Quote Originally Posted by William F. Owen View Post
Pseudo or "Counter-gang" operations have been part of the majority of the UK COIN ops in the 20th century.

The problem is that Counter-gang operations are not just one type of op. They are essentially HUMINT, with a kinetic end-state, but when and where has to be judged very carefully.
Not exactly Kitson's pseudo-gangs, but why haven't we begun an indigenous force consisting of defected/captured former insurgents willing to switch sides? Seems to have a successful track record in the past.

The Awakening/SoI movement was something along these lines, but most SoI's weren't former insurgents.

Is there a legal prohibition in the past years that keeps this from happening?