Saturday, April 7, 2018

Strategies For Developing A Counter Insurgency History

By Brenda King


Strategies for counterinsurgency have been written down in several manuals and books. All this has been written to assist the communities involved in warfare or misunderstanding to emerge victorious over their adversaries. However, the information included in the books might not stand out today, and you must be equipped with information on the latest fighting tolls and techniques. This article focuses on major strategies that can help you and your teams make a counter insurgency history.

Year after year airstrikes is used in driving away rebellious groups that occupy big spaces in a country. However, this strategy leaves most of the area occupants injured, killed or properties damaged amounting to significant losses. Therefore, if this strategy must be used in an insurgency, then proper care must be taken to avert any chances of interfering with the livelihood of the area residents.

To curb rebellious groups, a government must develop unique strategies and plans. It does not matter who the enemy is because anyone destabilizing the peaceful coexistence of the area residents is an enemy of the state. Make tactics that a common enemy cannot overcome in spite of how much support they have. For instance, you can cut down all their financial ties and face out their transportation means for war equipment.

Hostility among nations has evoked different kind of animosity that has left brunt wounds that will take decades before they heal. To come out with a clean and an appreciative history, you must know who your enemies are and who your allies are. Avoid supporting political lackeys considering that the affected population will keep blaming you. Therefore, ensure that your insurgency will be of great benefit to the local allies.

Starting an unconventional fight demands that you use a special form of intelligence when dealing with a conventional opponent. Ensure that all insurgents are camouflaged to keep them away from being spotted. Listening to the radios from the enemy lines cannot give you a good intelligence, and human contact must be made. Establish a few soldiers or officers that will be useful in collecting intelligence for the organization.

The virtue of patience must be observed in all aspects. You cannot experience the effect of what you stopped immediately when it comes to an insurgency. What supply that you have brought to an end, it will take months before you can finish seeing it. Therefore, avoid harassing the few locals that will be having the items or ceased services because it will only take them a few months before they run out of it altogether.

Materials used when going for insurgence all matters. Equipment that was used several years back might not be as useful as it was to date. Therefore, invest in the latest technology if you must win the fight. Moreover, you must acquire sophisticated communication gadgets that will not sell out your team to the opponents.

Any form of war brings instability in a country, and law enforcers must maintain calm. However, some situations get out of hand, and you must involve the troops. Therefore, make use of the tips mentioned above in curbing such scenarios.




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