Unconventional Warfare (United States Department Of Defense Doctrine)
In United States doctrine, unconventional warfare (abbreviated UW) is the term for guerrilla warfare that is conducted or supported by units in the United States Special Operations Command. Guerrilla warfare is one aspect of the broader term insurgency. The American definition of UW is:
Unconventional Warfare consists of activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt or overthrow an occupying power or government by operating through or with an underground, auxiliary and guerrilla force in a denied area."Read more about Unconventional Warfare (United States Department Of Defense Doctrine): U.S. Department of Defense UW Mission, Evolution of The UW Mission, Strategic Role of UW, Operational Model of UW, Tactics, See Also
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