Reverse Linkage

82 REVERSE LINKAGE Case 3 – Jordan: capacity building and technical skill improvement for public security in Iraq From 2005 onward, JICA has conducted TCTP in Jordan to assist the public security sector of the Iraqi Government, as well as the Kurdish Regional Government, in coopera- tion with the Public Security Directorate under the Ministry of Interior of Jordan. The training programme, now in its second phase, focuses on capacity building and technical skill improvement for public security. Specifically, it aims at enabling the Iraqi government to protect security and stabil- ity in Iraq. Enhancements in the capacity of the Ministry of Interior of Iraq (MOI) and Kurdistan Regional Ministry of Interior (KMOI) are expected, as is the success of both qual- ified experts and functional agencies in tackling the various forms of crime and terrorism occurring in the country. 17 courses were scheduled under the programme in 2017, attended by approximately 140 participants from the Iraqi public security sector. The courses cover themes such as investigation, analysis/testing, and disposal in the public security area, and explore such topics as forensic evidence, counter terrorism, cyber crime, the training of police dogs, domestic violence, improvised explosive devices, post blast investigation, and explosive residues. The courses are designed in coordination with the host agency in Jordan, the appropriate Iraqi ministries, and JICA. One of the courses – Counter Improvised Explosive Devices, Training of Trainers – was recently completed under the tuition of Jordan’s Public Security Directorate Explosive Handling Unit, from which Iraqi officials gained practical knowledge and effective resources, being equipped with the same devices as used in the training immediately after they returned to Iraq. The Counter Improvised Explosive Devices, Training of Trainers course. A trainee member of a bomb disposal squad in a special protection suit handled a suspected explosive device, a suitcase, found at a petrol station (top). A remote x-ray scan of the suitcase (above) detected a detonation device with battery. The suitcase and contents were then destroyed remotely with a disposal gun (right) Image: JICA Image: JICA Image: JICA