counter-guerrilla

Tunnell, who served in Iraq and was badly wounded there, was a devotee of counter-guerrilla strategy, which places more emphasis on raids and other aggressive tactics but had been rejected as a doctrine by the Army in the aftermath of the Iraq insurgency.

Brigade's strategy: 'Strike and destroy' Craig Whitlock 2010

When the brigade deployed to Afghanistan, Tunnell announced his intention to pursue a “counter-guerrilla” campaign.

Archive 2010-01-01 membrain 2010

Tunnell, who was badly wounded as a battalion commander in Iraq in 2003, was adamant that the situation in the Arghandab lent itself to the counter-guerrilla approach.

Archive 2010-01-01 membrain 2010

Among the young leaders who chafed against the “counter-guerrilla” approach was then-Charlie Company commander Kassulke, described by a subordinates as “a really smart, really knowledgeable guy” who “was the company commander that everybody in the battalion wanted to work for.”

Stryker soldiers say commanders failed them by defying Gen McChrystal's orders membrain 2010

Among the young leaders who chafed against the “counter-guerrilla” approach was then-Charlie Company commander Kassulke, described by a subordinates as “a really smart, really knowledgeable guy” who “was the company commander that everybody in the battalion wanted to work for.”

Archive 2010-01-01 membrain 2010

When the brigade deployed to Afghanistan, Tunnell announced his intention to pursue a “counter-guerrilla” campaign.

Stryker soldiers say commanders failed them by defying Gen McChrystal's orders membrain 2010

Tunnell, who was badly wounded as a battalion commander in Iraq in 2003, was adamant that the situation in the Arghandab lent itself to the counter-guerrilla approach.

Stryker soldiers say commanders failed them by defying Gen McChrystal's orders membrain 2010

On the military side -- back to your question -- the necessity, in my view, is for the Pakistan Army to strengthen the Frontier Corps, to train its troops in guerrilla warfare and counter-guerrilla warfare, to win the propaganda battle -- which, as I said a moment ago, they are not even in the game on.

CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2009 2009

However, Mr Buyukanit was not forthcoming when asked a question about a recent press report on Turkish Armed Forces 'plans to extend the scope of "Irregular Warfare Units", which function as a "counter-guerrilla" force.

Coming war against Iran: Increasing Anglo-American pressure on Turkey 2008

It is designed to let you frame the issues at the heart of a successful counter-guerrilla operation and determine for yourself if adding a small number of boots on the ground in Afghanistan will bring light to the end of a tunnel created by an inept President and incompetent neocon henchmen.

Chuck Spinney: Afghanistan: Good War or Quagmire? The Dilemma of Redeployment 2008