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Module - VI                                                                              Insurgency

             Insurgency and
                                                INSURGENCY                                TERRORISM
               Terrorism
                                       People are part of group. It is        People not involved; small
                                        called People's war                     groups with a leader  form
                                                                                terror group

                                       Political aim of over throwing         Can be with political aim but
                        Note            government                              it is aimed at creating panic
                                                                                amongst population.

                                       Violence against government only       Violence against population

                                       Money and support from own             Money  and support  from
                                        people because they sympathise          outside  agencies.  Some
                                        with the group                          countries support terrorists


                                 It must also be understood that, insurgents will frequently describe themselves as
                                 "insurgents" or "guerillas". Terrorists will not refer to themselves as "terrorists" but
                                 describe themselves using military or political terminology  ("freedom fighters",
                                 "soldiers", "activists").


                                 Insurgency Let us understand what is insurgency and what is the difference between
                                 insurgency and terrorism.
                                      Insurgency A rebellion that takes place within the national territory of a country
                                       and involves the citizens of the same country is called as insurgency. There is no

                                       standard definition for Insurgency, just as there is no set definition for Terrorism.
                                       However, insurgency has political aims of secession, terrorism is more an act of
                                       violence to cause terror. You can also define insurgency as a violent attempt
                                       to oppose a country's government which is carried outby citizens of that
                                       country. In insurgency, armed groups operate to achieve their aims.

                                      Civil Resistance is a political action that is non-violent and organised by the
                                       people of a nation to challenge the government. Methods such as protests,
                                       demonstrations, hartals and boycott etc are used. It is peaceful. Best examples

                                       are, Indian independence movement

                                      Guerrilla warfare It is a type of warfare which is used by insurgents against
                                       government forces. In this type of warfare, small groups of armed people, use
                                       military tactics to fight government forces. Guerrillas use a small highly quick
                                       force to attack large armies. They depend a lot on the local population for
                                       support. They never get into combat directly with the army. But, attack small
                                       parties of soldiers who may be going from one place to another, government


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