Channelling does not just occur in urban areas or on main routes. Image 12 shows an area of dense woodland that would make movement away from the path difficult, even on foot. This would have provided an opportunity for an armed group to have been relatively selective in their targeting, even when using VOIEDs, with only the minimum amount of IED resources required to achieve their intent.
Image 13. An entrance point that has become overgrown
Routes and pathways are not the only terrain features that can accommodate people and vehicles. Other features such as entrances, doorways, relief, rivers and soft ground can have a channelling effect too. Image 13 shows an entrance in the wall of a disused agricultural compound. The area immediately around this location would have been ideal to target opposing parties to an armed conflict with VOIEDs, and might be considered by MA staff as high risk during clearance.
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