Protracted People’s War: The Evolution of Militant Groups in Northern Kurdistan
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The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has steadily adapted to the changing landscape of its war with the Turkish state in the form of new resistance groups. Since its founding, the PKK has followed Mao Zedong’s strategy of a protracted people’s war wherein a relatively small and underequipped force wages a long-term war against a larger and better-equipped state-backed military, aiming to avoid outright conflict in favor of smaller battles that may be more easily won over time. This is a necessity for the PKK and its affiliated groups, given that the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) are the second largest military within NATO.
Protracted People’s War: The Evolution of Militant Groups in Northern Kurdistan
Protracted People’s War: The Evolution of…
Protracted People’s War: The Evolution of Militant Groups in Northern Kurdistan
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has steadily adapted to the changing landscape of its war with the Turkish state in the form of new resistance groups. Since its founding, the PKK has followed Mao Zedong’s strategy of a protracted people’s war wherein a relatively small and underequipped force wages a long-term war against a larger and better-equipped state-backed military, aiming to avoid outright conflict in favor of smaller battles that may be more easily won over time. This is a necessity for the PKK and its affiliated groups, given that the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) are the second largest military within NATO.