guerrilla warfare


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guerril′la war′fare


n.
the use of surprise raids, sabotage, etc., by small, mobile groups of irregular forces operating in enemy territory.
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guerrilla warfare

Military and paramilitary operations conducted in enemy-held or hostile territory by irregular, predominantly indigenous forces. Also called GW. See also unconventional warfare.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Translations

guerrilla warfare

nguerriglia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
Other groups, bested, fled among the trees to carry on guerrilla warfare, emerging in sudden dashes to overwhelm isolated enemies.
On a general level Mao Zedong's booklet on guerrilla warfare and Tan Malaka's brief exposition Gerpolek (Gerilja-politik-ekonomi) were influential.
The prolific author of this book has written a wide-ranging and accessible study of irregular and guerrilla warfare from the earliest examples, dating to the Greeks and ancient Chinese, to the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Well written adventure yarn, mixing white water kayaking sport with explorations of Columbian social and financial issues, political and guerrilla warfare themes.
" He added that this terrorist organization is using guerrilla warfare, which is maneuvering in a number of axes, but our security forces and the heroes of the popular crowd and the sons of the tribes confronted them and have achieved many victories on them and we will do what we can to achieve the final victory over this terrorist organization ./End
Summary: With sustained military support from Russia and Iran, and guerrilla warfare expertise of Hezbollah, Assad army is now both more flexible and capable.
Due to the relative ease of production, they are frequently used by protesters and non-professionally equipped fighters in urban guerrilla warfare. They are primarily intended to set targets ablaze rather than instantly destroy them.
Conley told the Joint Terrorism Task Force she favoured "guerrilla warfare because she could do it alone".
Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri; Volume III: January-August 1864
But as an intelligence officer, I was ordered to conduct guerrilla warfare and not to die.
Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare From Ancient Times to the Present by Max Boot, Liveright Publishing Corporation: New York, 2013, ISBN 978-0-87140-424-4, i-xxix, 750 pp., Hardcover, $35.00; paperback; $18.95; Kindle $13.75.
According to the report, General Sharif, as the Inspector General Training and Evaluation, had revised the army training manual to concentrate more on the internal threat and guerrilla warfare to counter attack the Talban, which the biggest threat to the nation.