counterinsurgency
Americannoun
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of counterinsurgency
First recorded in 1960–65; counter- + insurgency
Example Sentences
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Army, counterinsurgency doctrine dictates 20 to 25 troops for every 1,000 inhabitants to achieve stability.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
The Mexican military also prepared a squad of light, turboprop Beechcraft Texan aircraft that are low-cost and effective for counterinsurgency operations of the kind that they expected to encounter with Oseguera’s gunmen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
The counterinsurgency doctrine made famous by Gen. David Petraeus governed operations during my time in Iraq.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025
A US military base located in Kenya’s coastal county of Lamu has been the backbone of those counterinsurgency operations.
From BBC • May 24, 2024
The Iraqi National Police numbers roughly 25,000 and its officers have been trained in counterinsurgency operations, not police work.
From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)
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