Forţele militare neregulate – adversarul de astăzi al forţelor armate
IRREGULAR FORCES – TODAY’S ADVERSARY OF ARMED FORCES

Summary/Abstract: In the majority of cases, modern wars are not waged exclusively by states. Groups identifying themselves by ethnicity, nationality or religion can also act as parties to a conflict. In such cir¬cumstances a classic division into soldiers and ci¬vilians loses its bearing, as every member of the society is a soldier – realistically or potentially. This, in turn, undermines the meaning of uniforms as indicators of the identity of persons who par¬ticipate in combat. The civilian-soldiers who are members of irregular forces prefer warfare that is conditioned by the aspects of time, space, author¬ity legitimization and social support. The main weapons of irregular forces in this type of war¬fare are personal arms capable of destroying even technologically advanced armament. The warfare philosophy adopted by irregular forces would be unsuccessful without a strict observance of the es¬tablished rules.

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