as in counterrevolution
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Recent Examples of counterinsurgency
World & Nation International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
Nov. 21, 2024
The allegations stem from a counterinsurgency campaign that Myanmar’s military began in August 2017 in response to an insurgent attack.
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Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
But Zulfikar argued that the government had devoted much of the resources needed for counterinsurgency to suppressing political dissent, and only a major change could bring about the stability required to address the insecurity issue properly.
—Tom O'Connor, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Thus, to hold its temporary gains, Israel appears stuck in a counterinsurgency campaign for the foreseeable future.
—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
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Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
But Zulfikar argued that the government had devoted much of the resources needed for counterinsurgency to suppressing political dissent, and only a major change could bring about the stability required to address the insecurity issue properly.
—Tom O'Connor, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Thus, to hold its temporary gains, Israel appears stuck in a counterinsurgency campaign for the foreseeable future.
—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
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“Counterinsurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterinsurgency. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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