The 2008 battle of Sadr City: reimagining urban combat
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| adam_text | Contents
Preface
.................................................................................................
iii
Figures
.................................................................................................ix
Summary
..............................................................................................xi
Acknowledgments
................................................................................xxiii
Abbreviations
.......................................................................................xxv
Key Individuals
...................................................................................xxix
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
.......................................................................................... 1
Background to the Study
............................................................................. 1
Methodology
.......................................................................................... 4
Monograph Organization
............................................................................ 5
CHAPTER TWO
Setting Conditions for the
2008
Battle
.......................................................... 7
The Surge and the Baghdad Security Plan
......................................................... 7
Regaining Control of Baghdad and Isolating Sadr City
......................................... 8
Summary and Conclusion
.......................................................................... 15
CHAPTER THREE
Conditions on the Eve of the Battle of Sadr City
............................................. 17
Political and Strategic Context
..................................................................... 17
Physical and Human Terrain
....................................................................... 19
The Combatants
......................................................................................23
Jaish al-Mahdi
......................................................................................23
Iraqi Security Forces
...............................................................................27
US. Forces
..........................................................................................29
Pre-Deployment Training: Getting Ready for a Fight
........................................30
The COIN Academy: Emphasizing Restraint
.................................................35
A Change in Context
................................................................................37
Summary and Conclusions
.........................................................................38
vi
The
2008
Battle of Sadr City: Reimagining Urban Combat
CHAPTER FOUR
TKe Battle Begins
...................................................................................39
JAM s Initial Onslaught
.............................................................................39
Stopping JAM
........................................................................................41
Seizing the Initiative: Operation Striker Denial
..................................................47
Neutralizing Enemy Rocket Attacks with Aerial
ÏSR
and Strike Assets
....................48
The First Attempt to Control Launch Sites Through Active Patrolling
..................... 58
Augmented U.S. Forces Seize Launch Sites South of Route Gold
........................... 61
The Iraqi Army Attacks to Secure Route Gold
.................................................64
Summary and Conclusions
.........................................................................68
CHAPTER FIVE
Defeating JAM: Operation Gold Wall
..........................................................71
The Decision to Build a Wall
.......................................................................71
Going After JAM Leaders: The MND-B Deep Fight
.........................................78
Summary and Conclusions
.........................................................................82
CHAPTER SIX
Exploiting the Success of Battle
..................................................................83
The Two Components of Exploitation
.............................................................84
Maintaining the Pressure
......................................................................... 85
Exploiting Success Through Reconstruction
...................................................89
Summary and Conclusions
.........................................................................96
CHAPTERSEVEN
Assessing the Outcome of the Battle
............................................................97
Sadr City in the Aftermath of the
2008
Battle
...................................................97
Why Coalition Forces Prevailed
....................................................................99
Summary and Conclusions
........................................................................103
CHAPTER EIGHT
Reimagining Urban Combat
............. ......................................................105
Key Insights from the Fight
....................................................................... 106
Protecting the Population Requires a Balance Between Offensive, Defensive,
and Stability Operations
................................................................... 106
Persistent ISR, Technical Intelligence, and Precision-Strike Capabilities
Enable the Attacker to Seize the Initiative
............................................... 106
Technical Capabilities Must Enable Decentralized Decision Making and
Small Unit Initiative
.........................................................................107
Isolating the Enemy Enables the Counterinsurgent to Seize the Initiative
................108
Ground Maneuver Remains Indispensable for Shaping the Battle and
Achieving Decision
..........................................................................108
Contents
vri
Heavy Armored Forces Have Enduring Utility in Counterinsurgency and
Urban Operations
............................................................................108
Integrating
SOF
into Conventional Operations Achieves Synergy
.........................109
Snipers Remain an Important Enabler in Urban Operations
...............................109
Enduring Success Depends on Capable Indigenous Security Forces
.......................109
Urban Counterinsurgency Requires Forces to Transition Rapidly Between
Offensive, Defensive, and Stability Operations
.......................................... 110
Reimagining Urban Operations as Wide-Area Security Missions
............................110
Final Thoughts
......................................................................................112
APPENDIX
Analysis of Contemporary Arabic Language Sources on the Battle of Sadr City
.....115
Bibliography
........................................................................................ 117
Index
................................................................................................ 123
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