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countable and uncountable, plural counterinsurgencies
Any political or military action taken to defeat insurgency, especially during guerrilla warfare. quotations examples
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.
2012 November 9, Michael D. Shear, “Petraeus Quits; Evidence of Affair Was Found by F.B.I.”, in New York Times