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guerrilla

[guh-ril-uh] / gəˈrɪl ə /


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In Kosovo, where former guerrilla leaders are still celebrated as heroes, the war crimes trial of ex-president Hashim Thaci and other senior commanders has reignited bitter debate over the legacy of the independence struggle.

From Barron's

And other groups made of renegade guerrillas who rejected a 2016 peace accord have 9,200 members.

From The Wall Street Journal

Colombia's armed forces are taking part in the search for the aircraft, which is in a region that has areas controlled by Colombia's ELN guerrilla group.

From BBC

The two countries became adversaries shortly after the Castro brothers descended from Cuba’s Sierra Maestra mountains with a bearded crew of guerrillas in 1959.

From The Wall Street Journal

His genial demeanour and penchant for folksy parables belie a past as a wily guerrilla fighter and ruthless political survivor.

From Barron's