Counter Revolutionary Operations

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Counter Revolutionary Operations is a term used to describe military operations against irregular guerrilla forces. Forces such as the British military has been engaged in Counter Revolutionary Operations in theatres including:

• Modern Iraq after the end of the conventional phase
• The Troubles in Northern Ireland post 1969
• Cyprus
• Kenya Mau Mau
• Operations in the Malayan Emergency post 1948

Synonyms

• Counter Revolutionary Warfare (CRW)
• Low-intensity operations

(more required here including phases of war)

See Also: Military operation