Decapitation (military strategy)

Decapitation is a military strategy aimed at removing the leadership or command and control of a hostile government or group.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Blair, Christopher W.; Horowitz, Michael C.; Potter, Philip B. K. (2022). "Leadership Targeting and Militant Alliance Breakdown". The Journal of Politics. 84 (2): 923–943. doi:10.1086/715604. ISSN 0022-3816. S2CID 236227864.