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Irregular Warfare: U.S. Army’s IW Doctrine

Army University Press

This short film joins the Army’s ongoing effort to refresh Irregular Warfare doctrine, spotlighting the core principles that still work and proposing smart updates for today’s fight. Even as Great-Power competition dominates strategy, it underscores why mastering irregular tactics remains vital for countering peer nation-state adversaries.

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The Future of Irregular Warfare

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict joins CSIS’s Defense and Security Department President to explore how irregular warfare and the SOF enterprise are evolving. Their discussion spotlights shifting priorities and emerging technologies poised to reshape special-operations missions.

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Iran Ready To Help Syria Rebuild Its Defense Infrastructure

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Iran Ready To Help Syria Rebuild Its Defense Infrastructure

Iranian Defense Minister Mohammed Reza-Ashtiani meets with Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim, Chief of General Staff of the Syrian Army, 10…

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Iran Unveils Updated Yasin Training Jet With Possible Close Combat Applications

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/01/2023 | Comments Off on Iran Unveils Updated Yasin Training Jet With Possible Close Combat Applications

The Yasin training jet, 11 March 2023. “The Yasin will be able to be used… for close air support.” In…

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Al-Qaeda Leader in Maghreb Celebrates French Departure, Claims No Plans To Attack French Homeland

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/01/2023 | Comments Off on Al-Qaeda Leader in Maghreb Celebrates French Departure, Claims No Plans To Attack French Homeland

Map of West Africa. “AQIM considers it a victory that French troops withdrew from both Mali in August last year and Burkina Faso in…

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Iran Capitalizing on Post-Earthquake Conditions To Deepen Influence in Syria

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/01/2023 | Comments Off on Iran Capitalizing on Post-Earthquake Conditions To Deepen Influence in Syria

Aleppo in the war (2016). “… Local media sources also indicated that the excavation machinery of the Iranian IRGC-affiliated ‘Khatam…

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Berg 01 Senate President Roy Barreras at the inauguration ceremony of Colombian President Gustavo Petro

Colombia’s “Total Peace” Negotiations Face New Hurdles

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/01/2023 | Comments Off on Colombia’s “Total Peace” Negotiations Face New Hurdles

Senate President Roy Barreras at the inauguration ceremony of Colombian President Gustavo Petro. “The president of the Congress, Roy Barreras,…

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CAR Joins Mali in Accusing France of Funding Terrorists

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/01/2023 | Comments Off on CAR Joins Mali in Accusing France of Funding Terrorists

View from Bangui, Central African Republic. “The Central African Republic has been subjected since its independence to systematic looting facilitated…

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Mozambique Regains Control of Islamic State-Afflicted Northern Province With Rwandan Help

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/01/2023 | Comments Off on Mozambique Regains Control of Islamic State-Afflicted Northern Province With Rwandan Help

Rwandan Patrol Mocimboa. “Under the watchful eye of heavily armed Mozambican and Rwandan soldiers who guard the streets, the regular…

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Nigeria: Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA)

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/23/2023 |

This report provides an overview of the Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) terrorist groups operating in…

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Iran Praises Revolutionary Guards’ Proxy Afghan Brigade

By Dianne McIntosh | 03/01/2023 | Comments Off on Iran Praises Revolutionary Guards’ Proxy Afghan Brigade

Mothers of Fatamayoun Militiamen Hold Photos of Sons Killed in Action, 2017. “If it were not for their sacrifices, today…

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Iran Profiles the Female Police Seeking To Quell the Women’s Protests

By Dianne McIntosh | 03/01/2023 | Comments Off on Iran Profiles the Female Police Seeking To Quell the Women’s Protests

Members of the Women’s Police Special Unit pose in front of their motorcycles, February 2023. “Some people were paid to…

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