counterinsurgent

counterinsurgent
A person combating an insurgency

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  • counterinsurgent — noun see counterinsurgency …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • counterinsurgent — See counterinsurgency. * * * …   Universalium

  • counterinsurgent — n. someone or something that combats guerrilla fighters and revolutionaries …   English contemporary dictionary

  • counterinsurgent — coun·ter·insurgent …   English syllables

  • counterinsurgent — adjective of or relating or characteristic of actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency • Pertains to noun: ↑counterinsurgency • Derivationally related forms: ↑counterinsurgency …   Useful english dictionary

  • counterinsurgency — counterinsurgent, n., adj. /kown teuhr in serr jeuhn see/, n., pl. counterinsurgencies, adj. n. 1. a program or an act of combating guerrilla warfare and subversion. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or designed for combating guerrilla warfare and… …   Universalium

  • Counter-insurgency — Police question a civilian during the Malayan Emergency. Counter insurgency involves action from both military and police authorities …   Wikipedia

  • Guerrilla warfare — Guerrilla redirects here. For other uses, see Guerrilla (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient …   Wikipedia

  • Creighton Abrams — Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. General Creighton W. Abrams Born September 15, 1914( …   Wikipedia

  • David Galula — Nickname Jean Caran (pseudonym) Born 1919 Sfax, Tunisia Died 11 May 1967( 1967 05 11) …   Wikipedia

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