Posted on Dec 15, 2016
CO16305 | Coalition Conquest of ISIS-held Mosul and Raqqa: Implications for Southeast Asia | RSIS...
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Without attacking the ideology - taking terrain only means holding it with an enemy that will be much better resourced andd experienced than AQ ever was. Already the war has spread to SEA - but the real problems are yet to come as small groups combine to larger ones and networks established in battle are remade.
CO16305 | Coalition Conquest of ISIS-held Mosul and Raqqa: Implications for Southeast Asia | RSIS...
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ISIS
Terrorism
Southeast Asia
Posted 8 y ago
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I hold to my belief that they are utilizing an ebb and flow tactic. They will willlingly give ground to take elsewhere. Or give ground to surround said ground that was given up so they can then re-engulf it.
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LTC Eric Udouj
Would say that you may want to expand that a bit - they are fighting in 3 dimensions - and the ebb and flow on the ground for terrain is not the important one... except to US. It is in understanding how to make war in the new age that marks how an insurgency goes global... yet the efforts against it are not.
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LTC Eric Udouj - agree, sir. COIN seemed to be working, but the plug was pulled on it. In order to defeat an enemy like this, you have to reach the people they are trying to recruit before they are recruited.
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Very good read and very informative. I never really looked into that side of ISIS before.
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This will be a very complex process. The message appeals to many people. Lots of time will be required to resolve
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