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来源类型 | Report |
规范类型 | 报告 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.7249/RR1539 |
来源ID | RR-1539-OSD |
Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Somalia: Assessing the Campaign Against Al Shabaab | |
Seth G. Jones; Andrew Liepman; Nathan Chandler | |
发表日期 | 2016-09-13 |
出版年 | 2016 |
语种 | 英语 |
结论 | A Tailored Engagement Strategy Was Key to Degrading al Shabaab
Without Continued and Consistent Pressure and Reform, Progress in Somalia Can Slip
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摘要 | This report analyzes the U.S. and allied campaign against the al Qa'ida–linked terrorist group al Shabaab in Somalia, examines what steps have been most successful against the group, and identifies potential recommendations. It concludes that, while al Shabaab was weakened between 2011 and 2016, the group could resurge if urgent steps are not taken to address the political, economic, and governance challenges at the heart of the conflict. ,This study finds that a tailored engagement strategy — which involved deploying a small number of U.S. special operations forces to conduct targeted strikes, provide intelligence, and build the capacity of local partner forces to conduct ground operations — was key in degrading al Shabaab. Still, progress in Somalia is reversible in the absence of continued and consistent pressure and political, economic, and social reforms. ,Today's terrorism and insurgency landscape defies easy solutions, with challenges from the Islamic State, al Qa'ida, and other groups across the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Africa. While there has been a significant focus on how and why the U.S. and other Western governments have failed to degrade terrorists and insurgents in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya, and other countries, there has been far less attention on successful efforts to degrade groups. In Somalia, there has been limited progress. The challenge will be preventing a reversal. |
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主题 | Al Qaida ; Counterterrorism ; Somalia ; Special Operations Forces |
URL | https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1539.html |
来源智库 | RAND Corporation (United States) |
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资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/523127 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Seth G. Jones,Andrew Liepman,Nathan Chandler. Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Somalia: Assessing the Campaign Against Al Shabaab. 2016. |
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