Latest "counterinsurgency" stories

This Compass Call squadron was deployed in Afghanistan for 20 years. Here’s their inside story.

The EC-130H Compass Call worked behind the scenes for two decades in Afghanistan, from supporting the arrival of special forces, to the bin Laden raid and the Kabul evacuation.

By Rachel S. Cohen

9 months ago

Book excerpt: ‘Bullets Not Ballots: Success in Counterinsurgency Warfare’

In “Bullets Not Ballots,” Jacqueline L. Hazelton challenges the claim that winning “hearts and minds” is critical to successful counterinsurgency campaigns.

By Jacqueline L. Hazelton

23 months ago

US Army discontinues Rapid Equipping Force

The counterinsurgency remnant will disband.

2 years ago

Special operators will be countering violent extremists for the ‘long haul’

The commander of SOCOM said battling violent extremists groups will remain the number one priority for American commandos.

By Shawn Snow

3 years ago

Dave Dilegge, the ‘grandfather of urban warfare studies,’ has died

A former Marine, he was the editor behind the Small Wars Journal, a online publication that was a must-read for anyone interested in counterinsurgency operations during the Iraq-and-Afghanistan era.

By Howard Altman

3 years ago

Jamming, precision artillery and long range drone strikes on Libyan battlefield offer lessons learned for US military

“The use of air power and precision technology, including precision-guided artillery, has become a dominant feature of an otherwise low-intensity conflict."

By Shawn Snow

3 years ago