counterinsurgency
noun
coun·ter·in·sur·gen·cy
ˌkau̇n-tər-in-ˈsər-jən(t)-sē 
: organized military activity designed to combat insurgency
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The military has launched a counterinsurgency.
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Impunity for human rights abuses could lead to general lawlessness; in this way, repressive counterinsurgencies had mutated into mafia states in countries like Guatemala.
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Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Hegseth, a combat veteran, received two Bronze Stars, including a 2012 citation for meritorious service as a counterinsurgency instructor.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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The allegations stem from a counterinsurgency campaign that Myanmar’s military began in August 2017 in response to an insurgent attack.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
But Zulfikar argued that the government had devoted much of the resources needed for counterinsurgency to suppressing political dissent, and only a major change could bring about the stability required to address the insecurity issue properly.
—Tom O'Connor, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Hegseth, a combat veteran, received two Bronze Stars, including a 2012 citation for meritorious service as a counterinsurgency instructor.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
World & Nation International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
Nov. 21, 2024
The allegations stem from a counterinsurgency campaign that Myanmar’s military began in August 2017 in response to an insurgent attack.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
But Zulfikar argued that the government had devoted much of the resources needed for counterinsurgency to suppressing political dissent, and only a major change could bring about the stability required to address the insecurity issue properly.
—Tom O'Connor, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Counterinsurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterinsurgency. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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