RAND Research Topic: Urban Warfare 2021-04-30T16:28:22Z Copyright (c) 2021, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/topics/urban-warfare.html The Battle for Baghdad David E. Johnson; Agnes Gereben Schaefer; Brenna Allen; Raphael S. Cohen; Gian Gentile; James Hoobler; Michael Schwille; Jerry M. Sollinger; Sean M. Zeigler https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10067.html 2019-07-03T05:30:00Z 2019-07-03T05:30:00Z This brief recounts the U.S. Army's efforts in the Iraq War, especially in Baghdad, and offers lessons learned and recommendations to enable leaders and soldiers to be better prepared in future conflicts. The U.S. Army and the Battle for Baghdad David E. Johnson; Agnes Gereben Schaefer; Brenna Allen; Raphael S. Cohen; Gian Gentile; James Hoobler; Michael Schwille; Jerry M. Sollinger; Sean M. Zeigler https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3076.html 2019-06-12T06:00:00Z 2019-06-12T06:00:00Z To help the U.S. Army and U.S. Department of Defense retain institutional knowledge and fully prepare future leaders, RAND researchers recount the Army's efforts in the Iraq War, especially in Baghdad, and offer lessons learned and recommendations. Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza Raphael S. Cohen; David E. Johnson; David E. Thaler; Brenna Allen; Elizabeth M. Bartels; James Cahill; Shira Efron https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9975.html 2017-10-18T09:00:00Z 2017-10-18T09:00:00Z This brief summarizes a RAND report that explores lessons that the U.S. Army and the Joint force can draw from Israel's military operations in Gaza from 2009 to 2014 and how Israel adapted to hybrid adversaries in complex urban terrain. Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza Raphael S. Cohen; David E. Johnson; David E. Thaler; Brenna Allen; Elizabeth M. Bartels; James Cahill; Shira Efron https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1888.html 2017-07-26T07:00:00Z 2017-07-26T07:00:00Z The Israel Defense Force had to evolve to meet an adaptive and determined hybrid adversary during its wars in Gaza. The U.S. Army and the joint force can learn from the IDF's challenge of balancing intense international legal public scrutiny and the hard operational realities of urban warfare. Reimagining the Character of Urban Operations for the U.S. Army Gian Gentile; David E. Johnson; Lisa Saum-Manning; Raphael S. Cohen; Shara Williams; Carrie Lee; Michael Shurkin; Brenna Allen; Sarah Soliman; James L. Doty III https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1602.html 2017-03-13T12:00:00Z 2017-03-13T12:00:00Z Provides a historical analysis of how militaries have deployed light and mechanized infantry with armored forces during close urban combat, to identify the comparative advantages and costs of this warfighting approach and lessons learned. The 2008 Battle of Sadr City: Reimagining Urban Combat David E. Johnson; M. Wade Markel; Brian Shannon https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR160.html 2014-01-15T18:38:43Z 2014-01-15T18:38:43Z Coalition forces' defeat of an uprising in Sadr City helped consolidate the Government of Iraq's authority, contributing significantly to the attainment of contemporary U.S. operational objectives in Iraq. Gaza: Hard Fighting Looms Without a Broader Peace Strategy RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/blog/2012/11/gaza-hard-fighting-looms-without-a-broader-peace-strategy.html 2012-11-20T19:15:00Z 2012-11-20T19:15:00Z The United States and Israel should capitalize on Egypt's active role in mediating a cease-fire and thus revisit initiatives like the Arab Peace Initiative, which in the new regional strategic environment may be the best hope of reviving the moribund peace process before it is too late. Urban Warfare David E. Johnson; M. Wade Markel; Brian Shannon https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9652.html 2012-04-09T09:00:00Z 2012-04-09T09:00:00Z The authors identify factors critical to the coalition victory over Jaish al-Mahdi in the 2008 Battle of Sadr City and describe a new model for dealing with insurgent control of urban areas. Israeli Mistakes Against Hybrid Adversaries Serve as Cautionary Tale for U.S. Military David E. Johnson https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1085.html 2012-01-20T07:14:00Z 2012-01-20T07:14:00Z A review of recent Israeli military conflicts indicates the United States may be ill-prepared for "hybrid" warfare against state-sponsored adversaries who have a modicum of training and small force numbers, but possess advanced weapons and enough expertise to challenge the U.S. military. Israeli Mistakes Against Hybrid Adversaries Serve as Cautionary Tale for U.S. Military RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/01/20.html 2012-01-19T21:01:00Z 2012-01-19T21:01:00Z A review of recent Israeli military conflicts indicates the United States may be ill-prepared for "hybrid" warfare against state-sponsored adversaries who have a modicum of training and small force numbers, but possess advanced weapons and enough expertise to challenge the U.S. military. The 2008 Battle of Sadr City David E. Johnson; M. Wade Markel; Brian Shannon https://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP335.html 2011-08-17T07:00:00Z 2011-08-17T07:00:00Z The authors identify factors critical to the coalition victory over Jaish al-Mahdi in the 2008 Battle of Sadr City and describe a new model for dealing with insurgent control of urban areas. Underkill: Scalable Capabilities for Military Operations amid Populations David C. Gompert; Stuart Johnson; Martin C. Libicki; David R. Frelinger; John Gordon IV; Raymond Smith; Camille A. Sawak https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG848.html 2009-03-10T07:35:00Z 2009-03-10T07:35:00Z The U.S. military is ill-equipped to fight extremists who hide in populations. The use of deadly force can harm and alienate the people whose cooperation U.S. forces need. To solve this problem, a new RAND study proposes a ''continuum of force.'' RAND Recommends U.S. Military Adopt Consumer Marketing Strategies to Reach Iraqi and Afghan Civilians RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/07/17.html 2007-07-17T12:15:00Z 2007-07-17T12:15:00Z RAND Recommends U.S. Military Adopt Consumer Marketing Strategies to Reach Iraqi and Afghan Civilians. ''People Make the City,'' Executive Summary: Joint Urban Operations Observations and Insights from Afghanistan and Iraq Russell W. Glenn; Christopher Paul; Todd C. Helmus; Paul S. Steinberg https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG428z2.html 2007-05-14T12:24:00Z 2007-05-14T12:24:00Z Reveals lessons that will better enable military and civilian alike to meet national policy objectives by more effectively conducting urban combat and restoration. Ignoring the Innocent: Non-combatants in Urban Operations and in Military Models and Simulations Yuna Huh Wong https://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD201.html 2006-08-10T08:34:00Z 2006-08-10T08:34:00Z Identifies noncombatant behavior from recent military urban operations that has affected the U.S. military's ability to meet objectives during warfare, incorporating information on noncombatants into models and training scenarios, and recommending a layer Preparing for the Proven Inevitable: An Urban Operations Training Strategy for America’s Joint Force Russell W. Glenn; Jody Jacobs; Brian Nichiporuk; Christopher Paul; Barbara Raymond; Randall Steeb; Harry J. Thie https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG439.html 2006-02-08T07:59:00Z 2006-02-08T07:59:00Z A strategy for training the U.S. armed forces to conduct operations in built-up urban areas. Steeling the Mind: Combat Stress Reactions and Their Implications for Urban Warfare Todd C. Helmus; Russell W. Glenn https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG191.html 2005-05-11T04:46:00Z 2005-05-11T04:46:00Z Describes the known precipitants of combat stress reaction, its battlefield treatment, and the preventive steps commanders can take to limit its extent and severity. A Preliminary Investigation of Ship Acquisition Options for Joint Forcible Entry Operations Robert W. Button; Irv Blickstein; John Gordon IV; Peter A. Wilson; Jessie Riposo https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG179.html 2005-03-22T06:34:00Z 2005-03-22T06:34:00Z Describes the global environment in which joint forcible entry operations might occur and the role of naval power in that environment. Urban Battle Command in the Twenty-First Century Russell W. Glenn; Gina Kingston https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG181.html 2005-01-13T04:06:00Z 2005-01-13T04:06:00Z Describes the operational challenges posed by the urban environment and proposes several recommendations to surmount them. Managing Complexity During Military Urban Operations: Visualizing the Elephant Russell W. Glenn https://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB430.html 2004-12-20T11:21:00Z 2004-12-20T11:21:00Z Describes the challenges of military urban operations and describes how the concepts of critical points and density can create a planning framework to meet those challenges.