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Counter-insurgency

/ˌkaʊntərɪnˈsəːdʒənsi/

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- 1. military or political action taken against the activities of guerrillas or revolutionaries: "a counter-insurgency force"
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Political and military actions by a state to defeat an insurgency or a resistance movement and to address its root causes. The measures vary from intentionally deadly military force to gaining sympathy of a population
Counterinsurgency is "the totality of actions aimed at defeating irregular forces". The Oxford English Dictionary defines counterinsurgency as any "military or political action taken against the activities of guerrillas or revolutionaries" and can be considered war by a state against a non-state adversary. Insurgency and counterinsurgency campaigns have been waged since ancient history. However, m... Wikipedia
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