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4 SCOTS In Iraq To Teach Life Saving Skills

Highlanders from the 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland have been out in the sands of Al Asad’s Amber Zone.
Highlanders from the 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland have been out in the sands of Al Asad’s Amber Zone.
4 SCOTS are ensuring Iraqi Border Guard Police (BGP) have the lifesaving skills they need.
4 SCOTS are ensuring Iraqi Border Guard Police (BGP) have the lifesaving skills they need.
Standing in the relative peace of the Amber Zone, it is hard to believe that Mosul and Daesh sit less than 90km north of these training grounds.
Standing in the relative peace of the Amber Zone, it is hard to believe that Mosul and Daesh sit less than 90km north of these training grounds.
This particular platoon will soon deploy back to the Jordanian Border where they will continue to bring the fight to Daesh, defending the country against smuggling and stopping foreign fighters crossing the border.
This particular platoon will soon deploy back to the Jordanian Border where they will continue to bring the fight to Daesh, defending the country against smuggling and stopping foreign fighters crossing the border.
Cpl Chris Young, one of the UK instructors said “We’re here to help the Iraqis improve their own security. We teach them really important skills that are there to increase their survivability. In the end of the day it really is life or death for these guys.”
Cpl Chris Young, one of the UK instructors said “We’re here to help the Iraqis improve their own security. We teach them really important skills that are there to increase their survivability. In the end of the day it really is life or death for these guys.”
Highlanders from the 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland have been out in the sands of Al Asad’s Amber Zone.
4 SCOTS are ensuring Iraqi Border Guard Police (BGP) have the lifesaving skills they need.
Standing in the relative peace of the Amber Zone, it is hard to believe that Mosul and Daesh sit less than 90km north of these training grounds.
This particular platoon will soon deploy back to the Jordanian Border where they will continue to bring the fight to Daesh, defending the country against smuggling and stopping foreign fighters crossing the border.
Cpl Chris Young, one of the UK instructors said “We’re here to help the Iraqis improve their own security. We teach them really important skills that are there to increase their survivability. In the end of the day it really is life or death for these guys.”

Out in the sands of Al Asad's Amber Zone, Highlanders from the 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS) have been training Iraqi Border Guard Police (BGP) to give them the lifesaving skills they need.

Personnel from 4 SCOTS form part of the Building Partnership Capacity (BPC) training team, a joint endeavour between the Denmark and the UK.

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