counterinsurgency
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John Nagl, who strongly felt that the Army’s top brass were too hidebound to the old ways of warfighting—large-scale tank-and-infantry battles—and were blocking the promotions of officers who were fighting counterinsurgency battles in the field.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
“We have been the experts on counterinsurgency, on conventional and unconventional warfare, for the past 25 years. That is not the case in the Arctic,” said Ryan P. Burke, professor at the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
The weapon, which been in use by the Army and Marine Corps since 2005, has provided firepower in counter terror and counterinsurgency operations in places like Syria for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
The decision has upended U.S. counterinsurgency operations in Africa’s Sahel.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
The Iraqi National Police numbers roughly 25,000 and its officers have been trained in counterinsurgency operations, not police work.
From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)
The focus for the past 20 years has been on Central Command and, exactly as you said, on counterinsurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2022
As the U.S. extricates itself from these counterinsurgencies and withdraws from Afghanistan and Iraq, it is somewhat similar to what happened after Vietnam.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2022
Weapons designed to kill from afar may not be best for counterinsurgencies, in which intelligence is most often gleaned only by personal contact.
From Time Magazine Archive
Successful counterinsurgencies are always ugly and morally challenging.
From Time Magazine Archive
