Urban battle fields of South Asia : lessons learned from Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan / / C. Christine Fair.
Military operations in urban areas are among the most complex challenges confronting the U.S. Army. Compared to a number of other nations, the Army has relatively less experience operating in this environment. To that end, this monograph analyzes sustained campaigns of urban terrorism in Sri Lanka,...
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| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (173 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Chapter One: Introduction; Background; Methodology; Objectives and Implications of This Study; Summary of the Findings; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two: Sri Lanka; Preview of the Findings; Introduction to the Case; Background of the Tamil Militancy; Background of LTTE; Suicide Bombing and the Black Tigers Cadres; Countering the LTTE in Colombo and Jaffna; Lessons from Jaffna and Colombo; Summary Analysis of the Impacts of 9/11 upon the LTTE; Chapter Three: India; Preview of the Findings; Introduction to the Case
- The Khalistan MovementMajor Khalistani Organizations; Campaigns of Violence; Operations in Amritsar and Ludhiana; Innovations of the Punjab Police; Summary; Chapter Four: Pakistan; Preview of the Argument; Introduction to the Case; The Cases; Chapter Five: Conclusions; Structural Similarities: Insights for the War of Terrorism; Security Cooperation: Implications for U.S. Engagement of Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan; Bibliography