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ventional capabilities, irregular tactics and formations, terrorist acts that
include indiscriminate violence and coercion, and criminal disorder. These
multi-modal activities can be conducted by separate units, or even by the
same unit, but are generally operationally and tactically directed and coordi-
nated within the main battlespace to achieve synergistic effects in the physical
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