insurgency

American  

[in-sur-juhn-see] / ɪnˈsɜr dʒən si /

noun

plural

insurgencies

1. the state or condition of being insurgent.

2. insurrection against an existing government, usually one's own, by a group not recognized as having the status of a belligerent.

3. rebellion within a group, as by members against leaders.

4. insurgence.

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Etymology

Origin of insurgency

First recorded in 1795–1805; insurg(ent) + -ency

Example Sentences

The east African country is struggling to emerge from decades of conflict and chaos, battling a bloody Islamist insurgency and frequent natural disasters.

From Barron's

Maiduguri has been central to an insurgency by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province.

From BBC

The incident in Plateau state is unrelated to the long-running Islamist insurgency in the country's north-east, where jihadist groups have been battling the state for more than a decade.

From BBC

The island of Mindanao, where Davao is located, has a long history of Islamist insurgencies against central government rule.

From Barron's

Army in particular, which spent two decades fighting insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, future conflicts may be different on fundamental counts—where, how and against whom.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• dissent
• insurrection
• mutiny
• revolt
• revolution
• uprising