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050 4 $aHV6433.M52$bI837 2016
100 1 $aRobinson, Linda,$d1962-$eauthor.
245 10 $aAssessment of the Politico-Military Campaign to Counter ISIL and Options for Adaptation /$cLinda Robinson.
264 1 $aSanta Monica, Calif. :$bRAND Corporation,$c[2016]
264 4 $c℗♭2016
300 $axi, 79 pages :$bcolor map ;$c23 cm.
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490 1 $a[Research report] ;$vRR-1290-OSD
500 $a"RR-1290-OSD"--Cover page 4.
500 $a"RAND National Defense Research Institute."
500 $a"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
520 $a"This report assesses the campaign against the Islamic State (ISIL), focusing on the military and political lines of effort. The capabilities and motivation of the various counter-ISIL forces on the battlefield are assessed, as well as the U.S.-led efforts to provide training, equipment, advice, and assistance, including air support. While the campaign has degraded ISIL by targeting leadership and retaking a portion of territory, achieving lasting defeat of ISIL will be elusive without local forces capable of holding territory. Successful conclusion of the campaign will require significantly increased effort on two fronts. First, more-comprehensive training, advising, and assisting will be required to create more-capable , coordinated indigenous forces of appropriate composition and enable them to regain and hold territory. Second, political agreements must be forged to resolve key drivers of conflict among Iraqis and Syrians. Without these elements, resurgent extremist violence is likely. Many factors complicate the prospects for success, including sectarian divisions in Iraq, Iranian support for Shia militias in Iraq and Syria, the Syrian civil war, and Russian intervention to support the besieged regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. However, the Syrian regime also lacks sufficient competent local forces and is heavily reliant on external militia support. The government in Iraq, led by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, has pledged decentralization efforts to address Sunni concerns, but lacks sufficient Shia support to enact them. This report offers recommendations for a more comprehensive advisory approach, emphasizing the political line of effort, and achieving synergy between the military and political efforts"--Back cover.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 75-79).
505 0 $aThe Counter-ISIL Strategy, the Political Context, and the Threat -- Assessing the Counter-ISIL Forces -- Assessment of the Counter-ISIL Campaign -- Recommendations.
610 20 $aIS (Organization)
650 0 $aTerrorism$zMiddle East$xPrevention$y21st century.
650 0 $aTerrorism$xReligious aspects$xIslam$y21st century.
650 0 $aIslamic fundamentalism$y21st century.
650 0 $aIslam and politics$zMiddle East$y21st century.
650 0 $aInsurgency$zMiddle East$y21st century.
650 0 $aSecurity, International$y21st century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy$y21st century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y21st century.
710 2 $aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
710 1 $aUnited States.$bDepartment of Defense.$bOffice of the Secretary of Defense,$esponsoring body.
830 0 $aResearch report (Rand Corporation) ;$vRR-1290-OSD.
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