As MINUSMA inches closer to its withdrawal from Mali by 31st December 2023 in line with UN Security resolution 2690, it is important to acknowledge the significant contributions of the Nepal Explosive Ordnance Disposal company to the implementation of the MINUSMA’s successive mandates in the past decade.
Their core mission was to mitigate the IED threat, which involved investigating IED incidents, disposing of IEDs, and analyzing IEDs after they had exploded. In 2023 alone, the Company completed 62 major missions, ranging from convoy support and post-blast investigations to hands-on IED disposal, including in March 2023 when they neutralized two intricate remote-controlled IEDs found near their Kidal base.
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Source: MINUSMA