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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Her adolescence coincided with a period of severe economic and political crisis in Peru, as the government grappled with hyperinflation, institutional instability, and an internal conflict with insurgent groups such as the Shining Path, alongside controversial counterinsurgency measures.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
The program was meant to provide close air support, light strike, and intelligence gathering, especially for counterinsurgency missions.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
Mali has faced years of escalating insurgent violence; the ruling military junta, which pledged to restore stability in a 2020 coup, turned to Russia for assistance in its counterinsurgency campaign.
—Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 26 Apr. 2026
In 2017, under a government led by Suu Kyi, Min Aung Hlaing oversaw a harsh counterinsurgency campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority that drove hundreds of thousands into Bangladesh.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
The program was meant to provide close air support, light strike, and intelligence gathering, especially for counterinsurgency missions.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
Mali has faced years of escalating insurgent violence; the ruling military junta, which pledged to restore stability in a 2020 coup, turned to Russia for assistance in its counterinsurgency campaign.
—Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 26 Apr. 2026
In 2017, under a government led by Suu Kyi, Min Aung Hlaing oversaw a harsh counterinsurgency campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority that drove hundreds of thousands into Bangladesh.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for counterinsurgency
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“Counterinsurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterinsurgency. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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