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IHL INSTRUCTORS’ COURSE FOR OFFICERS OF ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES

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A five-day training course on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for 12 officers of Armenian Armed Forces has started today in the resort town of Tsakhkadzor (60 km north of Yerevan). The course for future IHL instructors is organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence of Armenia.

Conducted by the ICRC regional IHL expert, this course focuses on the effective use of the "IHL for Commanders" and "IHL for Instructors" manuals, used as a didactic tool for IHL training in the Armenian Army. The course also covers topics such as conduct of operations, commander's responsibility, behaviour in combat and the ICRC and its activities.

Similar training courses have been organised in the past. Through such courses, the ICRC seeks to ensure that officers from Armenian Armed Forces know and respect the rules and principles of IHL.

The ICRC stands ready to support the Armenian military authorities in integrating IHL into the teaching and combat training programs of the Armenian armed forces.