guerrilla
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Plus, Iran turns to guerrilla tactics to try to stop the flow of oil leaving the Strait of Hormuz, and CVS Health decides to split in two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
County formalized a local brigade program — which has existed in various forms as guerrilla groups of good Samaritans for decades — in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner explains how Houthis' precision strikes and guerrilla tactics have made it difficult for Saudi forces to gain the upper hand.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Castro promoted guerrilla movements throughout Latin America and leveraged his alliance with the Soviet Union to send tens of thousands of Cuban soldiers into Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The two guerrilla shrews melted back into the woods.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Area residents had reported to Fundaredes that over the last month Venezuelan troops had been deployed to fight the guerrillas, with the drone strikes capping off the operation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
In February, the guards rescued former vice-presidential candidate and Indigenous leader Aida Quilcue, who was kidnapped and held for several hours by guerrillas in Cauca.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Nor are streets, schools or government buildings named after him, a prohibition he imposed shortly after his guerrillas overthrew Fulgencio Batista in 1959.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
That is 55% more than in 2000, when the U.S. began providing Colombia billions in equipment and training to roll back drug production and Marxist guerrillas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
On the dictating tape, a voice referred to urban guerrillas.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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