Counterinsurgency

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  • noun. Political and military strategy or action intended to oppose and forcefully suppress insurgency.
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  • noun. Any political or military action taken to defeat insurgency, especially during guerrilla warfare.
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  • noun. actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency