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Counterinsurgency Measures Flashcards

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Insurgency (Def)

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organized movement aimed at overthrowing a government through use of subversion and armed conflict. Can be part of larger non-violent movement

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Insurgent Def

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Member of insurgency. organized

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Guerrilla

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Overt military aspect of insurgency

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Terrorist

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One who uses violence or threat of violence to create fear in pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological.

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Why study COIN

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Not just a thinking man’s war, its the graduate level of warfare.”

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Insurgency is…

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Form of internal war; elements of civil war; aimed at expelling or overthrowing government.

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What are the root causes of insurgency

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Power; money, religion, occupation.

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Pre-reqs of insurgency

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Vulnerable Population; leadership; lack of government control

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(6) Types of Insurgent Approaches

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Conspiratorial; Military Focuses; Urban; Protracted Popular War; Identity Focuses; Composite and Coalition

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What is Conspiratorial

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Type of Insurgency: Few key leaders seize control of government structures (ie Lenin)

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Military Focused

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Use military Force to create change

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Urban

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Small independent cells weaken government and create fear

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Protracted Popular war-

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Use popular support

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Identity-Focused

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Popular support of a certain group of people. Tribal, community etc.

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Composite and coalition

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Mix of the different approaches at different times.

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Means of Mobilization of support

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Persuasion; Coercion; Reaction to abuses; Foreign Support; Apolitical Motivation

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What are the (5) elements of an insurgency

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Movement Leaders; Combatants; Political Cadre; Auxiliaries; Mass Base

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Movement Leaders provide

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Direction

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Combatants provide

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muscle

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Political Cadre

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win hearts and minds

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Auxiliaries provide

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CSS- Support by providing services or sanctuary etc.

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Mass base

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Followership

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What are the three phases of an insurgency

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Latent and Incipient; Guerilla Warfare; War of Movement

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Latent and Incipient Phase

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build up phase (very vulnerable)

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Guerilla Warfare Phase

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Small scale attacks to illegitimize government

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War of Movement

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uses both needs of the people (political) and conventional warfare.

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Endstate of COIN

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est. rule of law; re-legitimize government

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Indications of Legitimiacy

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Security; Selection of Leaders; Support for political process; Levels of Corruption; Level of development

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Three Kinds of People in COIN

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Anti-Gov, Neutral, Pro-Gov

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Who is the majority/minority out of the 3 kinds of people in COIN

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Anti-Gov (minority), Neutral (majority), Pro-Gov (minority)

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What is Unity of Effort?

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must be present at every echelon of a COIN operation;otherwise, well-intentioned but uncoordinated actions can cancel each other or provide vulnerabilities for insurgents to exploit.

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What are Intelligence Drives Operations?

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Effective operations are shaped by timely, specific, and reliable intelligence, gathered and analyzed at the lowest possible level

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What is Isolation?

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Dynamic insurgencies can replace losses quickly.

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Guidelines of COIN (7)

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Analysis before action; Popular Support; Gain support through active opposition; Popular Support is conditional; Integrate local security and police; focus and intense application of effort; continuous analysis

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What are the Tactical Imperatives of Counterinsurgency

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  • creating and maintaining a realistic set of expectations among the populace, friendly military forces, and the international community
  • managing expectations involves demonstrating economic and politcal progress to show the populace how life is improving
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CF Communication

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Dialects, Languages, Accents, Actions

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CF Religion

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Practices, Holidays, Thoughts, Hypocrisy

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CF Social Networks

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Family, Gender, Age v Status, Groups (Socieoeconomic/Criminal0

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CF Geography

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Sub regions, who lives where, Alliances/Loyalty, Sensitive Sites

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CF Clothing

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Ethnicity, Specific Occasions, Status

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CF Residential Patterns

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Urban v Rural, family, Rich v Poor, Style

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CF Diet

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Customs of eating, what to and not to eat, how to eat, etiquette.

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CF Self Identity and Perceptions

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Understand Different Views of: Individual Groups, Foreigners, Local History, Abstract Ideas (Honor, Justice, Truth)

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What are the Civilian Consideration

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(ASCOPE) Area, Structures, Capabilities of Infrastructure, Organizations, People, Events

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What is IDAD

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Internal, Defense, And Development

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What are the principles of IDAD?

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-Unity of effort, -Maximum use of intelligence, -Maximum use of PSYOP and CA, -minimum use of violence, -responsive government

47
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What is DIME?

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Diplomatic, Information, Military, and Economic

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