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also counterguerilla
as in guerilla
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The singer and the songwriter traversed the frontlines of the urban guerrilla war that had consumed the city of Homs by that point, with one half of the city overtaken by regime soldiers and the other half controlled by rebel groups.—
Jawad Rizkallah,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025 -
The Polisario’s guerrilla war against the Moroccan occupation clocked some impressive victories until 1991, when the two parties signed a cease-fire pegged to the pledge of a referendum on self-determination.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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In a word, even before yesterday, Donbas was well on its way to becoming Ukraine’s Bosnia -- with Putin playing the part of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, Russia playing the part of Serbia, and Putin’s Donbas supporters playing the part of Bosnian Serb irregulars.—
Alexander J. Motyl,
Foreign Affairs,
17 July 2014
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But when strong-arm tactics by security irregulars failed to suppress the massive demonstrations in Tahrir Square, the senior officer corps, who regarded themselves foremost as guardians of the first Egyptian revolution, sent Mubarak into retirement.—
Robert H. Pelletreau,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Feb. 2011
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Most of the civilians were killed by government soldiers.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
8 Mar. 2025
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Watch Captain America: The First Avenger on Disney+ Captain Marvel Vers (Brie Larson) is a soldier from the Kree Empire’s planet Hala.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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The authoritarian manosphere is organized around a hierarchy topped by heroic male warriors.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Dan Bongino Show, Feb. 2, 2024 'The left is evil' Throughout his media career, Bongino has portrayed himself as a fierce partisan warrior.—
Nick McMillan,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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Then troopers and sheriff's deputies, some on horseback, attacked, beating people with batons and launching tear gas canisters.—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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Still, DeSantis said state law enforcement is standing by with more than 100 state troopers, drones and K9 units to help local agencies around the state.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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Image Their redeployment was agreed to in a deal signed 12 years ago, the result of negotiations and renegotiations going back to 1995, when three U.S. servicemen raped an Okinawan schoolgirl.—
Martin Fackler,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Tracing Josiah’s trajectory from lumberjack to shipyard riveter to ambitious serviceman, Wang offers a protagonist of unflappable morality and decency.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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