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Insurgency

In this Dec. 5, 2016, file photo, Syrian army soldiers fire their weapons during a battle with rebel fighters at the Ramouseh front line, east of Aleppo, Syria. 
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Afghan police arrive at the site of an attack at Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.
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This aerial shot released by the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) shows a village affected by a landslide in Nganjuk, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. 
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Militant Islamist fighters hold the flag of Islamic State (IS) while taking part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province in this June 30, 2014 file photo.
Conflict
In Iraq, the battle against ISIS rages — in Syria there is little resistance
Global Politics
Mass. community puts Afghan-style counter-insurgency tactics to use against gangs
Conflict & Justice
Military’s Counter Insurgency Strategy — C3 Policing — a Success in Massachusett
Assessing America’s Counterinsurgency in Iraq
Conflict & Justice
In Afghanistan, ‘avoid civilian deaths’ both a strategic and moral imperative
In counterinsurgency, does restraint deserve its own reward?
Conflict & Justice
Psychology of war
Listeners letters
Conflict & Justice
Mexico objects to US description of drug violence