TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Seth G.
ED  - National Defense Research Institute (U.S.),
TI  - Counterterrorism and counterinsurgency in Somalia: assessing the campaign against Al Shabaab 
T2  - Research report
SN  - 9780833094865
AV  - HV6433.S58 
U1  - 172 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - Shabaab (Organization)
KW  - fast
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Somalia
KW  - Prevention
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Counterinsurgency
KW  - Insurgency
KW  - Islamic fundamentalism
KW  - Religious militants
KW  - Terrorisme
KW  - Somalie
KW  - Prévention
KW  - 21e siècle
KW  - Évaluation
KW  - Contre-rébellion
KW  - Révoltes
KW  - Intégrisme islamique
KW  - Extrémistes religieux
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - "September 13, 2016"--Table of contents page; Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-80) and index; Preface --; Box, Figures, and Tables --; Summary --; Acknowledgments --; Abbreviations --; Chapter 1; Introduction; Research Design --; Outline of the Report --; Chapter 2; The Evolution of al Shabaab; Phase One: Ideological and Historical Origins, 1960s-2005 --; Phase Two: Proto-Insurgency, 2005-2007 --; Phase Three: Rebirth and the Rise of the Islamists, 2007-2009 --; Phase Four: The Heyday of al Shabaab, 2009-2011 --; Phase Five: Retreat and Adaptation, 2011-2016 --; Conclusion --; Chapter 3; The Weakening of al Shabaab; Strategic Options --; The Decline of al Shabaab --; Conclusion --; Chapter 4; Recommendations --; APPENDIX; Data Collection Sources and Notes --; About the Authors --; References --; Index
N2  - "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"--Publisher's description
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