guerrilla

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Petro, a former guerrilla and Colombia's first leftist president, is barred by the constitution from running again.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

“It’s risky to confront guerrilla organizations on their own terrain,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

However, the Afghan Taliban has extensive experience in guerrilla warfare.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

But as a group, the Taliban sustained more than 20 years of war against the US and its Nato allies, so its capacity to carry out unconventional and guerrilla warfare is well evidenced.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

They were a guerrilla force, he said, made up of young Pashtun men whose families had fled to Pakistan during the war against the Soviets.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini