Military forces conducting searches for missing persons or hostages may exhume remains as part of recovery and identification operations.
October 17, 2025
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process
Describes a common procedure used by armed forces during searches for missing individuals in conflict settings.
Military forces commonly position troops along updated deployment lines in preparation for ceasefire agreements and the potential return of hostages.
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procedural
Describes a recurring military operational practice observed during ceasefire implementations.
Establishing designated 'safe zones' behind front lines is a recognized tactic used by military and humanitarian actors to provide protection and enable civilians to flee violence or receive aid.
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general
Safe zones are intended to separate civilians from active combat areas and facilitate evacuation or aid delivery.
Ceasefire agreements can include defined withdrawal lines, and attacks carried out beyond such withdrawal lines (for example, RPG strikes or sniper fire against military forces) are generally considered violations of a ceasefire.
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process
Describes how ceasefire terms commonly treat actions beyond agreed withdrawal boundaries and examples of attack types that constitute violations.
A Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) is a coordination hub designed to support stabilization by integrating representatives from partner nations, non-governmental organizations, international institutions, and the private sector to facilitate collaborative planning and to coordinate humanitarian, logistical, and security assistance.
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descriptive
Describes the intended role and composition of a CMCC as a coordination mechanism for stabilization and assistance.
Operational disagreements and limited coordination between military forces and United Nations agencies or non-governmental organizations can inhibit the distribution of humanitarian assistance in conflict settings.
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general
Coordination breakdowns between military and civilian humanitarian actors are a known barrier to effective aid delivery in complex emergencies.