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Meanings of insurgency in inglés
Collective violent action against an established power or arbitrary authority.
An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict.
Usage of insurgency in inglés
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His book is a case study of a counter-insurgency war gone wrong.
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But inter-communal violence has surpassed the insurgency as the main security threat.
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The region saw heavy fighting during an ethnic Albanian insurgency in 2001.
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Matthew Hoh said he believes the war is simply fueling the insurgency.
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U.S. officials said he had organised a Sunni insurgency against American troops.
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A war to disarm a state became a fight against an insurgency.
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It also has an indigenous ethnic Baluch insurgency fighting the central government.
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It also has an indigenous ethnic Baloch insurgency fighting against central government.
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It also has an indigenous ethnic Baloch insurgency fighting the central government.
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U.S. officials said he had organized a Sunni insurgency against American troops.
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The cocaine trade is a key source of funding its communist insurgency.
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The population will push the insurgency out of the city, Carter said.
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Others argued that tackling the insurgency with violence only spurs it on.
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However, most commentators say that the Islamist insurgency has been severely weakened.
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Concern about the country's leadership worryingly coincides with a growing Taliban insurgency.
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The proposed deal aims to end decades of insurgency by Tuareg rebels.
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