Donovians

Phase 2 Significant Events

Situation Awareness

Planning should consider the effect on all the phases in the 1AD ATROPIAN IRON OPORD. The division is located throughout the provinces of Hackzi, Vetlia, and Erdabli. Units located in vicinity of Imishli are in constant contact with Donovian regular forces and sustaining losses. No division maneuver units remain in Remzi. Communication is intermittent with Atropian forces in the division AO. Coordination with 4th ID is IAW graphic control measures.

The Donovian forces are attacking Imishli in force. They are effectively jamming EW assets. Donovian forces rely heavily on cellphone communications. The enemy is breaching obstacles, according to the Decision support matrix the breach of obstacles by the enemy is a critical event.

Donovian irregular forces and insurgent groups are engaging civilian populations, Atropian forces, and U.S. forces in the AO. Attacks are disrupting LOCs, and include terrorist-style attacks on population centers. The city of Imishli is a COG for insurgent organizations because of its importance to Donovia. Criminal organizations are sabotaging Atropia’s defense forces equipment and supplies.

Donovian forces attacked the historic and highly prestigious Imishli Military Garrison and Academy. Atropian forces knew the value of this target to the Donovians in their information war (Center of Gravity). The garrison’s location is northwest of the city; and not easily reached on the two lane road. The terrain is mountainous. The cadets and faculty, along with the small staff that run historic tours were completely caught off guard by the Donovian’s rapid advance. They held out for as long as they could, until they were completely decimated. The Atropian media’s constant reports of the siege and the annihilation of cadets has increased the populations’ dissatisfaction of the current situation. Atropian leaders in the division area are calling for a rapid response and retaliation to include an enemy body count.

PROTESTS IN REMZI

Donovian special forces units are impersonating local police to move civilians into chokepoints.

Insurgent groups from Donovia are using the underground tunnel system under Imishli, whether in existing tunnels or by burrowing their way through the city using new high-tech drilling machines, for what they hope will turn into tunnel-on-tunnel warfare with the regime.

OSC-S is threatening to overtake Atropia, coming very close to the Southern boundaries of the Division’s AO. This threat is unifying the country bringing together various religious, cultural, and ethnic groups to defeat a common enemy.

Local police, NGOs, and MPs are distributing in the IDP camps the handbills requesting help in identifying and reporting threat jammers. Reports indicate a large number of threat jammers in the division AO.

During a courier mission, a convoy was disoriented while traveling at night from Imishli to Remzi and took longer than usual to arrive at DMAIN.

The real-time intelligence (INTEL) reporting requirements and intelligence indicators are not reaching the lowest levels to modify force protection measures and behavior. Numerous force protection/antiterrorism officers do not have the most current command intelligence requirements/threat streams or reports correlating to their area of interest/area of operation.

Donovian forces turned off nine Atropian television channels.

Atropian forces rely on, almost exclusively, their cell phones to coordinate tactical operations and do not use the communication systems the U.S. have provided. This continues to slow down the synchronizing of enablers, especially the ability to coordinate the clearance of fires, when assisting Atropian forces in contact.

Aerial observers have demonstrated limited capability to effectively observe and provide corrections to surface-to-surface delivered munitions. In several instances, the aerial observers have attempted to gain a spotting utilizing the FLIR system affixed to the aerial platform. The issue with this is that the round emits a small heat signature for a short window of time. Also, there are many heat signatures the FLIR system recognizes within the operating environment that resulted in a false spotting.