| ID | 167175 |
| Title Proper | Sharing the load: factors in supporting local armed groups in insurgencies |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cline, Lawrence E |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Most counterinsurgency campaigns have featured the use of some form of local defense forces. Such forces have had a somewhat mixed record, both in their usefulness in actually countering insurgents and in their longer-term impact on internal security. This article focuses on historical cases that provide lessons for the best operational and strategic uses of local defense forces and measures to control their activities. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defense and Security Analysis Vol. 35, No.3; Sep 2019: p.241-260 |
| Journal Source | Defense and Security Analysis Vol: 35 No 3 |
| Key Words | Counterinsurgency ; Insurgency ; Militias ; Local Defense Forces ; Village Security |