guerrilla

ambush

Surprise strike from concealment

• hit-and-runLeaving after causing collision
• sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
• asymmetricNot identical on both sides

raids · harassment · infiltration · camouflage · booby-trap · deception · stealth · mobility · evasion · terrain

partisan

Biased toward one side

• insurgentOne who revolts
• revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
• commandoSpecial operations soldier

militant · rebel · irregular · paramilitary · saboteur · raider · sniper · scout · maquis · fedayeen

underground

Below ground or countercultural

• clandestineConcealed from authorities
• hideoutSecret place of refuge
• networkInterconnected system

cell · courier · smuggling · covert · defiance · liberation · occupation · oppression · collaboration · informant

insurgency

Armed uprising against authority

• insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
• uprisingOrganized resistance to power
• revolutionViolent governmental overthrow

liberation · counterinsurgency · occupation · resistance · unconventional · clandestine · subversion · rebellion

unconventional

Departing from standard practice

• viralSpreading quickly online
• streetPublic urban roadway
• grassrootsCommon people as political base

buzz · stunt · sticker · graffiti · word-of-mouth · low-budget · surprise · experiential · publicity · creative

• historical warfaremusket, bayonet, cannon, flintlock, cavalry
• nonstate actorsmilitia, insurgent, rebel group, paramilitary, mercenary
• radicalismradical, extremism, radicalism, militancy, fanaticism
• advertisingad, ads, ad campaign, ad campaigns, advertising campaign
• Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
• combatantssoldier, warrior, swordsman, spearman, infantryman