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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Thus, to hold its temporary gains, Israel appears stuck in a counterinsurgency campaign for the foreseeable future.
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John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
The Pentagon bought 6,000 of them in the following decade, but officials didn’t buy AeroVironment’s pitch that the weapon could be useful beyond counterinsurgency operations.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The same thing can be said about the peshmerga, which according to the Defense Department’s Inspector General for the counter-IS mission, has improved mission planning and counterinsurgency operations in their area of responsibility.
—Daniel Depetris, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
The current geopolitical situation and conflicts in several parts of the globe have shown that the decades of counterinsurgency warfare after the Cold War is giving way to a return to the threat of massed armed forces facing off against one another.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024
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John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
The Pentagon bought 6,000 of them in the following decade, but officials didn’t buy AeroVironment’s pitch that the weapon could be useful beyond counterinsurgency operations.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The same thing can be said about the peshmerga, which according to the Defense Department’s Inspector General for the counter-IS mission, has improved mission planning and counterinsurgency operations in their area of responsibility.
—Daniel Depetris, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
The current geopolitical situation and conflicts in several parts of the globe have shown that the decades of counterinsurgency warfare after the Cold War is giving way to a return to the threat of massed armed forces facing off against one another.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Counterinsurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterinsurgency. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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