Meaning of counterinsurgency | Babel Free

Definitions

Any political or military action taken to defeat insurgency, especially during guerrilla warfare.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“The United States will continue to pursue a military and civilian counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan.”

“Mr. Petraeus almost single-handedly forced a profound evolution in the country’s military thinking and doctrine with his philosophy of counterinsurgency, focused more on protecting the civilian population than on killing enemies.”

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