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counterinsurgency
[ koun-ter-in-sur-juhn-see ]
noun
- a program or an act of combating guerrilla warfare and subversion.
adjective
- of, relating to, or designed for combating guerrilla warfare and subversion:
counterinsurgency funds.
counterinsurgency
/ ˌkaʊntərɪnˈsɜːdʒənsɪ /
noun
- action taken by a government to counter the activities of rebels, guerrillas, etc
counterinsurgency
- Military power applied in guerrilla warfare in support of the established government.
Other Words From
- counter·in·surgent noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of counterinsurgency1
Example Sentences
He later deployed to Afghanistan as a counterinsurgency instructor in Kabul.
A US military base located in Kenya’s coastal county of Lamu has been the backbone of those counterinsurgency operations.
“Look, we have painful experience in counterinsurgency campaigns fighting terrorists in urban environments, in populated areas,” said Sullivan, referring to long U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“The massacres in Nondin and Soro villages are just the latest mass killings of civilians by the Burkina Faso military in their counterinsurgency operations,” Human Rights Watch Executive Director Tirana Hassan said in a statement.
"The massacres in Nondin and Soro villages are just the latest mass killings of civilians by the Burkina Faso military in their counterinsurgency operations," said Tirana Hassan, executive director of Human Rights Watch.
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