Isis’s Warfare Functions
A Systematized Review of a Proto-state’s Conventional Conduct of Combat Operations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14914125 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Maurer (Studies on Military Leadership and International Security, Helmut-Schmidt-University/University of the Armed Forces, Hamburg, Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 229-244 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09592318.2018.1435238 |
| OpenAlex | W2790040298 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article gives an overall assessment of ISIS’s conventional conduct of combat operations by examining their warfighting functions patterns. In sum, the approach of ISIS comprised fundamental principles: their weapons can be organized into categories, purposeful combination of these forces in keeping with the concept of combined arms combat, and hierarchical command and control executed by experienced commanders. ISIS combat groups combined the elements of formation and firepower as well as movement and mobility. The paper concludes that ISIS obviously had a vast range of conventional capabilities at its disposal and was thus able to conduct major operations
Command and control · Computer security · Firepower · Military organization · Operations research · Political science · Computer Science · Engineering · History · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Military Defense Systems Analysis · Military History and Strategy
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |