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Army Doctrine and Concepts

Committee

10 Dec 07

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Countering Insurgency a

Guide for Commanders

2nd Draft

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Background and Chronology

Involved in countering insurgency in Afghanistan since2001 and Iraq since 2003

Existing doctrine seen as applicable and a good enoughguide but undeniably built on historical experience the Retreat from Empire

Quick and Dirty amendment to AFM 10 done 12 monthsago.

Commitment to complete rewrite in 2007

1st Draft Sep 07 Comments and Workshop in Oct 07

Allied to AFM Vol 1 Part 9- Tactics for StabilityOperations

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Why is this Needed Now?

On COIN ops since 2001

Understanding the nature of the conflict

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No-one told me this is a

COIN campaign

CO about to deploy

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Answers by Commanding Officers

(Designate) to the question What type of

campaigns are we currently involved in?

Warfighting

Peace Enforcement

COIN

Peace Support

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Key Tenets

Tactical to military strategic

Joint

Comprehensive Approach Command input

Influence Operations - ARRC input

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Supported By

Academia Strachan, McKinley, Metz and Kilcullen

Commanders: CFA publish as soon as possible

1 and 3 Divs

Comd 11 InfBde: Already planning to use on deployment

Comd 52 Bde: Im tired of using US doctrine

Other Services

FCO

PCRU DfID

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Principles

Political primacy and a clear political aim

Gain and secure the consent of the people

Coordinated government machinery A

Comprehensive Approach Effective communication with the people

Focussed intelligence

Neutralise the insurgent

Plan for longer term post-insurgency conditions.

Legitimacy - discuss

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Engage-Secure-Develop

A framework in which to think and operate

Similar to Deep-Close-Rear in that can be

sequential, simultaneous, conceptual andphysical

US Clear-Hold-Build

Oil spot theory Supported by respondents

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MND(SE) Ground

AL MUTHANA

MAYSAN

BASRA

DHI QAR

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Structure Part A Setting the Context Overview

COE

Principles

Part B Insurgency Components

Conduct

Part C Engage-Secure-Develop

Planning and role of Commander

Integrating Armed Forces into COIN campaign

Influence Ops Intelligence

Legal

Training

Case Studies

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DCDC Comments

Does not emphasise the centrality of the

Comprehensive Approach it is now a

principle

Description of relationship between C-IA

and COIN intellectually weak and

doctrinally inaccurate C-IA is only a JDN

Wanders into Joint and strategic level

doctrine that is the nature of COIN

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Tactical Level Actions have Operational and

Strategic Consequences

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Tactical to Strategic

Military Strategic

Operational

Tactical

Impact acrossAll levels of

actions

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DCDC Comments

Does not emphasise the centrality of the

Comprehensive Approach it is now a principle

Description of relationship between C-IA and

COIN intellectually weak and doctrinallyinaccurate C-IA is only a JDN

Wanders into Joint and strategic level doctrine

that is the nature of COIN

Expand Restoring Authority happy to do so

direct linkage into Sovereignty

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Endorsement Requested

Another circulation DCDC input

Tautening and word-smithing

Key tenets Chapter 1 An Overview

Chapter 3 Principles

Chapter 6 Engage-Secure-Develop

Chapter 7 Planning and Role of Commander but look to shorten/remove duplication

Chapter 9 Influence Operations

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Discussion