urban warfare
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combat conducted in urban areas such as towns and cities
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A United States Army M113 armored personnel carrier during the 1989 United States invasion of Panama
Urban warfare is warfare in urban areas such as towns and cities. Urban combat differs from combat in the open at both operational and the tactical levels. Complicating factors in urban warfare include the presence of civilians and the complexity of the urban terrain. Urban combat operations may be conducted to capitalize on strategic or tactical advantages associated with the possession or the control of a particular urban area or to deny these advantages to the enemy. It is arguably considered to be the most difficult form of warfare.
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