War

:For other uses of War, see War (disambiguation).

Types of war and warfare

Smaller armed conflicts are often called riots, rebellions, coups, etc.

Related Topics:
Riot - Coup

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When one country sends armed forces to another, allegedly to restore order or prevent genocide or other crimes against humanity, or to support a legally recognized government against insurgency, that country sometimes refers to it as a police action. This usage is not always recognized as valid, however, particularly by those who do not accept the connotations of the term.

Related Topics:
Genocide - Crimes against humanity - Insurgency - Police action

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A war where the forces in conflict belong to the same country or empire or other political entity is known as a civil war. Asymmetrical warfare is a conflict between two populations of drastically different levels of military mechanization. This type of war often results in guerrilla tactics. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a common example of asymmetrical warfare.

Related Topics:
Civil war - Asymmetrical warfare - Mechanization - Guerrilla - Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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A conventional war is a war where nuclear or biological weapons are not used, whereas, unconventional warfare (nuclear warfare) is a war where such weapons are used.

Related Topics:
Conventional war - Unconventional warfare - Nuclear warfare

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Geographic warfare

The terrain over which a war is fought has a big impact on the type of combat which takes place. This in turn means that soldiers have to be trained to fight in a specific type of terrain. These include:

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• Arctic warfare
• Ski warfare
• Desert warfare
• Jungle warfare
• Naval warfare or Aquatic warfare
• Sub-aquatic warfare
• Mountain warfare (sometimes called alpine warfare)
• Urban warfare
• Air warfare
• Space warfare