For Syrian Scenario
You are the senior collection manager at Joint Intelligence Center—CENTCOM in Tampa, Florida—the joint intelligence center for Central Command. You have just received the RFI (request for information) from CTF-61 (the work you did for Assignment #1), who is planning the amphibious assault operation to be conducted near the port city of Tartus, Syria.
CTF-61 is seeking intelligence to support operations to achieve the following operational goals:
• Secure an advanced base (airfields, port facilities, lines of communication, etc.) for follow-on NATO forces, which will be intervening in Syria to conduct combat operations against ISIS.
• Create a safe haven for displaced persons in Syria fleeing violence. Support non-govt agencies/orgs aiding the Syrian displaced persons.
• Gather intelligence on ISIS presence in your area of operations (all of the Syrian coastline plus 200 miles inland).
• Link up with non-ISIS rebel forces and assess their needs for training, equipment, and supplies.
• Engage Syrian govt forces—force their surrender or render them unable to conduct any combat operations.
You have about a week maybe, no more than two to find or collect as much information as possible to feed into the analytical process that will ultimately produce the new or updated intelligence required by CTF-61. Answer each of the following tasks:
• What national security collection disciplines and related systems would you focus on tasking? If so, why? Be sure to match your selections to the list of EEIs provided in the RFI.
• Would foreign liaison be of benefit in “casting a larger net” to collect the information needed to fill priority intelligence gaps? If so, why? What countries could potentially be partners for foreign liaison?