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You should have a copy of FM 3-24, Counterinsurgency and FM 3-24.2, Tactics in Counterinsurgency with you as references Both these manuals are very good, look at them carefully and look at every page. This chapter synthesizes and summarizes key historical and doctrinal elements. These are author source documents created at the Counterinsurgency Training Center and presented by the author during various training and advising missions during a 4 year period in Afghanistan.ĭoctrinal Insurgency Fundamentals (FM 3-24, Counterinsurgency). There are also several figures used in this document. US Doctrine was the basic framework used for understanding and translating basic concepts and principles.Īdditionally, I have made an assumption that those that decide to read this manuscript will have had experienced at least one tour as a practioner of civil-military operations, stability operations and or counterinsurgency in a truly integrated operating environment by working with the locals, law enforcement, International, government and non-government organizations and agencies. I had the great privilege of working, advising and training with the German, Norwegian, Swedish, British, French, Afghan, Croatian, Dutch, Australian, and New Zealand Militaries.
I use the US references not as a slight to any one particular nation but because for the last ten years American doctrine has been the basic framework for not only training the Iraqi and Afghan Forces it is the baseline for training across coalition partners.
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You can also get a copy of the most recent manual for free from the web site, Federation of American Scientists. The US Department of State has also created a manual that can be downloaded for free from this link When I put this together I made the assumption that those that would read this would have already read basic doctrinal manuals and sources on counterinsurgency such as Galula, Sandmann, Warburton, Kitson, and the US Counterinsurgency Manual. There are also a small series of lectures that I have given at the Counterinsurgency Training Center in Kabul and or at a remote training locations to Coalition partners. My intent is to show historical background. There will be mini-seminars or lectures that precede some sections. The knowledge of the past is a prerequisite for understanding the present This hand book is primarily the Cliffs Notes for counterinsurgency and is meant to serve as a guide for experienced practioners.
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