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insurgency
[in-sur-juhn-see]
noun
plural
insurgenciesthe state or condition of being insurgent.
insurrection against an existing government, usually one's own, by a group not recognized as having the status of a belligerent.
rebellion within a group, as by members against leaders.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of insurgency1
Example Sentences
While many Somalis chose to leave, they stayed, driven by a passion to rebuild, despite the fact that an insurgency was being waged by al-Shabab, a group linked to al-Qaeda.
Mali has been grappling with a militant Islamist insurgency for more than a decade.
It claims Ahmad has longstanding ties with the illegal trade in "blood diamonds", a reference to how diamonds are sometimes used to fund armed conflict and insurgencies.
Home Minister Amit Shah called it "the most decisive strike" against the insurgency in three decades.
Balochistan has experienced decades of militant attacks linked to a nationalist insurgency.
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