insurgency
noun
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Insurgencies fall into the category of "irregular warfare", since an insurgency normally lacks the organization of a revolution, even though it has the same aims. Revolutions often begin within a country's armed forces, whereas insurgencies often arise in remote areas, where they gain strength slowly by winning the confidence of rural populations. An insurgency may be based on ethnic or religious identity, or its roots may be basically political or economic. Since insurgencies are rarely strong enough to face a national army head-on, insurgents (often called guerrillas) tend to use such tactics as bombing, kidnapping, hostage taking, and hijacking.
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Turkey has in recent decades faced an insurgency by ethnic Kurds fighting for their own independent state.
—Aziz Akyavas, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
In other words, an Everybody’s in L.A. insurgency would be an accomplishment, but not an entirely surprising one.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 June 2024
An insurgency in India during the 1980s and 1990s killed tens of thousands.
—Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Insurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insurgency. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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