as in insurrections
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
there always seems to be insurgency of some type in that troubled country
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Recent Examples of insurgencies
The area has been engulfed in decades-long conflict between armed ethnic groups and the Burmese authorities, who are now fighting multiple insurgencies following the 2021 military coup and its violent crackdown on opposition forces.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Gang members burned schools and police stations, raided the country’s two largest prisons and led insurgencies in many parts of the capital.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
According to Eric Reeves, a Sudan expert and professor emeritus at Smith College, Sudan has long been a hotbed for armed insurgencies, and USAID's withdrawal could accelerate that process.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Neither of the two insurgencies currently fighting the Taliban could be a useful proxy force for the West.
—Graeme Smith, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2022
Mao’s China funded and fomented anti-Western insurgencies, guerrilla movements, and ideological movements around the world, from Latin America to Southeast Asia.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2019
By demystifying the will to fight, our research should help prevent the United States from underestimating highly motivated insurgencies in the future.
—Scott Atran, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2019
With the exception of some far-right voices, few in Israel want to be stuck in Gaza forever, responsible for 3 million Palestinians and facing likely insurgencies.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 17 Oct. 2024
Because of the Colombian government’s long history of fighting both leftist insurgencies and narcotrafficking cartels, Colombian law has strict rules to prevent the government from discussing political issues with criminal groups.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Gang members burned schools and police stations, raided the country’s two largest prisons and led insurgencies in many parts of the capital.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
According to Eric Reeves, a Sudan expert and professor emeritus at Smith College, Sudan has long been a hotbed for armed insurgencies, and USAID's withdrawal could accelerate that process.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Neither of the two insurgencies currently fighting the Taliban could be a useful proxy force for the West.
—Graeme Smith, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2022
Mao’s China funded and fomented anti-Western insurgencies, guerrilla movements, and ideological movements around the world, from Latin America to Southeast Asia.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2019
By demystifying the will to fight, our research should help prevent the United States from underestimating highly motivated insurgencies in the future.
—Scott Atran, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2019
With the exception of some far-right voices, few in Israel want to be stuck in Gaza forever, responsible for 3 million Palestinians and facing likely insurgencies.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 17 Oct. 2024
Because of the Colombian government’s long history of fighting both leftist insurgencies and narcotrafficking cartels, Colombian law has strict rules to prevent the government from discussing political issues with criminal groups.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Insurgencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgencies. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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