Combing operation is police or military raid involves systematic and thorough search of a pre-defined area, without warrant, where suspect thought to be hiding. The operation involves some degree of planning and intelligence gathering to execute.
How Combing Operation works?
Just as when we comb hairs, lice hiding inside come out, in the same way when someone is said to be doing combing operations in an area, means that the area is being thoroughly searched for any unauthorized persons or things.
Success of Combing Operation
Combing means executioners don't have 100% surety whether the suspected hostiles are in a particular region"may be" there but not sure. To check the whole area and find something fishy. Search the entire area and if it is clear, report it to senior. this is what a combing operation means.
Update:11-Sep-2020
Combing Operation Targets
Combing operation can be lead by military (mostly army), police or both as joint operation. The raid doesn't involve any type of warrant, neither search warrant, nor arrest warrant. Military raid as combing operation tackles the insurgency or the combing military invaded the land as an occupier to crush the freedom fighters.
Criticism on Combing Operation
Combing operation is also used for harassment purpose in different parts of the world. In some countries combing operation is used to harass illegal immigrants through police raid. Particularly after the laws of Temporary Residence Act, police harass tenants, landlord and the property agent whereas when registering the rent agreement in the police station bribe in the name of fees is bribed and delay tactics by police faced.
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