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What are the three conditions that must be present for an insurgency to develop?
Within these broad characteristics, the specific nature of any particular COIN campaign arises from the complex interaction of three key factors: the characteristics of the environment (physical, economic, political and human) in which it takes place; the nature of the insurgent group (or groups); and the nature of the …
What are the prerequisites for successful insurgency?
According to Galula, an attractive cause and a weak COIN effort are the two most profound prerequisites for a successful insurgency.
What is the goal of counter insurgency?
In essence, counterinsurgency involves the attempts governments make to restore peace. The aim is to minimize civilian deaths while strengthening the influence of governments. No rulebook or particular strategy exists-counterinsurgent forces combine psychological, military, economic and political techniques.
What is the role of PNP in counter insurgency?
The Philippine National Police shall, through information gathering and performance of its ordinary police functions, support the Armed Forces of the Philippines on matters involving suppression of insurgency, except in cases where the President shall call on the PNP to support the AFP in combat operations.
How do insurgencies work?
The insurgents use terror tactics primarily and other guerrilla operations such as sabotage, ambushes, and raids. Their resources do not permit an immediate attempt to seize the government’s centre of power, the institutions by which the country is controlled. The opposite technique is used in a coup d’état.
How do insurgents win?
According to this model, insurgent forces engage in open-terrain violence with their counterpart until one side is defeated. The conventional model is characterized by the direct use of force where military power plays a central role in the outcome.