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Protection of Civilians Military Reference Guide
► Figure 2.6: Example Commander’s Critical ◄
Information Requirements (CCIR)
I NFORMATION R EQUIREMENTS
These supplement CCIR with specific information collection items. Sample information
requirements that relate to PoC include the following:
a. The Operational Environment and Conflict Dynamics
• What are the significant geographic, political, military/security, economic, social,
infrastructural, and informational issues, systems and subsystems, dynamics, or nodes?
• What is their impact on the PoC situation?
• What is their impact on the operation?
• Where have attacks on civilians occurred? Where and when are they likely to occur?
• What conditions have triggered violent acts or brought them to an end?
• How prevalent is CRSV and threats to children?
• How is the operational likely to change during the operation?
b. The Actors
Adversaries
• Who are the adversaries?
• Where are they located?
• How are they organized?
• What are their normal modes of operation?
• What are their capabilities and vulnerabilities?
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