night raids
Darkness military operations
Night raids are military or police operations conducted under cover of darkness, typically involving forced entry into homes to capture or kill targeted individuals.
The term gained particular currency during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, where U.S. forces conducted such operations against suspected insurgents.
Night raids exploit the element of surprise but have drawn criticism for terrorizing civilian populations: The village had endured three night raids that month.
- darknessTotal absence of light
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- special forcesElite unconventional warfare troops
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- commandosElite assault troops
breach · breach and clear · flashbang · covert · black ops · tactical · helicopters · extraction · insurgents · predawn · blackout · compound · doorway · capture · silence · flashlight · military · assault
- resistanceresistance, defiance, resistance fighters, civil resistance, resist
- air raidsair strike, bombing, bomb, bombs, bomber
- jungle warfareguerrilla tactics, dense foliage, jungle boots, machete, infiltration
- military tacticstactics, flanking, maneuver, ambush, battle formations
- oppressionoppression, tyranny, racism, repression, secret police
- repressionsecret police, mass arrests, torture, disappearances, detention camps
night raidspitched battle
Intense preplanned military confrontation
frontal assault · conventional warfare · siege warfare · cavalry charge
night raidsdefensive positions
Places fortified against assault
guard duty · peacekeeping · withdrawal · retreat · fortification
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