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insurgent International law a person or group that rises in revolt against an established government or authority but whose conduct does not amount to belligerency How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The best and brightest civilian and military minds in the government developed strategies and concepts for defeating the communist insurgency in Southeast Asia as part of an overall strategy of containment. The Iraqi insurgency was taking shape, the Syrian border was wide open, munitions and arms dumps with over a million tons of weapons and ammunition were left unguarded and the American forces on the ground, far from beginning to adapt to the changes around them, were already thinking about going home. Sectarian violence (Sunnis and Shiites killing each other) has surpassed the insurgency (militants attacking foreign and Iraqi troops) as the main security threat. |
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