Synonyms for insurgency
ɪnˈsɜr dʒən siin·sur·gen·cy

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1. insurgency, insurgencenoun

   an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

   Synonyms:
   insurgence

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1. insurgencynoun

   Synonyms:
   revolt, rebellion, insubordination, mutiny

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1. List of paraphrases for "insurgency":

   rebellion, insurrection, rebel, uprising, mutiny, insurgent, revolt, insurgence, disobedience, sedition, rebellious, counter-insurgency, rebels

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1. President Barack Obama:

   We should not be drawn once more into a long and costly ground war in Iraq or Syria. That's what groups like ISIL want. They know they can't defeat us on the battlefield. ISIL fighters were part of the insurgency that we faced in Iraq. But they also know that if we occupy foreign lands, they can maintain insurgencies for years, killing thousands of our troops and draining our resources, and using our presence to draw new recruits.

2. Karl Ake Roghe:

   ISAF drawing down and the Afghans more exposed this will create some space for the insurgency.

3. Aisha Birma:

   This election is not about Buhari or Jonathan, it's about Nigeria, it's about freedom, it's about change, it's about unity, what we have gone through, the Boko Haram insurgency for the past six years in Borno. ... You, Jonathan, were responsible for our lives and property. When you don't protect our lives and property, you can't talk about infrastructure, education ... Security is paramount.

4. The FARC:

   Paramilitarism is no ghost invoked by the insurgency.

5. President Duterte:

   I will run as vice president, then I will continue the crusade. Number one is insurgency, then criminality, drugs, i may not have the power to give the direction or guidance but I can always express my views in public.