insurgency
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"Breaking this cycle demands action on two fronts," the report said, including "disrupting the financial flows that now underwrite an insurgency".
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Then, in a last-ditch effort to fend off Hong’s insurgency, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who had previously suspended his campaign, reentered the race less than a month before polls opened.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Africa's most populous country has been entrenched in an insurgency since 2009, and technological advancements by militants are not new.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Wagner first arrived in the country in 2018 under a security pact with President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to quash the insurgency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 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
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
Most fighters in the Africa Corps formerly belonged to the Russian mercenary Wagner group, which was active in the continent, hired by local governments to help curb insurgencies.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Somalia faces dual insurgencies from groups linked to Islamic State and al Qaeda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
The attack comes as Pakistan's security forces battle intensifying insurgencies in southern and northern provinces that border Afghanistan.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 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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The Middle East and Central Asia - Middle School
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