strategic hamlet, n.All

Strategic hamlet (n.) "protected" ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠peasants behind barbed wire from the guerrillas they willingly supported, while random bombing drove them into its safety.