al-Abbas Combat Division, with the aim of proceeding to clear it by the engineering effort of Al-Abbas Combat Division, pointing out that The division's leadership had expressed its full welcome to this cooperation and its willingness to work also to clear Al- Najaf desert and the border areas in Zurbatiya of Wassit Governorate, which are contaminated with mines and other war remnants.
It is noteworthy that DMA has active cooperation at the present time with the Popular Mobilization Authority, especially after it was recently approved as one of the national efforts working in the various fields of mine action.