guerrilla
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Meeting in Ankara with Sharaa, who has traded his guerrilla fatigues for a suit, Trump said, "He's doing an unbelievable job in unifying Syria. What a job he's doing."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Culture Clash — which includes members Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Sigüenza — arrived on the scene as a guerrilla sketch theater group from the San Francisco Mission District in 1984.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The attack marked the start of a guerrilla war that would sweep Batista from power a little over two years later and usher in over six decades of socialism.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
So viewers were understandably skeptical that the corporation had lovingly funded an anti-corporate guerrilla comedy special only to immediately suppress its circulation online.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Miguel had become one of the guerrilla leaders, fulfilling the destiny he had been moving toward ever since he was a teenager.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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Petro tried unsuccessfully to negotiate peace with criminal groups, but experts say guerrillas used the talks to grow in strength.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 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
Former Maoist rebel Vishnu Madvi, 26, surrendered in January after seven years with the guerrillas.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Colombia's bid to bring former guerrillas into the political fold faces a major test at Sunday's legislative elections, as ex-FARC fighters struggle to win over voters.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
The guerrillas are small groups of Filipino combatants who work with the US military to fight the Japanese.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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