That sounds like a reasonable definition. But how would this definition qualify the Taliban attacks on military bases and police stations in Afghanistan?
I think one would need to put something like that as a guerrilla war.
There needs to be a distinction between:
* attacking civilians (terrorism)
* attacking The System, but going for softer targets and not taking its military might directly head on (guerilla war)
* attacking The System, in a Military v Military setting (regular warfare)
While there are groups that will never have the direct strength to take a head on fight, I think it's beneficial to have a category showing that they limit their targets to agents of the system rather than any random civilian.
There needs to be a distinction between:
* attacking civilians (terrorism)
* attacking The System, but going for softer targets and not taking its military might directly head on (guerilla war)
* attacking The System, in a Military v Military setting (regular warfare)
While there are groups that will never have the direct strength to take a head on fight, I think it's beneficial to have a category showing that they limit their targets to agents of the system rather than any random civilian.