Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines: Civilian Harm and the Indirect Approach

Abstract

This study examines the military support provided by U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines (JSOT F-P) to Philippine military operations. Building upon the 2010 Joint Civilian Casualty Study the first comprehensive examination of U.S. prevention and mitigation of civilian casualties based on U.S. operations in Afghanistan this current effort aimed to assess civilian casualties in the different context of indirect U.S. operations. We found that the evolution of Philippine civilian and military strategy since the mid 2000s has reduced the occurrence and salience of civilian casualty issues during combat operations. Additionally, the study revealed many related best practices in JSOT F-P and Operation Enduring Freedom Philippines (OE F-P) more broadly, and provided insights into the possible future evolution of the mission and wider implications for foreign internal defense (FID) in the 21st century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA570399

Entities

People

  • Geoffrey Lambert
  • Larry Lewis
  • Sarah Sewall

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Civic Action
  • Civil Affairs
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Relations
  • Islands
  • Law
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.