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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
Whatever chemical weapons Assad held on to after 2013, or had produced since then, are now unguarded and could be seized by the new government or stolen by insurgents or terrorist groups.
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Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
There have not been any clashes between Russian troops and the former insurgents since Assad fled the country.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The militia was created by a previous leader to protect communities against the insurgents.
—Arlette Bashizi, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Many Syrian Christians, who made up 10% of the population before Syria’s civil war, had either fled the country or supported Assad out of fear of Islamist insurgents.
—Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
In another sign of Syrians’ yearning for normalcy after the whirlwind of events, schools in Damascus reopened Sunday for the first time since the insurgents marched in the capital.
—Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
The meetings come less than a week after Syrian insurgents marched into Damascus and toppled President Bashar Assad.
—Albert Aji and Matthew Lee The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
The gatherings illustrated the dramatic changes that have swept over Syria less than a week after insurgents marched into Damascus and toppled Assad.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024
In a stunning turn, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appears to have fallen after rebels advanced into the capital Damascus, catching government forces by surprise 10 days after a lightning advance by insurgents first began.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
There have not been any clashes between Russian troops and the former insurgents since Assad fled the country.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The militia was created by a previous leader to protect communities against the insurgents.
—Arlette Bashizi, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Many Syrian Christians, who made up 10% of the population before Syria’s civil war, had either fled the country or supported Assad out of fear of Islamist insurgents.
—Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
In another sign of Syrians’ yearning for normalcy after the whirlwind of events, schools in Damascus reopened Sunday for the first time since the insurgents marched in the capital.
—Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
The meetings come less than a week after Syrian insurgents marched into Damascus and toppled President Bashar Assad.
—Albert Aji and Matthew Lee The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
The gatherings illustrated the dramatic changes that have swept over Syria less than a week after insurgents marched into Damascus and toppled Assad.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024
In a stunning turn, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appears to have fallen after rebels advanced into the capital Damascus, catching government forces by surprise 10 days after a lightning advance by insurgents first began.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Insurgents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgents. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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