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Ethnic Nationalism and Guerrilla Tactics

Ethnic Nationalism and Guerrilla Tactics. Guerrilla Warfare.

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Ethnic Nationalism and Guerrilla Tactics

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  1. Ethnic Nationalism and Guerrilla Tactics

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

  3. The tactics of guerrilla warfare were used successfully in the 20th century by—among others: •  Mao Zedong and the People's Liberation Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War, • Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and the 26th of July Movement in the Cuban Revolution,  • Ho Chi Minh, Vo Nguyen Giap, Viet Cong and select members of the Green Berets in the Vietnam War, • the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the Sri Lankan Civil War, • the Afghan Mujahideen in the Soviet war in Afghanistan, • George Grivas and Nikos Sampson's Greek guerrilla group EOKA in Cyprus, • Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck and the German Schutztruppe in World War I, • JosipBroz Tito and theYugoslav Partisans in World War II, •  the Kosovo Liberation Army in the Kosovo War, • the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence • Taliban, •  Iraqi Insurgency, •  Colombia's FARC, • Communist Party of India (Maoist)  •  Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). • In India, Marathas under leadership of Shivaji used it to overthrow of the Mughals. • Tatya Tope and Rani Laxmibai in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, • Pazhassi Raja of Kerala to fight the British.

  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/2132219.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/2132219.stm • Tuesday, 16 July, 2002, 17:05 GMT 18:05 UK Bloody Friday: What happened • There have been many terrible events in the history of Northern Ireland's conflict, but few have seared the collective consciousness of its people as those on Friday, 21 July 1972, a day that became known as Bloody Friday. • By the end of the day, the IRA's Belfast brigade had detonated at least 20 bombs across the city. • In just 75 minutes of violence, nine people were dead and some 130 more were mutilated, injured and mentally scarred by what they had witnessed. • From the outset, the IRA's bombing of the city caused widespread chaos and stretched the security forces to the limit. • As one report at the time described the scene, "it was impossible for anyone to feel perfectly safe".

  5. Questions • Given what we know about terrorism, answer the following questions • Why is the IRA considered a terrorist group? • What defines guerrilla warfare? • Did Bloody Friday use guerrilla tactics? Explain your answer.

  6. Questions • Why are Zionists considered terrorists? • Outline the King David Hotel attack. • Explain how and why this falls under the category of terrorism. • Explain ethnic nationalism and how these groups fall under the term.

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