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insurgency

[in-sur-juhn-see] / ɪnˈsɜr dʒən si /


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Then, in a last-ditch effort to fend off Hong’s insurgency, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who had previously suspended his campaign, reentered the race less than a month before polls opened.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

During the campaign, he leaned heavily into his self-proclaimed nickname "The Tiger," sharing AI-generated images of himself as a fanged tiger and the only candidate willing to wage war on crime and insurgency.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

The militant leader threatened to target Saudi oil facilities if Riyadh, which led a coalition against the Houthi insurgency more than a decade ago, goes back to war in Yemen.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Wagner first arrived in the country in 2018 under a security pact with President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to quash the insurgency.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Ethiopia also continues to grapple with armed insurgencies in Oromia and Amhara, the country's two most-populous regional states.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

He warned of a "spillover" of fighting from separate insurgencies in the neighbouring Sahel.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The West African country has long been afflicted by civil war, foreign military interventions, and Islamist insurgencies.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

The attack comes as Pakistan's security forces battle intensifying insurgencies in southern and northern provinces that border Afghanistan.

From Barron's Feb. 7, 2026

The government continues to struggle with   Muslim insurgencies in the south.

From The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency




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