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. Zannah Mustapha:

   When I started there wasn't anything like the insurgency. The issue of Boko Haram was not even started. We( educated) children whose parent died of natural causes, in 2009, there was this insurgency of the Boko Haram and women and children were cast out in the street.

2. Michael Knights:

   We could see the same number of civilian casualties next year or more, because we're in active, large-scale civil conflict, not just terror or insurgency.

3. Daniel Bekele:

   The number of rapes reported to us, often in harrowing detail, suggests that sexual violence is part of the government's counter-insurgency strategy, the scale of reported abuses points to the urgent need for an international investigation in both rebel- and government-controlled areas.

4. Karl Ake Roghe:

   This is the main problem for Afghanistan - how they are dividing the responsibilities for fighting the insurgency. This should be a task for the Afghan National Army, not the police. Currently it belongs to the police and the main part of the fight is done by the police.

5. Karl Ake Roghe:

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