UNMAS Assesses Explosive Threats at Malian Army Camp

A TDI operator throws metal scraps, found during Battle Area Clearance (BAC) activity, in the UXO and scrap collection pit at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

TDI supervisor Douglas Muketiwa (centre) conducts a briefing on the work in progress at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

TDI supervisor Douglas Muketiwa conducts a briefing on the work in progress at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

Cases filled with small arms ammunitions (SAA) sit at the UXO and scrap collection pit at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

A TDI operator operates a magnetic locator as he conducts a Battle Area Clearance (BAC) sub surface activity at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

A TDI operator excavates the ground after finding a 60mm mortar during a Battle Area Clearance (BAC) sub surface activity at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

A TDI operator carries a 60mm mortar, found during a Battle Area Clearance (BAC) sub surface activity, to the unexploded ordnance (UXO) pit at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

Small arms ammunitions (SAA) are seen at the unexploded ordnance (UXO) pit at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

A TDI operator puts on the ground a 60mm mortar, found during a Battle Area Clearance (BAC) sub surface activity, at the unexploded ordnance (UXO) pit at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

Hand grenades sit on the ground at the unexploded ordnance (UXO) pit at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

Mortars sit on the ground at the unexploded ordnance (UXO) pit at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

UNMAS contractor Jean Claude Amand explains the mechanics of a 60mm mortar at the unexploded ordnance (UXO) pit at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

TDI supervisor Douglas Muketiwa points at the site where an unexploded ordnance was found at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

TDI supervisor Douglas Muketiwa speaks at the radio during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) exercise at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

A TDI operator is carried on a stretch by Malian soldiers during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) exercise at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

A TDI doctor gives medical treatment to aTDI operator during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) exercise at the Malian Army (FAMA) Camp in Timbuktu, Mali. UN Photo/Marco Dormino

UNMAS has deployed mine action staff to Timbuktu to assess explosive threats in the North of Mali.At present, the team, in collaboration with TDI Agency, is working at the Malian Army Camp where a terrorist attack in March 2012 destroyed the ammunition storage.