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The Small Wars Journal (SWJ) is an online magazine focusing on intrastate conflict. Aside from its online magazine, SWJ hosts an accompanying blog and the Small Wars Council discussion board. [1] Other site features include an online reference library, recommended reading and event listings.
It was first published in Small Wars Journal in 2004 [26] and then a shorter version appeared in the Journal of Strategic Studies in 2005. [27] The paper argues that al-Qaeda is best understood as a "global Islamic insurgency" that seeks to promote its takfiri version of Islam and increase its role in the world order. Thus, counter-insurgency ...
Part of the Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts. Bangladesh India Pakistan: 1971 1971 1971 JVP insurrection Ceylon: JVP: 1971 1971 Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs: Iran Sharjah: 1972 1974 First Eritrean Civil War. Part of the Ethiopian Civil War and the Eritrean War of Independence. EPLF: ELF: 1972 1975 1972–1975 Bangladesh ...
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Irregular warfare (IW) is defined in United States joint doctrine as "a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant populations" and in U.S. law as "Department of Defense activities not involving armed conflict that support predetermined United States policy and military objectives conducted by, with, and through regular forces, irregular ...
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen; Yemeni Civil War; Insurgency in the Maghreb; Northern Mali conflict; Insurgency in Balochistan; War in North-West Pakistan; Somali Civil War; Insurgency in Egypt; Libyan Crisis (2011–present) 1988 Saif al-Adel [2] [3] [4] Multinational: Afghanistan Algeria Bangladesh Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Democratic Republic ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or previous year): Major wars (10,000 or more) Minor wars (1,000–9,999) Conflicts (100–999) Skirmishes and clashes (1–99) The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world ...
Such aid should be limited to material and technical support and small cadres of specialists. Unless that is done, the foreign helper may find itself "taking over" the local war and being sucked into a lengthy commitment, thus providing the guerrillas with valuable propaganda opportunities. Such a scenario occurred with the United States in ...