insurgency
Example Sentences
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The island of Mindanao, where Davao is located, has a long history of Islamist insurgencies against central government rule.
From Barron's
Army in particular, which spent two decades fighting insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, future conflicts may be different on fundamental counts—where, how and against whom.
In reality, Russian mercenaries have also struggled to combat insurgencies across the continent.
Since the junta took power in a 2023 coup, Niger has turned to Russia, which commands the world's largest arsenal of atomic weapons, for help in fighting the west African country's jihadist insurgency.
From Barron's
A military junta seized power in Mali in 2021, forcing French troops to leave after accusing them of failing to stem the insurgency.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
