A New Style of War in Marja

By John Noonan
Published March 1, 2010 11:07pm ET
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A New Style of War in Marja
Now that fighting in Marja has boiled down to minor skirmishes, here are a few points worth noting: Operation Moshtarak constituted a new style of warfare, where several innovative COIN tactics and weapon systems finally synchronized into cohesive strategy. Airpower, once the crux of heavy kinetic operations, largely fell by the wayside. UAVs soared overhead, sometimes shooting, but more […]

Now that fighting in Marja has boiled down to minor skirmishes, here are a few points worth noting:

Operation Moshtarak constituted a new style of warfare, where several innovative COIN tactics and weapon systems finally synchronized into cohesive strategy.

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