SEVEN PHASES OF UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE P I_c I O B E T
PHASE I—PREPARATION PHASE II—INITIAL CONTACT PHASE III—INFILTRATION PHASE IV—ORGANIZATION PHASE V—BUILDUP PHASE VI—EMPLOYMENT PHASE VII—TRANSITION
COMPONENTS OF AN INSURGENCY
UNDERGROUND
AUXILIARY
GUERRILLAS
Define: Insurgency
the organized use of subversion and violence by a group or movement that seeks to overthrow or force change of a governing authority. Insurgency can also refer to the group itself.
Define: Resistance movement
An organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to resist the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability.
Three criteria planners use when deciding to provide UW support
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A
A
Feasibility
Adequacy
Acceptability
Three possible goals of large-scale involvement
F
F
D
Facilitate the eventual introduction of conventional forces
Facilitate friendly offensive or defensive operations
Divert enemy resources away from other parts of the operational area
Two distinct types of UW efforts
- UW is only one line of operation within the military effort and the military instrument of national power is the dominant effort within the larger context of USG unified action
- UW is employed as the main effort, either as an initiative or as a response to aggression
Title and USC for UW
Title 10, United States Code (USC), Armed Forces, Section 167
Unconventional Warfare Golden Bullets
- UW is not about the U.S. Soldier; it is about leveraging the indigenous partners.
- UW is not about U.S. processes and resources; it is about leveraging indigenous resources.
- If a Soldier cannot articulate how he plans to win “through and with” the indigenous partners, he has failed to demonstrate that he is proficient in UW.
- If a Soldier cannot articulate how UW can be conducted successfully without the U.S. Soldier ever firing a single round in combat, he has failed to demonstrate that he understands UW
Five UW core activities
P I S S N G
PE Intelligence operations Subversion Sabotage NAR Guerrilla warfare
Unconventional warfare defined
- Activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency
- to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power
- by operating through or with an underground, auxiliary, and guerrilla force in a denied area
DYNAMICS OF SUCCESSFUL INSURGENCIES
P O L I O_o
Eg
E
Phasing and Timing Objectives Leadership Ideology Organization and Operational Patterns
Environment and Geography
External Support
Phasing and Timing (Phases)
L
G
W
Latent or Incipient (“Strategic Defensive”)
Guerrilla Warfare (“Strategic Stalemate”)
War of Movement (“Strategic Offensive”)
Core Resistance Activities
- Subversion
- Sabotage
- NAR
- Guerilla Warfare
- Intelligence Operations
Internal Logistics sources used by a resistance
- Battlefield recovery
- Purchase
- Levy
- Barter
- Production
- Confiscation (Last option)
2 main categories of US supply to resistance
- Accompanying (what ODA brings)
2. External (Automatic, emergency, on-call)
8 Insurgent support networks F L I R T
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C
Financial Logistical Intel / Propaganda Recruitment Transportation
Medical
Information
Communications
Actions designed to undermine the military, economic, psychological, or political
strength or morale of a governing authority
Subversion
Latent or Incipient
Recruit
Organize
Train
Guerilla Warfare
Degrade the governments security
War of Movement
Collapse the Government
What is the Difference between Insurgency and Resistance?
-Insurgency; A movement aimed at OVERTHROWING a constituted government through the use of
subversion and armed conflict.
-Resistance; A movement aimed at RESISTING a
government or occupying power in order to disrupt civil
order and stability.
Preparation
POTUS/SecDef/ EXORD approval
Feasibility Assessment of UW as primary mission
Initial Contact
- Contact resistance
* Detailed area assessments
