IHL INSTRUCTORS’ COURSE FOR OFFICERS OF ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES
Support A1+!A five-day training course on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) has started today in the resort town of Tsakhkadzor (60 km north of Yerevan) for 12 officers from the Ministry of Defense’s Combat Training, Missile Troops and Artillery Departments, Military Institute and Institute of Military Aviation, as well as Army corps and units. The course, designed for future IHL instructors is organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) jointly with the Ministry of Defence of Armenia.
Conducted by the ICRC’s Armed and Security Forces Expert in South Caucasus, this course focuses on the effective use of the "IHL for Commanders" and "IHL for Instructors" manuals, used as didactic tools for IHL training in the Armenian Army. During the course, topics such as conduct of operations, command responsibilities and behaviour in combat will be covered with particular emphasis on requirements stipulated by IHL. The ICRC and its activities will also be presented.
A similar training course has been organised recently, in October 2004. 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.
