IED Clearance Good Practice Guide

Armed group attacks with conventional weapons in these channelled areas should also be considered as a standard operational practice. Within these channelled areas, possible contamination with unexploded ordnance and explosive remnants of war must be included in the MA staff’s threat assessment.

In Image 11 the channelled route between the buildings has reduced lines of sight, therefore the use of command IEDs is less likely. The most probable threat here is from VOIEDs.

Image 11. A channelled road between a series of compounds

Image 12. A narrow path for people moving on foot through a wooded area

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