insurgency
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The Pope also condemned "an endless cycle of destabilisation and death" in a "bloodstained" region of Cameroon that had been gripped by insurgency for nearly a decade.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
With growing fears that the militant Islamist insurgency that has engulfed large parts of West Africa is spreading, security has been dominating the campaign trail in Benin - a once-largely peaceful nation.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the rumors of a Kurdish insurgency “completely false.”
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
But the trickle of migration became a torrent during the 10 years of the Maoist insurgency that ended in 2006.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
During the Vietnam War, John and Marti Peterson spent three perilous years together in neighboring Laos, where John trained and advised a guerrilla army to fight the communist insurgency there.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing insurgency
The Middle East and Central Asia - Middle School
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The Middle East and Central Asia - High School
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