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Locals Leading the Fight Against the Islamic State Will Be More Effective
Ivan ElandMy recent book, The Failure of Counterinsurgency: Why Hearts and Minds Are Seldom Won, which summarizes the lessons learned from many historical wars against irregular armies such as IS, concludes that is almost impossible to win against guerrillas b