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also counterguerilla
as in guerilla
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Both countries are currently experiencing their own violent upheaval after Petro, a former guerrilla, suspended negotiations with rebels last week and their attacks left at least 80 dead and 18,000 displaced in Colombia’s Catatumbo region.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Horrified by this new reality, a man escapes one of the residences and joins a guerrilla cell led by fellow dissidents over 75.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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In a word, even before yesterday, Donbas was well on its way to becoming Ukraine’s Bosnia -- with Putin playing the part of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, Russia playing the part of Serbia, and Putin’s Donbas supporters playing the part of Bosnian Serb irregulars.—
Alexander J. Motyl,
Foreign Affairs,
17 July 2014
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But when strong-arm tactics by security irregulars failed to suppress the massive demonstrations in Tahrir Square, the senior officer corps, who regarded themselves foremost as guardians of the first Egyptian revolution, sent Mubarak into retirement.—
Robert H. Pelletreau,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Feb. 2011
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So, there is a sense that London is dangerous and that all the soldiers have just returned and brought their guns with them.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Carleton argues that Russell and Tolstoy’s focus on the plight of the individual soldier amid the horror and senselessness of war shaped the public perception of later quagmires, such as World War I and the Vietnam War.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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General Caine’s nickname embodied the kind of hell-raiser warrior straight out of central casting that Mr. Trump was looking for in his top general, officials said.—
Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The sword, broken in two, might have been used by Vandal warriors and buried in a funeral ritual.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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The driver was spotted getting off the highway at Exit 32 in Southington where troopers were able to stop the vehicle, according to state police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2025
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The collision happened 2 miles south from the small community of Walker, which is roughly 80 miles southwest from Climax Springs, troopers said.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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Thousands of servicemen and women suffered grave wounds or traumatic brain injuries.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Still, in eastern Ukraine, servicemen stood recently in a repair hangar lined with Soviet-era infantry fighting vehicles and newer arrivals from France.—
Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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