Definition of "insurgencies" []

• Plural form of insurgency. (noun)

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• "At some level, dealing with insurgencies is less about military action than police work where you really get in and police a community as well as provide insurgents with a political outlet."
• "In Violent Politics, William Polk investigates a series of insurgencies from the American Revolution to the War in Iraq, arguing that insurgencies are principally wars against foreign invaders and that they nearly always succeed."
• "Occupier’s record of successfully resisting insurgencies is near zero since WWII."