diversionary tactic

Though German military leaders had been expecting an invasion, they believed the initial attacks were only a diversionary tactic.

Though they were expecting an invasion, German military leaders believed the initial attacks were only a diversionary tactic.

Rahul Gandhi, an opposition Congress party leader, said the new legislation could be implemented immediately and accused the Modi government of adopting a diversionary tactic.

However, earlier this week Sinn Féin assembly member Conor Murphy dismissed the row as a diversionary tactic by the DUP.

Or possibly mounting a diversionary tactic for an offensive planned for another area entirely.