Format:
XXII, 208 S
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23 cm
ISBN:
9780833076595
Series Statement:
RAND Corporation monograph series
Note:
"Prepared for the Special Operations Joint Task Force--Afghanistan
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-208)
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Executive summary -- Historical examples of local defense forces in COIN campaigns -- Comparative analysis and lessons learned -- Applying these lessons to Afghanistan -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary, list of symbols, etc. -- Introduction -- Indochina -- The organization of auxiliary forces -- Special purpose auxiliaries -- Auxiliaries and the end of the French war -- Motivations for using auxiliaries -- Assessment -- Conclusion -- Algeria -- Local defense in the Maghreb -- Evolution of the different forces -- The Evian accords and the fate of local defense forces -- Assessment -- Conclusion -- South Vietnam -- Civilian irregular defense groups -- Combined action platoons -- RF/PFs, PSDF, and the Accelerated Pacification Campaign -- Conclusion and assessment -- Oman -- Oman, Dhofar, and Britain before 1970 -- The coup and emergence of local defense, 1970-1971 -- The tide turns and local defense matures, 1972-1974 -- Victory and transformation of the Firqats, 1975-1985 -- Conclusion and assessment -- El Salvador -- Problems of civil defense -- Conclusion and assessment -- Southern Lebanon -- Israeli operations and the evolution of the security zone -- 1978-1982: the consolidation of the Free Lebanon Army -- 1982-2000: expansion, professionalization, and collapse -- Conclusion and assessment -- The Soviets in Afghanistan -- Modernity beckons: Afghanistan in the 1970s -- A house divided: the Afghan government 1980-1987 -- Local defense in the DRA, 1980-1987 -- Soviet "surge" and withdrawal: 1987-1989 -- Najibullah's tight rope 1990-1991 -- Kabul burning, 1992-1993 -- Conclusion and assessment -- Iraq -- Early local defense forces in Anbar province (2005/2006) -- The Anbar awakening and the Sons of Iraq -- Reintegrating the Sons of Iraq (2008/2009) -- Strengths of local defense in Iraq -- Conclusion and assessment -- Lessons learned from historical cases and applications to the Afghan local police -- Lessons learned -- Lesson one: Manage the trilateral relationship -- Lesson two: Capitalize on intelligence collection -- Lesson three: beware of local history -- Lesson four: Maintain relationships with conventional security forces -- Lesson five: Leverage other government agencies -- Lesson six: Transition forces with care -- Lesson seven: Avoid insurgent strongholds -- Other lessons -- Local defense in Afghanistan after 2008 -- Conclusion: The application of lessons to Afghan local police.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Aufstand
;
Bekämpfung
;
Hilfstruppe
;
Einheimischer
;
Internationaler Vergleich
;
Guerilla
;
Aufstand
;
Bekämpfung
;
Hilfstruppe
;
Einheimischer
;
Fallstudiensammlung
