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• n  actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

• A successful counterinsurgency requires more than military force.
• In other areas, however, the Pakistan army has spurned counterinsurgency support.
• Air Force Secretary Michael Donley recently said such a plane "will help build up the security capabilities of partners facing counterterrorist operations, counterinsurgency .

• pacification

News & Articles

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• U.S. oversees war games in Jordan amid Syria turmoil
  Amid fears of spillover from Syrian conflict, 8,000 multinational troops gather in Jordan for training on border security, terrorism and counterinsurgency
  June 20, 2013 - CBS News
• Michael Hastings' Historic Takedown Of Stanley McChrystal Is Filled With Profound Insights That Will Be Relevant For ...
  COIN, as the [ counterinsurgency ] theory is known, is the new gospel of the Pentagon brass, a doctrine that attempts to square the military's preference for high-tech violence with the demands of fighting protracted wars in failed states.
  June 19, 2013 - Business Insider

Quotes

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• David Richards in Sydney Morning Herald
  If you look at any counterinsurgency campaign throughout history, there's always been a point at which you start to negotiate, probably through proxies in the first instance,he said on BBC radio.
• David Petraeus in New York Sun
  You have to pinch yourself a little to make sure that is real because that is a very significant development in this kind of operation in counterinsurgency,General Petraeus told the Associated Press. "It's all about the local people. When...