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insurgency

[in-sur-juhn-see] / ɪnˈsɜr dʒən si /


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“When we used to defend airfields, either you got bombed from a great distance or it was an insurgency coming through the wire,” says Greg Bagwell, president of the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Since then, Iraqi forces have fought Islamic State remnants engaged in a low-level insurgency around the country’s remote areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

When the party got together in the same West Midlands venue a year ago, they were an insurgency provoking intrigue and attention and demonstrating plenty of momentum.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Werb argued that the mutiny was the consequence of a worsening security landscape in Niger, with the junta having failed to quell a deadly, long-running jihadist insurgency.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 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

That was followed by a long-promised "national dialogue", in which some 4,000 delegates gathered to discuss the country's many challenges, including its deep ethnic divides and ongoing insurgencies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Since 2012, Mali has been plagued by insurgencies and large parts of the north and east of the country remain outside government control.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Mali has faced insurgencies for years from the separatists in the north, and groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

After years of insurgencies, residents in eastern Congo are accustomed to food shortages, inflation and destitution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

The government   continues to struggle with ongoing Muslim insurgencies in the south.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency




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