Al Qaeda in Iraq.
Naylor, David H.
Al Qaeda in Iraq. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (130 pages)
Intro -- AL QAEDA IN IRAQ -- AL QAEDA IN IRAQ -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 AL QAEDA IN IRAQ: ASSESSMENT AND OUTSIDE LINKS* -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND ON SADDAM - AL QAEDA LINKS -- Major Themes in the Administration Argument -- Links in Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan -- Ansar Al-Islam Presence in Northern Iraq -- The September 11, 2001, Plot -- AL QAEDA AND THE IRAQ INSURGENCY -- AQ-I Strategy and Role in the Insurgency -- AQ-I Strategy -- 2007 Iraqi Sunni "Awakening" Movement/ U.S. Operations and "Troop Surge" -- The "Awakening" Movement Against AQ-I -- Current Status of AQ-I -- Estimated Numbers of Foreign Fighters -- Linkages to Al Qaeda Central Leadership -- REFERENCS -- Chapter 2 IRAQ: POST-SADDAM GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY* -- ABSTRACT -- POLICY IN THE 1990S EMPHASIZED CONTAINMENT -- The Clinton Administration, the Iraq Liberation Act, and Major Anti-Saddam Factions -- POST-SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: REGIME CHANGE AND WAR -- Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) -- Congressional and Security Council Action -- POST-SADDAM TRANSITION AND GOVERNANCE -- Transition Process -- Occupation Period/Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) -- Transitional Administrative Law (TAL) -- Sovereignty Handover/Interim (Allawi) Government -- U.N. Involvement/Coalition Military Mandate/Status of U.S. Forces (SOFA)/Permanent Basing -- Current Status of U.S.-Iraq Strategic and SOFA Negotiations -- U.N. Involvement in Governance Issues -- Elections in 2005[27] -- Political Reconciliation, Provincial Elections, and Other "Benchmarks" -- Iraqi Pledges and Status of Accomplishment -- Regional and International Diplomatic Efforts to Promote Iraq Stability -- Human Rights and Rule of Law -- Economic Reconstruction and U.S. Assistance -- Oil Revenues -- Lifting U.S. Sanctions -- Debt Relief/WTO Membership/IMF -- SECURITY CHALLENGES AND RESPONSES. Sunni Arab-Led Insurgency and Al Qaeda in Iraq -- Sunni "Awakening" in 2007 -- "Sons of Iraq" Fighters -- Current Status of the Insurgency -- Outside Support for Sunni Insurgents -- Sectarian Violence and Shiite Militias/Civil War -- Shiite-on-Shiite Violence/March 2008 Basra Battles -- Iranian Support -- Iraq's Northern Border -- U.S. Stabilization Strategy and "Troop Surge" -- "Clear, Hold, and Build" Strategy/Provincial Reconstruction Teams -- "Troop Surge"/Baghdad Security Plan/"Fardh Qanoon" -- Surge Assessments and Way Forward -- Building Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)[41] -- ISF Weaponry -- Coalition-Building and Maintenance -- NATO/EU/Other Civilian Training -- IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT, LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, AND OTHER OPTIONS -- Iraq Study Group Report -- Further Options: Altering Troop Levels or Mission -- Further Troop Increase -- Immediate and Complete Withdrawal -- Withdrawal Timetable -- Troop Mission Change -- Planning for Withdrawal -- Requiring More Time between Deployments -- Stepped up International and Regional Diplomacy -- Reorganizing the Political Structure, and "Federalism" -- Reorganize the Existing Power Structure -- Support the Dominant Factions -- "Federalism"/Decentralization/Break-up Options -- "Coup" or "Strongman" Option -- Economic Measures -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
9781617281334
Qaida (Organization).
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Iraq -- Politics and government -- 2003-.
Electronic books.
HV6433.I722 -- Q356 2009eb
363.32509567
Al Qaeda in Iraq. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (130 pages)
Intro -- AL QAEDA IN IRAQ -- AL QAEDA IN IRAQ -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 AL QAEDA IN IRAQ: ASSESSMENT AND OUTSIDE LINKS* -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND ON SADDAM - AL QAEDA LINKS -- Major Themes in the Administration Argument -- Links in Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan -- Ansar Al-Islam Presence in Northern Iraq -- The September 11, 2001, Plot -- AL QAEDA AND THE IRAQ INSURGENCY -- AQ-I Strategy and Role in the Insurgency -- AQ-I Strategy -- 2007 Iraqi Sunni "Awakening" Movement/ U.S. Operations and "Troop Surge" -- The "Awakening" Movement Against AQ-I -- Current Status of AQ-I -- Estimated Numbers of Foreign Fighters -- Linkages to Al Qaeda Central Leadership -- REFERENCS -- Chapter 2 IRAQ: POST-SADDAM GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY* -- ABSTRACT -- POLICY IN THE 1990S EMPHASIZED CONTAINMENT -- The Clinton Administration, the Iraq Liberation Act, and Major Anti-Saddam Factions -- POST-SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: REGIME CHANGE AND WAR -- Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) -- Congressional and Security Council Action -- POST-SADDAM TRANSITION AND GOVERNANCE -- Transition Process -- Occupation Period/Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) -- Transitional Administrative Law (TAL) -- Sovereignty Handover/Interim (Allawi) Government -- U.N. Involvement/Coalition Military Mandate/Status of U.S. Forces (SOFA)/Permanent Basing -- Current Status of U.S.-Iraq Strategic and SOFA Negotiations -- U.N. Involvement in Governance Issues -- Elections in 2005[27] -- Political Reconciliation, Provincial Elections, and Other "Benchmarks" -- Iraqi Pledges and Status of Accomplishment -- Regional and International Diplomatic Efforts to Promote Iraq Stability -- Human Rights and Rule of Law -- Economic Reconstruction and U.S. Assistance -- Oil Revenues -- Lifting U.S. Sanctions -- Debt Relief/WTO Membership/IMF -- SECURITY CHALLENGES AND RESPONSES. Sunni Arab-Led Insurgency and Al Qaeda in Iraq -- Sunni "Awakening" in 2007 -- "Sons of Iraq" Fighters -- Current Status of the Insurgency -- Outside Support for Sunni Insurgents -- Sectarian Violence and Shiite Militias/Civil War -- Shiite-on-Shiite Violence/March 2008 Basra Battles -- Iranian Support -- Iraq's Northern Border -- U.S. Stabilization Strategy and "Troop Surge" -- "Clear, Hold, and Build" Strategy/Provincial Reconstruction Teams -- "Troop Surge"/Baghdad Security Plan/"Fardh Qanoon" -- Surge Assessments and Way Forward -- Building Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)[41] -- ISF Weaponry -- Coalition-Building and Maintenance -- NATO/EU/Other Civilian Training -- IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT, LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, AND OTHER OPTIONS -- Iraq Study Group Report -- Further Options: Altering Troop Levels or Mission -- Further Troop Increase -- Immediate and Complete Withdrawal -- Withdrawal Timetable -- Troop Mission Change -- Planning for Withdrawal -- Requiring More Time between Deployments -- Stepped up International and Regional Diplomacy -- Reorganizing the Political Structure, and "Federalism" -- Reorganize the Existing Power Structure -- Support the Dominant Factions -- "Federalism"/Decentralization/Break-up Options -- "Coup" or "Strongman" Option -- Economic Measures -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
9781617281334
Qaida (Organization).
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Iraq -- Politics and government -- 2003-.
Electronic books.
HV6433.I722 -- Q356 2009eb
363.32509567