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Categories: Warfare by type, All articles lacking reliable references, All articles with style issues, Insurgency, Military doctrines

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Actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency WordNet 3.0

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Actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Counterinsurgency is "the totality of actions aimed at defeating irregular forces". Wikipedia

Political and military actions by a state to defeat an insurgency or a resistance movement and to address its root causes. The measures vary from intentionally deadly military force to gaining sympathy of a population Wikidata

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

Morrell says whatever the details, the United States will continue to pursue a military and civilian counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. Wiktionary

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