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Why Firepower Alone Can't Destroy Jihadism

Feb 4, 2016 | 08:12 GMT

The Islamic State in Libya is a militant organization that uses terrorism, guerrilla warfare and hybrid warfare tactics in its fight to overthrow the country's existing order -- in other words, it is an insurgency.
Iraqi forces fire on remaining Islamic State positions in Fallujah, the latest city to be retaken from the Islamic State.

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There is something about the Islamic State in Libya that is important to recognize: It isn't just a terrorist group. It is a militant organization that uses terrorism, guerrilla warfare and hybrid warfare tactics in its fight to overthrow the country's existing order -- in other words, it is an insurgency. And as countless militaries have learned the hard way over the centuries, you can't quash an insurgency with firepower alone....

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