counterinsurgency
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He guarded detainees at Guantanamo Bay, served as a civil affairs officer in Iraq and taught counterinsurgency classes in Afghanistan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Army, counterinsurgency doctrine dictates 20 to 25 troops for every 1,000 inhabitants to achieve stability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
The counterinsurgency doctrine made famous by Gen. David Petraeus governed operations during my time in Iraq.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2025
He later deployed to Afghanistan as a counterinsurgency instructor in Kabul.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2024
Instead, counterinsurgency efforts focus on a strategy of "clear, hold, and build"—"clearing" areas of insurgents and death squads, "holding" those areas with Iraqi security forces, and "building" areas with quick-impact reconstruction projects.
From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)
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
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
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
