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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any political or military action taken to defeat insurgency, especially during guerrilla warfare..
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.
Use counterinsurgency when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Counterinsurgency means Any political or military action taken to defeat insurgency, especially during guerrilla warfare..
Common synonyms include COIN, antiinsurgency, pacification.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The United States will continue to pursue a military and civilian counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan.
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