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Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
1. Geography has historically been very important. Guerrilla movements have usually preferred regions that are not very accessible. Areas in which they are difficult to locate and the enemy can not deploy his full strength. Such areas are ideal in the organization periods.
However, the hardships go both ways.
Also, if relegated to remote areas, it is hard for the guerrillas to be effective at other than attacking remote out posts.
Geography is less important now. Technological advances have made the guerrillas easier to locate.
Urbanization has reduced the political importance of rural areas.
Guerrilla movements need bases and a steady flow of supplies.
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This is a little bit of the chicken and egg, but geography is likely not the root cause in these cases, but rather the lack of infrastructure that would facilitate the development of a common identity between a more accessible and more geographically isolated groups.