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A military raid is a mission where the main objective is to demoralize, destroy valuable enemy installations, free prisoners, gather intelligence, or capture or kill specific personnel. This contrasts to regular military operations where the end goal is to capture territory and advance.
1973 raid on al-Mazzah Airport; Alauddin Khalji's raid on Bhilsa; Alauddin Khalji's raid on Devagiri; Albania–Yugoslav border incident (April 1999) Raid on Alexandria (1941) Raid on Alexandria (Virginia) Attack on Altena Farm; Raid at Altenburg; 2024 Anbar raid; Angur Ada raid; Ar Rass raids; Arab raid against Rome; Arfai incident; Battle of ...
Throughout its history, the United States has engaged in numerous military conflicts. The country has officially declared war on foreign nations on five occasions. Additionally, the United States Congress and the United Nations Security Council have authorized and funded various military engagements.
The traditional habit of Bedouin tribes of raiding other tribes, caravans, or settlements is known in Arabic as ghazzu. [3] [4] Such activity was still noticed by J. S. Buckingham in 1820s Palestine not only among nomadic Bedouin, but also among the nominally sedentary villagers of er-Riha (Jericho), who left the little land cultivation he observed to women and children, while men spent most ...
The September 11 attacks, the deadliest terrorist attack in history. The United States of America has been attacked several times throughout its history as a country. This is a list of attacks, in chronological order, including attacks on U.S. states and territories, embassies and consulates, or the military of the United States.
List of military engagements of World War I (1914–1918) List of World War II battles (1939–1945) Lists of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1955–1975) List of military engagements during the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–2024) List of engagements during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war (2023–2024)
This is a list of known World War II era codenames for military operations and missions commonly associated with World War II. As of 2022 [update] this is not a comprehensive list, but most major operations that Axis and Allied combatants engaged in are included, and also operations that involved neutral nation states.
This is a list of amphibious assault operations that have taken place during history. It is structured chronologically by war, then by theatre during wars such as World War II that covered large areas of the world simultaneously, and chronologically within those theatres.