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GUERRE FACTIONS INTERPOSEES [1 record]

Record 1 2010-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
DEF

A form of limited war in which great powers avoid a direct military confrontation by furthering their national security interests and objectives through conflict in which associates, not principals, participate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
CONT

Les affrontements dans le nord de l'Ouganda constituent donc à la fois un conflit interne et une guerre par factions interposées entre l'Ouganda et le Soudan (Rone, 1998) dans la mesure où au moins jusqu'en 2002, les deux pays ont financé, armé, équipé et entraîné les forces rebelles de leur voisin.

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