counterinsurgency
Americannoun
plural
counterinsurgenciesadjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- counterinsurgent noun
Etymology
Origin of counterinsurgency
First recorded in 1960–65; counter- + insurgency
Example Sentences
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The Mexican military also prepared a squad of light, turboprop Beechcraft Texan aircraft that are low-cost and effective for counterinsurgency operations of the kind that they expected to encounter with Oseguera’s gunmen.
“We have been the experts on counterinsurgency, on conventional and unconventional warfare, for the past 25 years. That is not the case in the Arctic,” said Ryan P. Burke, professor at the U.S.
But the U.S. was fully engaged in counterinsurgency strategies in Iraq and Afghanistan, which made a priority of using the weapons the Pentagon already had instead of producing the new ones of the future.
The weapon, which been in use by the Army and Marine Corps since 2005, has provided firepower in counter terror and counterinsurgency operations in places like Syria for years.
From Los Angeles Times
The reality is very different, according to Ms Ochieng, who explained that Burkina Faso and its neighbours need quick cash to fund counterinsurgency campaigns.
From BBC
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