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A New Type Of Insurgency? A Case Study Of The Resistance In Iraq, Stephen D. Curtas
A New Type Of Insurgency? A Case Study Of The Resistance In Iraq, Stephen D. Curtas
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Insurgency is considered to be the principal form of conflict in the world today. Since the end of WWII, large-scale conventional war between states has been minimal. In Iraq, a band of insurgents are attempting to defy the strongest power in the world. This insurgency in Iraq may be the beginning of a new phenomenon of insurgency conflict.
This thesis argues that the Iraqi insurgency has no center of gravity, with no clear apparent leader or leadership. As seen in other examples of insurgency throughout history, no leadership has emerged in response to any of the conditions present in Iraq. …