Asymetric conflict: the insurgency Flashcards
1
Q
insurgency
A
A movement with an political motivation, ideological motivation
2
Q
insurgency EXAMPLE
A
terror group: Al Qaeda
3
Q
goal
A
Political goal to overthrow a political party
4
Q
Main strategie elements
A
population and territory
insurgencies the main level of warfare will be the tactical.
5
Q
Tactics
A
The tactics or “procedures of combat” are the ways of conducting asymmetric warfare against a regular army or a state
6
Q
always need support from the population
A
IE Malayan insurgency
