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FM 7-98

OPERATIONS IN ALOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT

HEADQUARTERSDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

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FIELD MANUAL *FM 7-98NO. 7-98 HeadquartersDepartment Of The ArmyWashington, DC, 19 October 1992

Operations In A Low-Intensity Conflict

Table Of ContentsPagePreface ........................................................................................................................viii

Chapter 1. Introduction

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Section I. Background...........................................................................................1-11-1. Nature Of Low-Intensity Conflict ....................................................1-11-2. Environmental Considerations .......................................................1-11-3. Military Role In Low-Intensity Conflict ............................................1-1Section II Imperatives............................................................................................1-21-4. Political Dominance ........................................................................1-21-5. Unity Of Effort .................................................................................1-21-6. Adaptability .....................................................................................1-21-7. Legitimacy ......................................................................................1-31-8. Perseverance..................................................................................1-3Section III. Operational Categories...........................................................................1-31-9. Support For Insurgency And Counterinsurgency ............................1-31-10. Combatting Terrorism ...................................................................1-31-11. Peacekeeping Operations ............................................................1-31-12. Peacetime Contingency Operations .............................................1-4Section IV. Leadership Challenges...........................................................................1-41-13. Force Protection ...........................................................................1-41-14. Force Sustainment .......................................................................1-41-15. Discipline Maintenance .................................................................1-51-16. Fratricide Prevention ....................................................................1-6

Chapter 2. Support For Insurgency And Counterinsurgency

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Section I. The Nature Of Insurgency......................................................................2-12-1. Goals ..............................................................................................2-12-2. Environment ...................................................................................2-22-3. Characteristics ................................................................................2-32-4. Popular And Logistic Support..........................................................2-42-5. Guerrilla Tactics ..............................................................................2-5

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2-6. Development Phases .....................................................................2-6Section II. Brigade And Battalion Task Force In Counterinsurgency.......................2-72-7. Foreign Internal Defense Augmentation Force Operations ............2-72-8. Conduct Of Tactical Operations ......................................................2-82-9. Planning .........................................................................................2-82-10. Operation Principles ...................................................................2-102-11. Task Organization ......................................................................2-12Section III. Offensive Operations............................................................................2-132-12. Phase I - Latent And Incipient Insurgency ..................................2-132-13. Phase II - Guerrilla Warfare ........................................................2-172-14. Phase III - War Of Movement .....................................................2-19Section IV. Defensive Operations...........................................................................2-192-15. Base Defense .............................................................................2-202-16. Fundamentals Of Base Defense .................................................2-212-17. Patrols ........................................................................................2-252-18. Security Of Lines Of Communication ..........................................2-262-19. Defense Against Guerrilla Offensive ...........................................2-27Section V. Common Operations............................................................................2-272-20. Movement Security .....................................................................2-272-21. Motor Movement .........................................................................2-292-22. Rail Movement ............................................................................2-302-23. Water Movement And Riverine Operations ................................2-302-24. Foot Movement ...........................................................................2-322-25. Air Movement .............................................................................2-322-26. Border Operations ......................................................................2-322-27. Urban Operations .......................................................................2-34

Chapter 3. Combatting Terrorism

..........................................................................3-1Section I. Terrorism................................................................................................3-13-1. Definition ........................................................................................3-13-2. Nature Of Terrorism ........................................................................3-13-3. Common Strategies And Tactics ....................................................3-13-4. International Network ......................................................................3-33-5. Categories Of Terrorist Groups ......................................................3-43-6. Terrorist Objectives ........................................................................3-43-7. Terrorist Targets .............................................................................3-5Section II. Antiterrorism And Counterterrorism........................................................3-53-8. Antiterrorism ...................................................................................3-53-9. Terrorist Threat Conditions .............................................................3-93-10. Counterterrorism .........................................................................3-12Section III. Combatting Terrorism In LIC................................................................3-133-11. Deployment In Contingencies .....................................................3-133-12. Priority Intelligence Requirements And Local TerrorismIndicators.....................................................................................3-173-13. Operations Security Measures ...................................................3-19

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