Definitions for guerrilla warfare
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1. guerrilla warfarenoun

   fighting using groups of irregular troops within areas occupied by the enemy

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1. Guerrilla warfare

   Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military. Although the term "guerrilla warfare" was coined in the context of the Peninsular War in the 19th century, the tactical methods of guerrilla warfare have long been in use. In the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu proposed the use of guerrilla-style tactics in The Art of War. The 3rd century BC Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus is also credited with inventing many of the tactics of guerrilla warfare through what is today called the Fabian strategy. Guerrilla warfare has been used by various factions throughout history and is particularly associated with revolutionary movements and popular resistance against invading or occupying armies. Guerrilla tactics focus on avoiding head-on confrontations with enemy armies, typically due to inferior arms or forces, and instead engage in limited skirmishes with the goal of exhausting adversaries and forcing them to withdraw. Due to this, guerrilla tactics are rarely used for anything other than defence. Organized guerrilla groups often depend on the support of either the local population or foreign backers who sympathize with the guerrilla group's efforts.

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1. Guerrilla warfare

   Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants including, but not limited to, armed civilians use military tactics, such as ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, the element of surprise, and extraordinary mobility to dominate a larger and less-mobile traditional army, or strike a vulnerable target, and withdraw almost immediately.

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1. guerrilla warfare

   Military and paramilitary operations conducted in enemy-held or hostile territory by irregular, predominantly indigenous forces. Also called GW. See also unconventional warfare.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of guerrilla warfare in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of guerrilla warfare in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of guerrilla warfare in a Sentence

1. Abu Osama al-Jolani:

   The battle could be lengthy. It will be hit and run -- this is the system we are going to use in battle, we are not a state army defending borders ... we operate a system of guerrilla warfare. As far as we are concerned, land is not important.

2. Gong Xiaoming:

   It's like guerrilla warfare, every few years they change location or change name and emerge once more.

3. Joseph Fallon:

   Here, it can jeopardize western interests through guerrilla warfare sabotaging Libya’s oil facilities and ports and through calculated use of terror to unleash a mass migration of people to destabilize neighboring countries and Europe.

4. Scott Stewart:

   It’s possible that they were trained in Yemen or anywhere on the Arabian Peninsula, this was a highly trained team. They were trained in small arms and small unit tactics. What they were displaying is guerrilla warfare 101.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Guerrilla_Warfare
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_Warfare
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=guerrilla warfare
4. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf