Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2006)

Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2006) / Bruce R. Pirnie, Edward O'Connell.

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Superior document:Rand counterinsurgency study ; v. 2
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Pirnie, Bruce, 1940-
TeilnehmendeR:
O'Connell, Edward.
ProQuest (Firm)
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Series:Rand counterinsurgency study ; v. 2.
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Physical Description:xxvii, 106 p. :; col. ill.
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Table of Contents:
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Overview of the conflict in Iraq
  • Ba'athist regime
  • Invasion of Iraq
  • Occupation of Iraq
  • First priority : setting up a constitutional government
  • Spring
  • The spiral downward begins (Spring 2004)
  • Benchmark one : holding Iraqi elections
  • Islamic extremists and sectarian violence
  • A U.S. approach hesitantly unfold
  • Armed groups in Iraq
  • Overview
  • Kurdish separatists
  • Sunni Arab insurgents
  • Violent extremists
  • Shi'ite Arab militias
  • Criminal gangs
  • Insurgent use of terrorism
  • Counterinsurgency in Iraq
  • Organization and recognition of the U.S. COIN effort is slow to unfold
  • Traditional U.S. military forces may need to be adjusted
  • Fallujah
  • Tal Afar
  • Baghdad
  • Air support
  • Combatting improvised explosive devices
  • Detainee operations
  • U.S. development and support of Iraqi forces
  • Iraqi police
  • Iraqi armed forces
  • Assessing progress in counterinsurgency
  • Iraqi casualties and displacement
  • Iraqi economy
  • Iraqi opinion
  • Accounting for success and failure
  • Understanding Iraqi society
  • Little planning for the occupation of Iraq
  • The impact of a lack od international support for the war
  • The disastrous effects of prematurely dismantling the Ba'athist regime
  • The challenge of building a new Iraqi state from scratch
  • Instituting a new system of justice
  • Undertaking the reconstruction of Iraq
  • The consequences of failing to maintain security early on military missions
  • Lck of infiltration and tips hinder intelligence on the insurgency
  • Building effective capabilities for counterinsurgency
  • Use of force
  • Public safety and security
  • Partnering with and enabling indigenous forces
  • Reporting on the enemy and infiltration
  • Provision of essential services
  • Informing and influencing operations
  • Rigorous and coordinated detainee operations
  • Recommendations
  • Development of strategy
  • Coalition-building
  • Planning process
  • Unity of effort
  • Interagency process
  • Host-nation governance
  • Funding mechanisms
  • Counterinsurgency as a mission
  • Protection of the indigenous population
  • Personnel policy
  • U.S. Army special forces
  • Partnership with indigenous forces
  • Policing functions
  • Brigade organization
  • Gunship-like capability
  • Intelligence collection and sharing.

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