Rola i zadania współpracy cywilno-wojskowej (CIMIC) podczas operacji stabilizacyjnej w Iraku

Abstract

Nowadays, Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) has great influence on the success of the peacekeeping operations. Stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq was a big challenge for the CIMIC personnel. They were people whose work and commitment were to create a positive image of the Polish army and to convince the Iraqis that the soldiers had come to their country with the message of peace. Polish officers responsible for Civil Military Cooperation pursued a wide range of tasks in many areas, such as education, health service, economic development, law, public safety, telecommunication, road-works and utilities, or veterinary and public transport. The CIMIC centres were very important to the functioning of CIMIC. In Iraq, the CIMIC centre was the Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Centre (HACC). It operated within the area of the Polish division. HACC was the main place to contact local inhabitants, the representatives of the local government and humanitarian organizations. Numerous humanitarian projects were undertaken to rebuild the country and to improve the Iraqi’s situation. The CIMIC personnel’s activity was invaluable not only to create a friendly environment for operations of the allied armies, but also to the Iraqi people.