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Awhile back I read a paper someone did from the War College I think that equated gangs to insurgencies and the similarities in the way they could be combated. If anyone knows of this paper or has any knowledge of other resoures please drop me a line. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.
The UK's view of the IRA and PIRA was basically that they were a well armed criminal gang, and to be treated as such.

I think the idea of drawing parallels between the LA Cryps and say the RUF in Sierra Leone is a bit of a dead end that may be intellectually entertaining, but will deliver no actual insight.

Is any US "Street Gang" in armed rebellion against the US Govt? Yes, No?