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THE USE OF STRATEGIC BOMBING AGAINST NON-STATE ...

In the last decades  states revealed a tendency for expanding their dependence on so-called
strategic bombing in wars against other states  an approach that raised questions on whether it
is possible to reduce the involvement of ground and naval forces in future military
confrontations.The successful employment of strategic bombing as the major pillar of military
operations that took place within different geographical areas and terrains encouraged states
to limit or altogether avoid resorting to campaigns that involve putting their boots on the
ground. As a matter of fact  one can claim that improvements in the military aircraft industry
- including persistent research on issues of technology  effectiveness and accuracy - have
pushed for this result. Another set of reasons  however  that are indirectly connected to
developments in aerial capabilities of militaries should not be ignored  including demands by
governments for shorter  less costly wars  concerns about public opinion and electoral
implications  as well as the fear of high rates of casualties.Airmen  meanwhile  were also
called to implement strategic bombing operations against non-state actors. Yet  the outcome is
certainly an issue of debate. In general  launching air strikes on states differs on many
levels from aerially attacking militant organizations  terrorist groups or local tribes. Armies
are fundamentally trained to fight against other armies  in addition to the difficulties of
differentiating between civilians and militants  the so-called principle of discrimination.This
study seeks to examine both the rationale and objectives of states in resorting to air power
against non-state actors in the Middle East  focusing on the three cases of aerial operations
on Hezbollah in Lebanon  ISIS in Syria  and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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