Editing Guerrilla warfare

'''Guerrilla warfare''' or '''guerilla warfare''' (from Spanish ''guerra,'' war) is a type of [[War|warfare]] fought by irregulars or otherwise civilians who have picked up weapons, either in a permanent or temporary capacity (living a civilian life outside of their guerilla operations). Guerrilla warfare focuses on fast-moving, small-scale operations and has been used effectively against bigger and stronger armies in history, exploiting their blind spots to strike.

Guerrilla operations usually focus on logistics or infrastructure sabotage, stealing equipment, assassinating officers or otherwise limiting the effectiveness of the enemy army such that "it becomes too costly to pursue the war". They are usually supported by a regular army or, in case of occupation, become a [[Résistance|resistance]] force supported by the civilian population to shelter and feed them.

== History ==
While guerrilla warfare has greatly expanded in use during the 20th century thanks to more portable and reliable weapons or, such tactics were first used during the [[Peninsular war]] of 1808-1814 (when the Portuguese and Spanish armies drove France from the [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian peninsula]]) where the name was coined.

== Tactics ==

== Historical and current examples ==

=== Historical ===

* The [[Vietnam War|war of resistance]] against [[French Republic|France]] (then followed by the [[United States of America|USA)]] fought by [[Vietnam]] led to Vietnamese and the establishment of a [[Socialism|Socialist]] Vietnam.
* The [[Cuban revolution]] led by [[Fidel Castro|Fidel]] and [[Raúl Castro]], [[Che Guevara]] and [[Camilo Cienfuegos]] led to the establishment of a socialist [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]].
* During the [[Second Sino-Japanese war|war of resistance]] against the [[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)|Japanese]] invasion of [[Republic of China|China]], general [[Mao Zedong]] successfully led the [[Worker's and Peasant Red Army]] in guerrilla warfare as the [[National Revolutionary Army]] focused on regular warfare.
* Such tactics were also deployed by [[Kim Il-Sung]]'s forces during the [[Japanese occupation of Korea]] that started in 1910.
* During the [[Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985)|military dictatorship]] in [[Federative Republic of Brazil|Brazil]], urban guerrilla groups carried out operations against the dictatorship.

=== Current ===

* The [[New People's Army]] of the [[Republic of the Philippines|Philippines]] and the [[Naxalites]] of [[Republic of India|India]] are currently waging a [[People's war|protracted people's war]] against their respective [[State|states]].
* The various [[Palestinian resistance]] groups are currently waging guerrilla operations against the [[State of Israel|occupier]] in [[State of Palestine|Palestine]].

== Further reading ==

* [[Library:On guerrilla warfare|On guerrilla warfare]], Mao Zedong
* [[Library:Guerrilla warfare: a method|Guerrilla warfare: a method]], Che Guevara
* [[Library:Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla|Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla]], [[Carlos Marighella]]
* [[:File:Total Resistance.pdf|Total Resistance]], [[Hans von Dach]]