text: Chapter 2
  Supplies
  2-72. Once the insurgent’s on-hand supplies are exhausted, supplies must come from the populace or an
  external source. In most insurgencies, initial support comes from the populace (either voluntarily
  or coerced). Identifying types of supplies the insurgency needs and then discovering how the insurgent
  is obtaining these supplies are significant steps in the process of identifying insurgent supporters
  and insurgent bases. Medical supplies are often the most critical supply that the insurgency requires.
  Weapons and Ammunition
  2-73. External sources are often required to sustain specialized arms and equipment. Insurgents can
  obtain these weapons through legal or illegal purchases, or from foreign sources. Another common tactic
  is to capture weapons from government forces.
  Money
  2-74. Money is essential to an insurgency for the purchase of critical supplies, especially high-tech
  weapons and ammunition or bomb making materials. Money is also essential for the payment of guerrillas
  and the bribery of corrupt officials. Money can be obtained through many sources and in today’s electronic
  world, it crosses all boundaries. While money is often shipped to insurgents just like other supplies, it may
  also be moved and held by local financial institutions. In some cases, insurgencies develop an
  “underground banking” system, sometimes known as hawala, which can be used to launder money. Just
  like supply lines, the money path must be discovered, tracked, and disrupted. Funding greatly influences an
  insurgency’s character and vulnerabilities. Local supporters or international front organizations may
  provide donations. Sometimes legitimate businesses are established to furnish funding. In areas controlled
  by insurgents, confiscation or taxation might be used, especially in cases when insurgencies provide their
  own essential services to the population. Another common source of funding is criminal activity, especially
  the illegal trade of drugs.
  Supply Lines
  2-75. In all cases, either the insurgents must go to their suppliers, or the suppliers must come to the
  insurgents. Discovering and tracking these supply lines can provide key information on insurgent forces
  and support. Although rarely overt, all insurgent organizations will have some system of supply lines,
  means of transportation, and storage facilities. Skillful counterinsurgents attempt to cut off the flow
  of supplies, especially weapons and ammunition. Often, a nation neighboring an insurgent AO is used as a
  depot.
  INSURGENT BASES
  2-76. In counterinsurgencies, there are two general types of insurgent bases: safe houses and guerrilla
  base camps. Insurgents will normally establish multiple safe houses of guerrilla camps based upon
  functioning groups or cells. Urban insurgents tend to use safe houses, while rural insurgents tend use
  guerrilla base camps. Additionally, training camps may be established. These training camps may be
  established within a safe house; however, they normally will be established either in a rural guerrilla base
  camp or outside the territory controlled by the existing government, often in a foreign country.
  Safe Houses
  2-77. Many legitimate and illegitimate organizations use safe houses. A safe house is typically occupied
  by a member of the auxiliary and temporarily used to hide insurgents. Normally a system of “safe houses”
  have been carefully selected. The occupant of the safe house has procedures to move insurgents along
  selected routes at the best times to avoid detection.
  Guerrilla Base Camps
  2-78. Like any other armed force, guerrillas have requirements for command and control, rest, resupply,
  refit, and training. The larger the guerrilla force and more active they are, the more they will need