An Adaptive Insurgency in Iraq

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"An Adaptive Insurgency: Confronting Adversary Networks in Iraq"

http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/pubP ... ocus58.pdf

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Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2006)
RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Volume 2

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG595.3/

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This research brief examines U.S. counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in Iraq from 2003 to 2006, including U.S. failure to protect Iraqi civilians; discusses implications for future conflicts; and recommends steps to improve U.S. COIN capabilities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_brief ... RB9323.pdf