A 'crushing' victory: fuel-air explosives and Grozny 2000

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Fuel-air explosives have been very effective in the battlefield as demonstrated by the Russians in capturing Grozny, Russia, from Oct-Dec 1999. Also called thermobaric weapons, these explosives work by detonating first a scattering charge inside a bomb rocket, or grenade warhead. Besides Russia, other countries that have a wide range of fuel-air weapons in their arsenals include the US, China and India. In 1993, Russia exhibited a number of for-sale weapons systems with thermobaric warheads at the Nizhny Novgorod arms show.

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Operation RESTORE HOPE in Somalia: a tactical action turned strategic defeat

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The United States, in connection with a larger United Nations effort, undertook peacekeeping and humanitarian actions in Somalia from 1992-1994. The actions, called Operations PROVIDE RELIEF and RESTORE HOPE, unfortunately ended in a strategic defeat at the hands of a Somali warlord.

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Russia's 1994-96 campaign for Chechnya: a failure in shaping the battlespace

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Russian's conflict in the Chechnya region began in 1994 as an effort to bring a halt to the separatist movement in that region. The campaign failed because of a disregard for intelligence and an incorrect shaping of the battlespace. Specifics are discussed.

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