counterinsurgency

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The Mexican military also prepared a squad of light, turboprop Beechcraft Texan aircraft that are low-cost and effective for counterinsurgency operations of the kind that they expected to encounter with Oseguera’s gunmen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The weapon, which been in use by the Army and Marine Corps since 2005, has provided firepower in counter terror and counterinsurgency operations in places like Syria for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

During the Iraq war, McMaster thoroughly studied the history and theory of counterinsurgency warfare, then applied his learnings as regiment commander in the province of Tal Afar with remarkable success.

From Slate • Sep. 2, 2024

A US military base located in Kenya’s coastal county of Lamu has been the backbone of those counterinsurgency operations.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

The Iraqi National Police numbers roughly 25,000 and its officers have been trained in counterinsurgency operations, not police work.

From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)