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Iraq: Provincial Reconstruction Team: Observations, Insights, and Lessons Center for Army Lessons Learned

A provincial reconstruction team (PRT) is an interim civil?military organization designed to operate in semi-permissive environments usually following open hostilities. The PRT is intended to improve stability in a given area by helping build the government of Iraq?s capacity and reinforcing legitimacy, effectiveness, and confidence in providing security to its citizens and delivering essential government services. The PRT assists provincial-level governments in meeting the expectations of their citizens.