A “complex attack” is one in which more than one element is involved, e.g. instead of just opening fire with a rifle, first setting off explosions and then opening fire. In Iraq, a common version was to use an IED to disable an American convoy, and then hit it with a team using small arms fire once the American soldiers dismounted. Here, an attention-drawing fireworks attack drew out law enforcement, who were then ambushed by shooters.
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Sort of standard, isn't it? An attacker has to get the initiative somehow, if they want to succeed. The IRA used to call in a road accident, so they could ambush the responders. etc. There are no end of ways to use "bait". I have not read any confirmation, but it sounds like the firefighters attacked in Idaho were responding to a "bait" fire.
The problem society wise is this eventually makes the responders reluctant to respond, thus hastening the collapse of the social order.
And the use of extra-legal teams (kill squads) to defeat this sort of thing has it's own set of problems, as they will get used to a lack of limits and operate to their own ends.
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