The Harsh Lessons of Anbar: Insurgency, the Awakening, and the rise of ISIS

May 07, 2021 00:53:43
The Harsh Lessons of Anbar: Insurgency, the Awakening, and the rise of ISIS
Irregular Warfare Podcast
The Harsh Lessons of Anbar: Insurgency, the Awakening, and the rise of ISIS

May 07 2021 | 00:53:43

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Show Notes

In this episode, we discuss US counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq's Anbar province, Iraq—from the 2006 surge through the rise of the Islamic State in 2013–2014—with two guests who both experienced the US COIN fight firsthand. Retired General Robert Neller served as the commandant as the Marine Corps and in 2005–2007, he was the deputy commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) in Anbar. Dr. Carter Malkasian is a historian who served as an advisor to US military leadership in Iraq and is the author of Illusions of Victory: The Anbar Awakening and the Rise of the Islamic State.

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