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Meanings of insurgency in English

Russian
мятеж
Portuguese
sedição
Spanish
insurreccion
Catalan
insurgència
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Collective violent action against an established power or arbitrary authority.

        мятеж
        Portuguese
        levantamento
        Catalan
        cop
        Spanish
        golpe

        An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict.

              levantamento
              Usage of insurgency in English
              1
              His book is a case study of a counter-insurgency war gone wrong.
              The Irish Times
              2
              But inter-communal violence has surpassed the insurgency as the main security threat.
              The Irish Times
              3
              The region saw heavy fighting during an ethnic Albanian insurgency in 2001.
              Reuters
              4
              Matthew Hoh said he believes the war is simply fueling the insurgency.
              The Irish Times
              5
              U.S. officials said he had organised a Sunni insurgency against American troops.
              Reuters
              6
              A war to disarm a state became a fight against an insurgency.
              Reuters
              7
              It also has an indigenous ethnic Baluch insurgency fighting the central government.
              Reuters
              8
              It also has an indigenous ethnic Baloch insurgency fighting against central government.
              Reuters
              9
              It also has an indigenous ethnic Baloch insurgency fighting the central government.
              Reuters
              10
              U.S. officials said he had organized a Sunni insurgency against American troops.
              Reuters
              11
              The cocaine trade is a key source of funding its communist insurgency.
              Reuters
              12
              The population will push the insurgency out of the city, Carter said.
              Reuters
              13
              Others argued that tackling the insurgency with violence only spurs it on.
              Reuters
              14
              However, most commentators say that the Islamist insurgency has been severely weakened.
              Reuters
              15
              Concern about the country's leadership worryingly coincides with a growing Taliban insurgency.
              Reuters
              16
              The proposed deal aims to end decades of insurgency by Tuareg rebels.
              Reuters
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