Al Qaeda’s ‘turning move’ tactics

The essence of a “turning move” is to force the defender to turn his defences away from its original anticipated direction thus changing their strength into weakness. The Al Qaeda fighters have now mastered the ability to infiltrate a defensive position and fight outward rather than attacking the position from outside in—tactics preferred by guerillas such as Naxalites, who rely on overwhelming numbers to smother their (usually isolated) target from multiple directions.

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