3.1.2. PHASE 2 – DETAILED QUESTIONING AND THREAT ASSESSMENT Detailed questioning, along with gathering information from other sources, is used to inform task specific threat assessments. The extent to which detailed questioning is conducted will vary between tasks depending on a number of factors, but it should never be completely skipped. The goal is to gain as much relevant information as possible to enable the most accurate task specific threat assessment to be developed as possible.
There is no template of questions which an IEDD operator can use, as every situation is different, but generally an IEDD operator should establish the following:
WHO?
Who was being targeted?
WHO?
Who placed, dropped or threw the IED(s)?
WHAT?
What type of IED is present and what is its construction?
WHERE?
Where is the IED(s) located including its individual components?
WHEN?
When was the IED placed, discovered and any other significant timings?
WHY?
Why was this type of IED being used?
A matrix is commonly used by IEDD operators to help establish the answer to some of the above points and develop a threat assessment:
TIME
COMMAND
VICTIM OPERATED
GROUND
DEVICE
TARGET
ARMED GROUP
The matrix is comprised of four key local factors which are assessed against the three main IED categories or types. A level of likelihood can be assigned for each IED type through questioning of witnesses, application of knowledge on armed group tactics, techniques and procedures, and use of national threat analysis information. The IEDD operator works through each row and assigns a level of likelihood (high, medium or low) which is recorded in each cell.
A brief overview of the four key local factors are:
How does the ground lend itself to a time, command or victim operated IED? For example, command would be low risk if there are no available lines of sight to where the IED is located.
GROUND
What type of IED has been described from witnesses or seen through remote observation?
DEVICE
TARGET
Which type(s) of IED would the intended target be susceptible to?
ARMED GROUP
What were the armed group’s capabilities in this area?
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