23/08/2026
FROM SURRENDER TO STRATEGIC SUCCESS
A surrender policy can fail if incentives are unclear, verification is weak, rehabilitation is ineffective, or surrendered cadres return to insurgency. National leadership fine-tuned the policy by linking credible rehabilitation and incentives with sustained security operations. This combination gave militants a viable exit while relentless pressure reduced their ability to continue the fight—helping achieve the desired objective of weakening armed insurgency.
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