Counter Insurgency Operations in Kosovo

Abstract

Counter Insurgency Operations conducted in Kosovo by Special Forces ODA 086 in conjunction with the Polish-Ukrainian Battalion underscores how quickly a Peacekeeping mission can turn into a COIN mission. Insurgent forces along the Macedonian border killed two international journalists and three civilians, prompting a relook at how coalition forces conducted operations in that area. The SFODA developed the situation over a two month time, resulting in the confirmation of active insurgent base camps, caches, defensive positions and smuggling routes in previously mined areas inside the Kosovo border. A British Soldier was killed when a reconnaissance vehicle struck a recently emplaced landmine, and a joint/combined patrol came under fire from Macedonian forces securing the border in spite of previous battlespace deconfliction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 2008
Accession Number
AD1116739

Entities

People

  • Brett P. Scantlin

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery Fire
  • Command And Control
  • Firing Rate
  • Force Protection
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Illumination
  • Insurgency
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Mortar Ammunition
  • Mortars
  • Mountains
  • Reconnaissance
  • Reconnaissance Vehicles
  • Small Arms
  • Special Forces
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • History
  • Sociology

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.