Question

How is terrorism was different from traditional war

Answer 1

Question: How are conventional warfare and terrorism different?

Answer: The biggest difference is that terrorism actively targets non combatant in order to reduce support for the war effort among the populace.

This kind of behavior was banned after Geneva Convention, but was pretty regular in “conventional warfare” up to 1949. Hitler sent regular bombers to London. United States dropped 2 nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, despite no significant military value or target.

Another alternative description of terrorism is act that is designed to cause terror to enemy forces. e.g. targeted assassinations.

General Sir Rupert Smith, one of the most renown thinker in modern warfare said once in a presentation to Australian military that “the SAS are terrorists too. The only difference is that we label them the ‘good guys’. But when we send them to kill enemy leadership, we are spreading terror among our enemies”.

The use of drones on ISIS leadership (coupled with on the ground spies) has been very effective and drove them to chaos and self inflicted in-fighting so far that the “governor” of their territory refused to be identified because every governors before him have been vaporized in quick succession.

Hope it helps you

mark as brainlest answer

thanks