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Irregular military

Irregular military is any military component distinct from a country's regular armed forces, representing non-standard militant elements outside of conventional governmental backing. Irregular elements can consist of militias, private armies, mercenaries, or other non-state actors, though no single definition exists beyond exclusion from national…

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Regular vs. irregular

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Regular military units that use irregular military tactics

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related to Types · 68
Irregular military → Although, An, Army, Auxiliaries, Axis, Battle, Bulge, Bypassing, Colombia, Combatants, Different, European, False, Famous, Fifth, Franc-tireur, France, Franco-Prussian War, Freedom, French
related to Irregulars in today's warfare · 27
Irregular military → Afghanistan, American, Ansar, Center, Darfur, Hmong, Iraq, Iraq-Iran, Islam, Kurdish Peshmerga, Kurdish Sunni Islamist, Laotian Civil War, Lord's Resistance Army, Modern, Mujaheddin, North, Northern Alliance, SAC, SAD, Saddam Hussein
related to Regular military units that use irregular military tactics · 19
Irregular military → Although, Asia, Battalion Virginia Cavalry, British SOE, Chindits, CIA's Special Activities Center, Europe, Forces, German-occupied Europe, However, Japanese, Most, Originally, OSS, The United States Special, United States, United States Special Forces, Usually, World War II

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the Iraqi Insurgencyinstance ofAn alternate term for a member of an irregular military that tends to refer to members of underground groups0.80text
rather than larger rebel organizations like the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.Fifth column - A group that carries out sabotageinstance ofAn alternate term for a member of an irregular military that tends to refer to members of underground groups0.80text
disinformationinstance ofAn alternate term for a member of an irregular military that tends to refer to members of underground groups0.80text
espionageinstance ofAn alternate term for a member of an irregular military that tends to refer to members of underground groups0.80text
and/or terrorism within a group that responds to external enemiesBandit - It is generally treated as an organized crimeinstance ofAn alternate term for a member of an irregular military that tends to refer to members of underground groups0.80text
but it has the character of a resistance movement depending on the politicalinstance ofAn alternate term for a member of an irregular military that tends to refer to members of underground groups0.80text
social situation.Private army - Combatants who owe their allegiance to a private personinstance ofAn alternate term for a member of an irregular military that tends to refer to members of underground groups0.80text
groupinstance ofAn alternate term for a member of an irregular military that tends to refer to members of underground groups0.80text
or organization.Mercenary orinstance ofAn alternate term for a member of an irregular military that tends to refer to members of underground groups0.80text
implementing irregular military tacticsinstance ofUnited States Special Forces are trained in missions0.80text
reconnaissanceinstance ofwell-trained light infantry Sissi troops use irregular tactics0.80text
sabotageinstance ofwell-trained light infantry Sissi troops use irregular tactics0.80text

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