insurgency
Sign in to savethumb|A Home Army insurgent next to a propaganda poster during the 1944 [[Warsaw Uprising]]
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17 sectionsContents
- Definition
- Insurgency and civil wars
- Tactics
- Terrorism
- Subversion
- Political rhetoric, myths and models
- Kilcullen's pillars
- Eizenstat and closing gaps
- McCormick Magic Diamond
- Barnett and connecting to the core
- Cordesman and security
- Asymmetric and irregular conflicts
- Counter-insurgency
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|A Home Army insurgent next to a propaganda poster during the 1944 [[Warsaw Uprising]]
An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare against a larger authority. The key descriptive feature of insurgency is its asymmetric nature: small irregular forces face a large, well-equipped, regular military force state adversary. Due to this asymmetry, insurgents avoid large-scale direct battles, opting instead to blend in with the civilian population (often in rural areas) where they gradually expand territorial control and military forces. Insurgency frequently hinges on control of and collaboration with local populations.