Military Review English Edition November-December 2013 | Page 71

WITHIN OUR RANKS
compensation is incentive enough to convince them
to plant improvised explosive devices (IEDs) or
become an informant for the Taliban.11 Analysis of
the insurgents’ motivation and strategy will shape
counterinsurgency operations.
Identify likely insurgent weapons and tactics.
Understanding the potential weapons and tactics a
unit is likely to encounter is vital to planning effective COIN operations. While one area of operatio