Urban Warfare Project

Unprepared in the City: Operational Planning for Urban Environments

Brandon Schwartz | 02.05.25

On February 24, 2022, Russian forces air assaulted into the Antonov Airport near Kyiv while a...

Sadr City, 2008: An Urban Warfare Project Case Study

John Spencer, Liam Collins and Jayson Geroux | 01.14.25

In 2008, a surge in violence from an Iraqi militia called the Jaysh al-Mahdi—better known to...

The Lessons of Aachen, 1944: An Urban Warfare Project Case Study

Liam Collins, Jayson Geroux and John Spencer | 12.17.24

“Knock ’em all down.” Those words, uttered by Lieutenant Colonel Derrill Daniel...

Israel’s New Approach to Tunnels: A Paradigm Shift in Underground Warfare

John Spencer | 12.02.24

Before the war against Hamas in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces were one of the most prepared...

The Second Battle of Fallujah, Twenty Years On

John Spencer, Jayson Geroux and Liam Collins | 11.07.24

Twenty years ago today, on the evening of November 7, 2004, a small task force entered the city of...

Black Hawk Down and the Battle of Mogadishu: An Urban Warfare Project Case Study

Liam Collins, Jayson Geroux and John Spencer | 10.03.24

Thirty-one years ago today, at 3:32 PM local time, an assault force boarded helicopters and left...

Israel’s Campaign against Hezbollah and the Fight for Southern Lebanon’s Tunnels

Patrick Sullivan, John Spencer and John Amble | 10.02.24

“Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.” So warned Oscar Wilde in The Picture of...

The Lessons of the Battle of Marawi: An Urban Warfare Project Case Study

John Spencer, Jayson Geroux and Liam Collins | 05.23.24

Seven years ago today, at 2:18 pm local time, soldiers of the Philippine Army’s 4th Light Reaction...

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