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insurgency

[in-sur-juhn-see] / ɪnˈsɜr dʒən si /


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India in the last two years stepped up its campaign against the last remnants of the Naxalite rebellion, named after the village in the Himalayan foothills where the Maoist-inspired insurgency began nearly six decades ago.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Washington has also pledged increased intelligence sharing and arms sales to Nigeria, which has been battling an insurgency since 2009.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the rumors of a Kurdish insurgency “completely false.”

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

But any attempts by the U.S. or China to extract mineral riches from Balochistan will have to contend with the intensifying insurgency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 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




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