: Training and equipping the "guerrilla force," "underground," and "auxiliary".
: Deploying teams (like Special Forces) into the denied area.
: Assisting the resistance as it demobilizes or integrates into a new government structure. Key Components of a Resistance Unconventional.Warfare.rar
: Psychological and physical steps to ready a population for resistance.
Unlike conventional warfare, which involves direct confrontation between states using standard weapons, UW operates "through or with" local forces. It relies heavily on , subversion, and guerrilla warfare. The Seven Phases of UW Unconventional.Warfare.rar
A successful UW effort typically involves three main organizational elements:
: Establishing ties with resistance groups or governments-in-exile. Unconventional.Warfare.rar
: Supporting the resistance in large-scale combat operations until hostilities end or conventional forces arrive.