From the introduction: This handbook provides the tactics, techniques, and procedures that may be applied by small unit leaders engaged in counterinsurgency.
It is principally focused at the company and below.
It describes the nature of insurgency and counterinsurgency, common insurgent approaches, preparation for counterinsurgency, mobilizing the populace, information and intelligence operations, and operations in a counterinsurgency environment.
The handbook is not prescriptive but meant to inform.
The specific aspects of each conflict combined with small unit leader judgment and initiative will drive how to apply the ideas within the handbook.
Chapter 1: Overview; Chapter 2: Common Insurgent Approaches; Chapter 3: Preparation for Counterinsurgency; Chapter 4: Mobilizing the Populace; Chapter 5: Information and Intelligence Operations; Chapter 6: Operations in a COIN Environment; Annex A: Patrol Search; Annex B: Basic Observation Skills; Annex C: The Twenty-Eight Articles - Fundamentals of Company-level Counterinsurgency; Annex D: Improvised Explosive Devices.
Originally published in 2006.
136 pages.
| Introduction | This handbook provides the tactics techniques and procedures that may be applied by small unit leaders engaged in counterinsurgency |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | Overview |
| Chapter 2 | Common |
| Chapter 3 | Preparation for |
| Chapter 4 | Mobilizing the |
| Chapter 5 | Information and |
| Chapter 6 | Operations in a |
| A | Patrol |
| B | Basic |
| C | The |
| D | Improvised |
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