Unconventional Warfare (UW) is a core military activity focused on supporting a foreign insurgency or resistance movement. Rather than using direct force, it involves enabling an indigenous "underground," "auxiliary," or "guerrilla" force to disrupt or overthrow an occupying power. Core Components of Unconventional Warfare
UW is fundamentally about "working by, with, and through" local partners to solve complex political-military problems. Unconventional Warfare
Expanding the movement and conducting limited operations. Unconventional Warfare (UW) is a core military activity
Military doctrine often follows a specific lifecycle for UW campaigns: it involves enabling an indigenous "underground