guerrilla warfare

collocation in English

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guerrilla
noun[C]
uk
/ɡəˈrɪl.ə/us
/ɡəˈrɪl.ə/
a member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official ...
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warfare
noun[U]
uk
/ˈwɔː.feər/us
/ˈwɔːr.fer/
the activity of fighting a war, often including the weapons and methods that ...
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We know what their capacity is forguerrillawarfare.
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Episodes of that sort illustrate one of the dangers ofguerrillawarfare.
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I have had some experience ofguerrillawarfare, both as a guerrilla and from the security side.
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That is a difference between, say, the last war and thisguerrillawarfare.
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I had better leave that exercise in politicalguerrillawarfareon its own and move on elsewhere.
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It is above allguerrillawarfarethat makes the difference.
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Because of their geographical fragmentation and tight rule by hand-picked elites, they could hardly be ideal bases forguerrillawarfare.
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But the balance of military power is such that they are generally unable to wage a successful campaign of urbanguerrillawarfare.
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In so doing, they seem to have defied one of the essential characteristics ofguerrillawarfare.
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Although the principles ofguerrillawarfareare basically the same, their effectiveness is variable due to the immense variation in local conditions.
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One key to the success ofguerrillawarfareis to prevent the invading force from being able to distinguish between soldier and civilian.
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We therefore have to juxtapose the postulated rationality of rebels not only against the outcomes of their action, but also against what is known about successfulguerrillawarfare.
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Yet not every urban conflict constitutesguerrillawarfare.
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The aim is to link the theme of witchcraft and treason to wider debates over coercion and consent, brutality and legitimacy in times ofguerrillawarfare.
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When one is dealing withguerrillawarfareand searchlight batteries are brought into operation, surely it is a kind of warfare.
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Would not the use ofguerrillawarfaretactics in a debate such as this be distinctly unparliamentary?
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In return, sanctions would be lifted and, if possible,guerrillawarfarewould be ended.
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From the literature, one gains the impression thatguerrillawarfareand fighting in the streets is seen as a substitute.
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