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low-intensity warfare

German translation: Kriegsführung niedriger Intensität

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English term or phrase:	low-intensity warfare
German translation:	Kriegsführung niedriger Intensität
Entered by:	Amira El-Sayed

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20:56 Dec 10, 2007

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Military / Defense

English term or phrase: low-intensity warfare

Aus einem Artikel über gegenwärtige Konflikte in Afrika:
In Darfur low-intensity warfare between government-backed militias an local insurgents has claimed at least 200.000 lives.
Gemeint ist damit wohl, dass das kein herkömmlicher Frontenkrieg ist. Gibt es dafür einen gebräuchlichen Begriff?

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Kriegführung niedriger Intensität

Explanation:
Kriegführung niedriger Intensität

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-12-10 21:07:49 GMT)
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low-intensity warfare is used as well in a lot of German texts.

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Note added at 17 mins (2007-12-10 21:13:56 GMT)
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Also, es ist Kriegsführung niedriger Intensität.