military withdrawal
Forces leaving territory
Military withdrawal is the deliberate pullback of armed forces from a position, territory, or conflict.
A withdrawal may be strategic—repositioning for tactical advantage—or it may signal the end of engagement: The withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan marked the end of America's longest war.
Unlike retreat, which implies pressure from an enemy, withdrawal suggests an orderly, planned movement.
- redeploymentRelocating resources or personnel
- demobilizationEnding wartime military readiness
- peace talksFormal conflict-resolution discussions
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- convoyGuarded traveling group
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- Canal Treatiestreaty negotiations, Jimmy Carter, Canal Zone, zone control
- peacemakingnegotiation, mediation, peace agreement, mediate, pacifying
- democratizationdemocratic reform, free elections, political transition, liberalization, democratic norms
- Korea 1990sdemocratization, chaebol, Hyundai, Samsung, economic crisis
- Surrenderscapitulation, unconditional surrender, formal surrender, surrender ceremony, white flag
- War Endingspeace treaty, armistice, ceasefire agreement, surrender, unconditional surrender
military withdrawaladvance
Move or progress forward
forward march · offensive · push forward · charge · incursion
military withdrawalmilitary engagement
Armed forces fighting
attack · offensive operations · assault · aggression · military action
military withdrawalmilitary buildup
Expansion of armed forces
troop surge · deployment · reinforcement · escalation · troop deployment
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