Decapitation is a military strategy aimed at removing the leadership or command and control of a hostile government or group. [1] [2] The strategy of shattering or defeating an enemy by eliminating its military and political leadership has long been utilized in warfare.

An offensive is a military operation that seeks through an aggressive projection of armed forces to occupy territory, gain an objective or achieve some larger strategic, operational, or tactical goal.Another term for an offensive often used by the media is "invasion", or the more general "attack".An offensive is a conduct of combat operations that seek to achieve only some of the …