The Irreducible Minimum: An Evaluation of Counterterrorism Operations in Iraq

Abstract

With the end of full-scale combat operations in Iraq in late April 2003, no one at the senior level in Washington or Baghdad expected an organized insurgency to materialize a war after the war was unimaginable. However, mounting violence in August suggested otherwise. Then, in the early fall, several high-profile attacks took place: a member of the Iraqi governing council was assassinated; the United Nations Headquarters and International Committee of the Red Cross offices in Baghdad, and the Italian police facility in Nasiriya were hit by suicide bombs; and a Chinook helicopter was shot down near Fallujah, killing 15 American soldiers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1056012

Entities

People

  • Richard Shultz

Organizations

  • Tufts University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Counterterrorism
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Insurgency
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Facilities
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.