Background

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) continue to cause destruction of livelihoods and loss of lives within conflict settings. This has led to civilian and military casualties within the peace operations. Because of this, the IED Threat Mitigation (IED-TM) RTP was developed to enhance the United Nations (UN) Mid-level Commanders and Staff Officers' awareness in mitigation capabilities within UN Missions. This is achieved by raising awareness on IED types, uses, threats and impact on Peace Support Operations (PSO) or hostile environments.

Aim

To enhance participants' knowledge of explosive hazards and provide them with skills for mitigating the threat of IEDs when planning operations within a threat environment. The IED-TM RTP was designed by UNMAS Mobile Team in collaboration with other bilateral partners. The Training Management Plan (TMP) will guide the respective training institutions in delivering their training.

Target audience

The intended recipient of this RTP are staff officers, commanders and planner of  Troop/Police Contributing Countries to UN Peacekeeping missions who may be exposed to an ERW/IED laden environment. This RTP is generic in nature. Exercises and scenarios have been built to provide a realistic learning experience.

Structure of the training materials

Annex A Lesson Presentations

Module 1 Explosive Hazards and their Impact on Peace Operations

• Lesson 1.1 Explosive Hazards
• Lesson 1.2 Mission Specific IED Threats Placeholder

Module 2 Threat Assessment and Threat Mitigation

• Lesson 2.1 C-IED Mission Enabling Assets
• Lesson 2.2 IED Threat Mitigating Concepts
• Lesson 2.3 Threat Mitigation TTPs
• Lesson 2.4 Threat Assessment
• Lesson 2.5 Integration of Information
• Lesson 2.6 Movement in IED Threat Environment
• Lesson 2.7 Static Force Protection in an IED Environment

Annex B Scenario Based Exercise 

Module 3 Practical Application of Threat Assessment, Route Analysis and Threat Mitigation

• Threat Assessment Part 1 - Aggressor Intent
• Threat Assessment Part 2 - Application
• Force Protection Exercise
• Convoy Movement Exercise
• Convoy Movement Exercise - Mission Brief
• IED-TM Module 3 Syndicate Exercises

IED Threat Mitigation - Instructional Guide

References

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