Transcript Миротворческая миссия Казахстана в Ирак

Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan peace-keeping
mission in Iraq
On 22 of May of 2003 UN Security Council adopted resolution № 1483, in which launched an appeal to help Iraqi
people in country reconstruction and to assist in creating conditions of stable and secure situation in Iraq.
According to the decree of Parliament of the Republic of
Kazakhstan dated 20 May of 2003 № 134-II on 19 of August of 2003
Kazakhstan contingent of military engineers was sent to Iraq to assist
existing Stable forces of coalition acting in the framework of operation
“Iraqi freedom”.
Engineer-sapper unit of special forces fulfills following tasks:
1) search, finding out, and marking of duds;
2) destruction of duds;
3) fitting of water-supply and water treatment points.
Besides, unit doctor renders medical support to local inhabitants and
military personnel of coalition. Kazakhstan adequately reacted on the
possibility of giving a help to Iraq in overcoming humanitarian problems,
taking into account the necessity to respect sovereignty and territorial
integrity, rights of Iraqi people independently determine their political
future and control their natural resources.
Scheme of operational subordination and interaction of Iraqi unit.
214 US Brigade
US Central command
(Tampa)
Multinational
forces
MND «Center»
Multinational
corps
m/general Lynch
Engineering
detachment
This unit directly subordinates to the US command. Unit tasks fulfillment is coordinated with the command of
Air-Mobile Forces and Joint Chiefs of Staff. We have our representatives on all the levels of multinational forces governance.
Three officers conducting service as a representatives of Kazakhstan Armed Forces in US Central Command. Their main
objective is to provide operative dealing with the issues jointly with the Central Command on behalf of Kazakhstan MoD
according to the process of secure tasks fulfillment by Kazakhstan contingent in Iraq.
Senior national representative of Kazakhstan MoD in coalition center of Multinational Forces Staff in Iraq conducts
interaction with the leadership of Multinational Forces according to interests of engineer-sapper unit. Senior national
representative of Kazakhstan MoD in coalition center of Multinational Forces Staff in Iraq acts as a deputy head of staff
analysis board. In 2007 for the first time our representative was appointed on the position as representative of partner country,
previously only NATO countries officers were appointed on this position. Kazakhstan MoD national representative in
multinational division “Center” staff, division engineer operations planning section officer fulfills tasks on planning of
engineer operation and providing of security of military objects.
Unit is deployed on the base “Delta, located not so far from population center Al Kut 130 km to south from Baghdad.
Jointly with our unit, some other units are deployed on the base “Delta”: US 214 rifle brigade, whose commander also acts as
a garrison commander, Georgian brigade, Salvador battalion and Polish detachment.
For the purpose of enhancement of the security level of units of Multinational Forces, deployed on the base “Delta”, along
the perimeter of the base, passive obstacles using barbed wire and signal mines were installed. There are firing positions for
the shooters inside the base. In 2008 work was started to create new obstacle along the perimeter of the base.
It is important to mention that “Delta” base gains primary concern.
According to the information from Multinational forces officers this base in
future will be one of six operational bases on Iraq territory (it is more than
60 bases at the present moment). In future it is supposed to deploy there 912 thousand military personnel.
In September of 2007 9-th rotation of our contingent was conducted in
Iraq.
Professionalism of our military personnel was highly estimated by the
leadership of the Armed Forces of USA and Poland, whose sapper jointly
with our sappers fulfilled different tasks. A lot of military personnel were
awarded by medals for participation in peace-keeping missions.
Positive action valuation of our contingent was highlighted in front of
mass media, Stabilization Forces command, minister of defense and
president.
During rotation the meeting with four-star general D.Petreus
commander of Multinational Forces in Iraq, Minister of Defense of Iraq
Kadir Obeydi Al-Mufraiji, command of multinational corps and Polish
contingent was held.
During meeting high estimate was given to unique contribution of
Kazakhstan into stabilization situation in Iraq, importance of missions,
fulfilled by our contingent.
Issues related to activity of Multinational forces (MNF) and
Kazakhstan contingent were considered at the meeting with general
D.Petreus in Baghdad.
Since 2003 engineering detachment has fulfilled tasks in the structure of
Multinational division “Center-South”, in the structure of Polish contingent.
In summer 2007 reorganization was held in multinational forces, also
reallocation of areas of responsibility. In this connection our contingent left
the area of responsibility of multinational division Center-South. However
we remain as partners and keep interaction with Polish contingent.
On behalf of Iraqi government, Minister of Defense had expressed
profound gratitude to leadership of Kazakhstan highlighting that Iraqi people
will never forget assistance of our state.
During fulfillment of missions by
detachment:
•
3 877 703 samples and 59 kg of
unexploded
ordnance
(UXO)
were
destroyed;
•
488 specialists on destroying of UXO
of different force structures of Iraq were
trained;
•
10 settlements of force filter plants
for security forces of Iraqi were trained;
•
9 646 perimeter running meters of
«Delta» base were checked and cleaned
from UXO;
•
more
18,8
km
nonexplosive
obstruction and 617 signal mines were
established;
•
more 7 thousand people of native
population were given medical aid by
doctors of detachment.
Maintenance of security of engineering detachment
(special assignment) in the territory of Iraq
For transportation of personnel detachment has truck M923 and cars with off-road
capacity and «Hummer» М1114. Armor of М1114 consists of composite and ceramic
material, effective against explosion of 155 mm shell and explosion of 5.4 kg antitank mine under front and back wheel, has full protection from grenades and shells of
remote mining, also has armored windows by perimeters of car, armored doors, pallet,
roof and trunk. Ballistic features of car present protection from armor-piercing
bullets 7,62 mm calibers.
Hummer
Engine
V8, diesel, 250hp.
Engine endurance
600 thousand km
Transmission
Max. speed, km/ph
clearance, m
Overcoming obstacle,
m:
Four wheel-drive, automatic, 5-corbelled.
90
0,75
Fording depth - 1,52
Fuel assumption for
100 km
24,5
Cruising range, km
650
Full weight, kg
10067
Cargo tugging, kg
10000
Armor
Splinter-proof ionized steel 10-12 mm
Truck M923
Individual protection equipment
Armor vest
It is made of kevlar fabric. Has
forth level of protection (the
highest), capable to stand of
direct hit
9mm, 5.45mm,
5.56mm,
7.62mm
bullets,
fragment hit.
Armored helmet
Armored helmet is made
of kevlar. Has second
level
of protection.
Capable
to
stand
penetrating
fragments
and direct hit of 9mm
bullets. Helmet will be
equipped with binding
for night vision device.
The mission has confirmed
firstly, positioning of Kazakhstan as a regional leader, stable and following
partner of Coalition;
secondly, valuable interaction experience was gained in the structure of
multinational force in real conditions of coalition forces (now more than 300 of
our servicemen have served in Iraq);
thirdly, it helped to strengthen the cooperation level with Department of
Defenses of the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Poland and other states;
the forth, practical experience of engineering detachment has confirmed
purposefulness of equipping of our peacekeeping units by standards of NATO.