urban warfare

urban warfare

1. combat conducted in towns and cities
   • 2022 July 7, “Inspired by Ukraine, civilians study urban warfare in Taiwan”, in France 24‎, archived from the original on 07 July 2022:

     Yeh actually works in marketing, and his weapon is a replica -- but he is spending the weekend attending an urban warfare workshop to prepare for what he sees as the very real threat of a Chinese invasion.

   • 2022 September 4, Huizhong Wu, “Military reserves, civil defense worry Taiwan as China looms”, in AP News‎, archived from the original on 05 September 2022‎:

     In July, the New Taipei city government organized a large-scale drill with its disaster services and the Defense Ministry. Included for the first time was urban warfare, such as how first responders would react to an attack on a train station or a port.

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