"Siapa pimpinan penyerangan itu?"

Translation: Who is the leader of that attack?

[evabstracted]

What is the difference between serangan and penyerangan?

[demoksaputra]

• serangan = the act of attacking (invading); invasion
• penyerangan = the process, method, act of attacking; raid

[Chiliem]

So they are not interchangeable? Could you give some example phrases of each to clarify the difference? Thx!

[dieprinzessin]

serangan udara are air raids

Mereka diungsikan dari London karena serangan udara.

They were evacuated from London because of the ajr raids.

[ColinBright]

why not 'who was...' ?

[ColinBright]

itu = that , so 'who was..'
ini = this , so 'who is..'