counterinsurgency

attack reprisal retribution vengeance

animus avenging counterblow counterplay fight malevolence rancor repayment requital return ruthlessness satisfaction sortie spitefulness vengefulness vindictiveness

avengment eye for an eye getting even ill will implacability measure for measure tit for tat

forgiveness pardon sympathy

battle campaigning clash combat competition discord fighting rivalry strife struggle war

arms blows contest emulation hostilities strategy striving tug-of-war

armed struggle military operation passage of arms

ceasefire peace surrender truce

harmony