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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pirnie, Bruce, 1940-

Contributor:

O'Connell, Edward.

Series:

Rand counterinsurgency study ; v. 2.

Rand counterinsurgency study ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postwar reconstruction--Iraq.

Postwar reconstruction.

Counterinsurgency--Iraq.

Counterinsurgency.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (135 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This monograph outlines strategic considerations relative to counterinsurgency campaigns; presents an overview of the current conflict in Iraq, focusing on counterinsurgency; analyzes counterinsurgency operations in Iraq; presents conclusions about counterinsurgency, based on the U.S. experience in Iraq; describes implications from that experience for future counterinsurgency operations; and offers recommendations to improve the ability of the U.S. government to conduct counterinsurgency in the future. For example, U.S. counterinsurgency experience in Iraq has revealed the need to achieve syne

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-106).

ISBN:

1-281-73664-3

9786611736644

0-8330-4584-9

OCLC:

476182762