guerrilla war

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This wasn’t “an argument between genteel parties in Congress,” William Hogeland writes in his history, The Whiskey Rebellion, “but…a guerrilla war on the country’s ragged margin, our first war for the American soul.”

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

For more than six years, there has been a guerrilla war in Cameroon between government forces and insurgents who want certain parts of the country to become an independent state.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

As such, almost half of our genome is engaged in a constant guerrilla war with the other half as TEs seek to multiply, while our cells try to prevent them from spreading.

From Science Daily • Oct. 2, 2023

President Isaias Afwerki, 77, has led Eritrea since it won independence from Ethiopia in a long guerrilla war.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023

But this was a guerrilla war, and the usual rules didn’t apply.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge