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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA
The spectrum extends from full scale war fighting at one end, to the
use of armed forces in extremely constrained circumstances at the other
end. Sandwiched between general war and peace, that is operations
other than war.
Regional Conflict

The term regional conflict describes a limited conflict arising out of
regional issues in a specific geographical area. This may be the only
limitation that applies since there is no implication that the size of the
force deployed, the types of weapons employed, the duration or the
intensity of the fighting which will in any way be limited.

The Gulf War (1990 - 1991)

The Gulf War (02 August 1990 to 28 February 1991),
Codenamed Operation Desert Shield (02 August 1990 to
17 January 1991) for operations leading to the build-up
of troops and deference of Saudi Arabia and Operation
Desert Storm (17 January 1991 to 28 February 1991) in its
combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from
35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response
to Iraq’s invasion and annexation of Kuwait arising from oil
pricing and production disputes.

Limited War

This is a cold war term and was principally used to distinguish international
conflict in which it was thought there would be no way out to nuclear
weapons. The Korean War is probably the best example of limited war
during this period. However with the demise of the cold war this term is
probably no longer relevant since forces engaged in regional conflict will
invariably be subject to limitations and constraints.

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