Iraqi Kurdistan

Of Fallujah. This decisive battle is also known as Operation Al-Fajr was fought from 7 November – 23 December 2004 in the Iraqi town of Fallujah, and is considered the most dangerous, devastating, and influential battle of the US/Iraq war. To begin with, The Second Battle of Fallujah was the most treacherous battle of the war. Following the First Battle of Fallujah, the Iraqi government asked that the city be placed under the control of a local security force. When the United States agreed, this

The Patrol Ryan Flavelle foreword by David J. Bercuson The Patrol is a story told by Ryan Flavelle about his experience on a seven day patrol in Afghanistan, Ryan Flavelle is a reservist in the Canadian army who volunteered to serve in Afghanistan for seven months and Ryan was a signaller for the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. Initial conflict, Ryan is told that he will be going on a seven day patrol through villages that are controlled by the Taliban, their goal is to patrol the areas

Why Realism Fails Counterinsurgency Introduction: As seen through US policymakers, realism fails counterinsurgency Definitions: Relevant to realism, fail has three definitions: To lack prevention, to lack aim of root causes, and to lack efficiency upon trial. Realism does not prevent future insurgency acts Realism does not prevent future insurgency acts as there has been an increase in the magnitude of threat and the use of the traditional framework around war. First, a notable political

The Korengal Valley is a mountain passage located to the south of the Pech River in the Pech District of the Kunar Province in northeastern Afghanistan. For the American soldiers deployed in that area, it lives up to the title granted to it by CNN, “The Deadliest Place on Earth.” On June 5, 2007, B Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 503rd Infantry Regiment took over the duties of the Korengal Valley. B company would be deployed there for fifteen months before being replaced by Viper Company. In

Introduction The so-called “Islamic State,” also known as ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) or ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant), has captivated the world’s attention as of late. Its brutal tactics, vehement opposition to western-influenced societal norms, and ultra-radical interpretation of Sharia law have sent scholars, journalists, government officials, and ordinary citizens into a frenzy trying to comprehend this troubling phenomenon. ISIS is responsible for countless atrocities

While almost the entire Iraq war was mired in controversy, no one moment was more inundated with it than the Second Battle of Fallujah, a two month knock down drag out fight between coalition forces and radical Jihadists, it was the war’s magnum opus with urban combat rivaling what Marines faced in 1968 on the streets of Hue city Vietnam during the Tet offensive (Head, 105). While many debate the war overall the focus of this essay is on the battle itself and how the US government created the circumstances

The reshaping of countries in the latter half of the twentieth century due to nationalist endeavours has resulted in a commonality across a wider spectrum. The wider spectrum is a globalised community that is able to interact and therefore increase the ‘market’ (if you like) of foreign fighters. Urri defines globalisation as the ‘increased density of international and global interactions, compared with such interactions at the local or national level’. The CIAs forecast in 2000 predicted some of

The character that I will be analyzing through the definitive actions that take place in the screenplay is Sergeant William James. At page 26 we are introduced to James when he Sanborn and James meet for the first time. Here is the first action that James does when he meets Sanborn: James jerks his head to a window covered with a board of plywood. E walks over to it and starts removing the wood, motioning for Sanborn to grab one end of the board. (pg 27) Sanborn explains that the reason why the

Organizing Insurgency by Paul Staniland, introduces the question, “Do resources like diamonds, drugs, and state sponsors turn insurgent groups into thuggish people or do they help build a more disciplined organization?” The reason this question is asked is because in some cases it suggests that “resource wealth encourages the degeneration of armed groups into greed and criminality” and other evidence shows that “external sponsorship and criminal activity can help leaders build organizations in the

innocent Iraqi civilians are thrown in jails. Yet a year after these horrible events innocent Iraqi prisoners are dragged like dogs on leashes and sexually assaulted. In a desperate bid for freedom, Iraqis assembled themselves into armed militant forces. They have been ceaselessly fighting the occupational forces demanding their withdrawal. Many Iraqis support the militants’ causes because they deem foreigners to be as faceless and heartless monsters. The Iraqi people yet