paramilitary operation

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paramilitary
adjective
uk
/ˌpær.əˈmɪl.ɪ.tri/us
/ˌper.əˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/
A paramilitary group is organized like an army but is not official and often ...
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operation
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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How seriously should we take the guerrillas' fiery rhetoric and violent, but limited, paramilitary operations?
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He listed their functions as the maintenance of order, paramilitary operations, regulatory activities and regime representation.
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If that help is not available, young people will be enticed into paramilitary operations, to the detriment of the community.
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Helms himself was skeptical of paramilitary operations, and instead favored espionage, less risky and more manageable, yet whose benefits slowly accumulated.
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Being a cartel with experience in paramilitary operations, they give young recruits the opportunity to join a training program much like a military boot camp.
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These counties were effectively the war zone where paramilitary operations were planned and carried out.
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This unit specialized in assassinations, paramilitary operations, sabotage, and psychological warfare.
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The broad mission for the team was to undertake paramilitary operations against the enemy and to wage political-psychological warfare.
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A large covert operation usually has components that involve many, or all, of these categories, as well as paramilitary operations.
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These special activities include covert political influence (which includes psychological operations) and paramilitary operations.
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These special activities include covert political influence and paramilitary operations.
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These special activities include the covert political influence and paramilitary operations.
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Helms favored information gathering (whether interpersonal or technical, whether covert or overt) and its analysis, and counterintelligence, but remained a skeptic about clandestine and paramilitary operations.
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