counterinsurgency

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The Mexican military also prepared a squad of light, turboprop Beechcraft Texan aircraft that are low-cost and effective for counterinsurgency operations of the kind that they expected to encounter with Oseguera’s gunmen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The weapon, which been in use by the Army and Marine Corps since 2005, has provided firepower in counter terror and counterinsurgency operations in places like Syria for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

The counterinsurgency doctrine made famous by Gen. David Petraeus governed operations during my time in Iraq.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025

He later deployed to Afghanistan as a counterinsurgency instructor in Kabul.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024

Instead, counterinsurgency efforts focus on a strategy of "clear, hold, and build"—"clearing" areas of insurgents and death squads, "holding" those areas with Iraqi security forces, and "building" areas with quick-impact reconstruction projects.

From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)