insurgency
US /ɪn'sɜ:rdʒənsɪ/
・UK /ɪn'sɜ:dʒənsɪ/
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n. (u.)Uncountable NounArmed rebellion to get rid of a government
An armed insurgency got rid of the local lord
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India launches strike against Pakistan in wake of tourist massacre
- This is an army, remember, that's been fighting an insurgency on their western border that has actually become increasingly ferocious as the security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated, and Islamist militants have used Afghanistan as a base and attacked into Pakistan with ferocity, that the army here over the past couple of decades has become tougher and stronger militarily in their ethos, in their outlook, and one can even say in their leadership.
This is an army, remember, that's been fighting an insurgency on their western border that has actually become increasingly ferocious as the security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated, and Islamist militants have used Afghanistan as a base and attacked into Pakistan with ferocity, that the army here over the past couple of decades has become tougher and stronger militarily in their ethos, in their outlook, and one can even say in their leadership.
- This is an army, remember, that's been fighting an insurgency on their western border that has actually become increasingly ferocious as the security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated and Islamist militants have used Afghanistan as a base and attacked into Pakistan with ferocity, that the army here over the past couple of decades has become tougher and stronger militarily in their ethos, in their outlook,
This is an army, remember, that's been fighting an insurgency on their western border that has actually become increasingly ferocious as the security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated and Islamist militants have used Afghanistan as a base and attacked into Pakistan with ferocity, that the army here over the past couple of decades has become tougher and stronger militarily in their ethos, in their outlook,
India ramps up 50-year campaign to crush Maoist insurgency | DW News
- Regular operations are now routine, aimed at crushing the decades-old insurgency.
Regular operations are now routine, aimed at crushing the decades-old insurgency.
- Regular operations are now routine, aimed at crushing the decades-old insurgency.
Regular operations are now routine, aimed at crushing the decades-old insurgency.
AK-47.
- It's the weapon of choice for a revolution, and the backbone of any insurgency.
It's the weapon of choice for a revolution, and the backbone of any insurgency.
- It's the weapon of choice for a revolution, and the backbone of any insurgency.
It's the weapon of choice for a revolution, and the backbone of any insurgency.
Why Tourists Are Flocking to Afghanistan Now
- Part of why Afghanistan was so violent all throughout the 2000s and 2010s was because the Taliban themselves were the ones that were waging the violent insurgency against the government, which they've stopped doing since they retook power again.
Part of why Afghanistan was so violent all throughout the 2000s and 2010s was because the Taliban themselves were the ones that were waging the violent insurgency against the government, which they've stopped doing since they retook power again.
- they've continually waged a violent insurgency against the Taliban ever since they retook power again with the goal of overthrowing them.
they've continually waged a violent insurgency against the Taliban ever since they retook power again with the goal of overthrowing them.
Why Cambodia & Thailand Are Moving Towards War
- Instead they fled to the jungles along the Cambodia Thailand border and waged a violent insurgency against the Vietnamese and new Cambodian government that lasted for the next decade.
Instead they fled to the jungles along the Cambodia Thailand border and waged a violent insurgency against the Vietnamese and new Cambodian government that lasted for the next decade.
- Bizarrely, because of Cold War politics and Vietnam's alliance with the Soviet Union, China, the United States and Thailand all began supporting the Khmer Rouge insurgency against the Vietnamese at this point.
Bizarrely, because of Cold War politics and Vietnam's alliance with the Soviet Union, China, the United States and Thailand all began supporting the Khmer Rouge insurgency against the Vietnamese at this point.
Why Didn't China Conquer Taiwan?
- In the meantime, the Manchu-Qing dynasty collapsed and China became a republic, only for it to face regional warlordism and a communist insurgency that Japan was all too eager to exploit in the lead-up to World War II.
In the meantime, the Manchu-Qing dynasty collapsed and China became a republic, only for it to face regional warlordism and a communist insurgency that Japan was all too eager to exploit in the lead-up to World War II.
- and China became a republic, only for it to face regional warlordism and a communist insurgency that Japan was all too eager to exploit in the lead-up to World War II.
and China became a republic, only for it to face regional warlordism and a communist insurgency that Japan was all too eager to exploit in the lead-up to World War II.
Terrorism, War, and Bush 43: Crash Course US History #46
- But troops soon found themselves trying to manage an increasingly organized insurgency that featured attacks and bombings.
But troops soon found themselves trying to manage an increasingly organized insurgency that featured attacks and bombings.
- but troops soon found themselves trying to manage an increasingly organized insurgency
but troops soon found themselves trying to manage an increasingly organized insurgency
How close is America to civil conflict? | The Gray Area
- What we see, especially in wealthy, powerful countries, is really more a form of insurgency and a form of sort of persistent high-grade terror.
What we see, especially in wealthy, powerful countries, is really more a form of insurgency and a form of sort of persistent high-grade terror.
- What we see, especially in wealthy, powerful countries, is really more a form of insurgency and a form of sort of persistent high grade terror.
What we see, especially in wealthy, powerful countries, is really more a form of insurgency and a form of sort of persistent high grade terror.
US launches strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria | BBC News
- But many people see this, um, some people from conversations we've seen, see this as a welcomed, um, partnership, as Nigeria has really been trying to calm down on insurgency for years now.
But many people see this, um, some people from conversations we've seen, see this as a welcomed, um, partnership, as Nigeria has really been trying to calm down on insurgency for years now.
- Some people from conversations we are seeing see this as a welcomed partnerships as Nigeria has really been trying to clamp down on insurgency for years now.
Some people from conversations we are seeing see this as a welcomed partnerships as Nigeria has really been trying to clamp down on insurgency for years now.
The President Addresses the Nation on Keeping the American People Safe
- ISIL fighters were part of the insurgency that we faced in Iraq.
ISIL fighters were part of the insurgency that we faced in Iraq.
- ISIL fighters were part of the insurgency that we faced
ISIL fighters were part of the insurgency that we faced