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a person who rises up against authority
the government subjected the insurgents to the most inhuman torture imaginable
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Recent Examples of insurgents
Troops unknowingly entered an apartment building next to insurgents, and al-Qaeda forces hurled a grenade through a sniper hole, injuring one of the SEALs, Elliott Miller (Cosmo Jarvis).
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
And when a couple of grenades are thrown into their space – because insurgents happen to be in the house next door – the action ratchets up and begins to spin out of control for the soldiers.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
This week, the insurgents expanded their reach to the rural town of Saut-d’Eau, whose picturesque waterfall is nestled between the west region, where Port-au-Prince is located, and the Central Plateau.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Some analysts said Tuesday’s attack marked an escalation in the sophistication of attacks by the insurgents.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
In January 2024, Islamabad and Tehran engaged in tit-for-tat airstrikes targeting insurgents inside each other’s border areas, killing at least 11 people, but quickly deescalated the situation through talks.
—Abdul Sattar and Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Earlier Monday, Syria's government announced the end of the military operation against insurgents loyal to Assad and his family in the worst fighting since the end of the civil war.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Turkey, which backed the insurgents when Assad was still in power, warned on Friday that the current fighting poses a serious threat to the new government.
—arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Three months since Islamist insurgents led by Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled Assad, his efforts to reunite Syria after 13 years of civil war are facing myriad challenges.
—Reuters, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
And when a couple of grenades are thrown into their space – because insurgents happen to be in the house next door – the action ratchets up and begins to spin out of control for the soldiers.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
This week, the insurgents expanded their reach to the rural town of Saut-d’Eau, whose picturesque waterfall is nestled between the west region, where Port-au-Prince is located, and the Central Plateau.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Some analysts said Tuesday’s attack marked an escalation in the sophistication of attacks by the insurgents.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
In January 2024, Islamabad and Tehran engaged in tit-for-tat airstrikes targeting insurgents inside each other’s border areas, killing at least 11 people, but quickly deescalated the situation through talks.
—Abdul Sattar and Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Earlier Monday, Syria's government announced the end of the military operation against insurgents loyal to Assad and his family in the worst fighting since the end of the civil war.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Turkey, which backed the insurgents when Assad was still in power, warned on Friday that the current fighting poses a serious threat to the new government.
—arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Three months since Islamist insurgents led by Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled Assad, his efforts to reunite Syria after 13 years of civil war are facing myriad challenges.
—Reuters, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Insurgents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgents. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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