In an effort to provide insights and propose valuable recommendations to those deployed or preparing to be deployed, this fourth study investigated two areas that previous studies and interviews identiied as consistently challenging policymakers and practitioners during a counterinsurgency (COIN) -- intelligence (intel) operations and measuring progress -- while encompassing a number of subjects pertaining to COIN more generally.

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