Some Western diplomats and Soviet journalists believe that the guerrillas will attempt to win a quick victory in Jalalabad, a city readily accessible from their outposts in neighboring Pakistan.

On August 22, 1971 several imprisoned guerrillas attempted to escape from the Naval Base of Rawson in Patagonia, and were executed without trial in the Trelew massacre.

FIS-loyal guerrillas, threatened with marginalization, attempted to unite their forces.

On 7 September 1986, about 30 FPMR guerrillas attempted to kill Pinochet.

The guerrillas repeatedly attempted to overpower Lee and his men, but failed each time.

Western diplomats and Soviet journalists speculate that the guerrillas will attempt a quick victory, perhaps in the vulnerable eastern city of Jalalabad, to break the Government's morale.

The Khmer Rouge boycott has raised fears that the guerrillas will attempt to sabotage the balloting with violence.

In 1979 Palestinian guerrillas attempt to assassinate then-Secretary General Hussein el-Husseini by launching missiles into his home, outside Beirut.

In 1967 the Invasion of Machurucuto happened during the presidency where 12 guerrillas attempted to help Venezuelan guerrillas in the Venezuelan Andes.

Repeatedly, the guerrillas attempted to overpower Lee and his men, but each time they failed.