Tribal militias
Subtitle: an effective tool to counter Al-Qaida and its affiliates?
By: Norman Cigar
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute; Army War College (U.S.). Press
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Carlisle, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781584876441
Subjects: Terrorism; Prevention; Tribes; Militia; American Military assistance; Military relations; Qaida (Organization)
Description: "Despite over a decade of open war, dealing with Al-Qaida and its affiliates in the Middle East is likely to remain a concern for the foreseeable future and will pose a challenge requiring the use of any tool that is likely to be effective in meeting the threat. Developing effective tools to counter Al-Qaida's continuing presence in the social environment of tribal militias, therefore, is a priority and requires understanding Al-Qaida's critical vulnerabilities when it operates in those societies and developing the means to counter Al-Qaida's efforts. Recommendations for policy where the United States is a tribal militia's direct patron, as well as recommendations for policy when the United States is in a supporting role to the local government are included"--Publisher's web site.
Notes: "November 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-96).

Also available online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) web site.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Terms of reference and methodology; title: Model 1. The Iraqi experience : phase I; title: The case of Iraq : phase II; title: Tribal revolt, the ISIS onslaught, and rehabilitating the Sahwa; title: Assessing Iraq's phase II; title: Model 2. The case of Yemen; title: Al-Qaida's resurgence and the 2014 "ARMED DETERRENCE" campaign; title: Managing the popular committees; title: Conclusion and recommendations for U.S. policy; title: An update.