Anbar Awake: What Now?

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Abstract:

The rise of the Anbar Awakening Movement and its subsequent role in the defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq is the single most important development in Iraq since the 2003 invasion. However, unless the Awakening Movement is successfully integrated into Iraqi political, social, and economic structures, this positive development will harbor the seeds of future conflict. This thesis argues that the Anbar Awakening Movement can and must be coopted by the Government of Iraq. It suggests a plan utilizing several logical lines of operation that are designed to enable that cooption. These lines of operation seek to address the fundamental goals and requirements of both the Awakening Movement and the Government of Iraq in such a way as to be sustainable after U.S. forces withdraw, without crossing eithers red lines.

Author(s):
Vickery, Scott A.
Author Organization(s):
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis
Supplementary Note:
The original document contains color images.
Pagination:
0080

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NDU/JAWS
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_1.2.4_Doctrine; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_5.4_Decide
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN), *CIVILIAN POPULATION, *PARAMILITARY FORCES, *COUNTERINSURGENCY, *IRAQI WAR, *INTEGRATION, *COOPERATION, DISARMAMENT, INSURGENCY, RURAL AREAS, URBAN AREAS, POLITICAL PARTIES, ETHNIC GROUPS, THESES, SECURITY, MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES), STABILITY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Government and Political Science, Sociology and Law, Military Forces and Organizations, Unconventional Warfare
Keyword(s):
*ANBAR AWAKENING MOVEMENT, *AL QAEDA IN IRAQ, ANBAR PROVINCE, SAHWAT, CONCERNED LOCAL CITIZENS, SONS OF IRAQ, COMMUNITY POLICING, SAFE HAVENS, POLITICAL MOVEMENTS, SUNNI TRIBES, IRAQI SHIAS, IRAQI SOCIETY, TRIBAL LOYALTY, NEIGHBORHOOD LOYALTY
Report Date:
2009 Apr 01
Creation Date:
2010 Oct 20