insurgency
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The list of great bands I’m told to listen to is endless – Live Burial, Wytch Hazel, Insurgency, De Profundis, Eliminator – while Crypt of the Wizard appears to be burgeoning.
From The Guardian • Nov. 7, 2017
A version of this article appears in print on January 26, 2014, on page A15 of the with the headline: Philippines and Rebels Agree on Peace Accord to End Insurgency .
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2014
Ioan Grillo, author of El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency, has thought about this as much as anyone.
From Slate • Dec. 30, 2013
Charles Lister, an analyst at IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre, also said it made little sense for the Syrian government to use chemical agents now.
From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2013
Insurgency, in the true sense of the word, did not exist in Negros; opposition to the American domination was merely a pretext to harass, plunder, and extort funds from the planters and property-owners.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Middle School
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The Middle East and Central Asia - High School
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