insurgency

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"Bastar is now Naxal-free," Shah told the parliament during a 90-minute speech detailing the history and tactics employed by security forces to end the insurgency.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

But the trickle of migration became a torrent during the 10 years of the Maoist insurgency that ended in 2006.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 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

The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis