counterraid
noun
coun·ter·raid
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌrād
variants
or counter-raid
plural counterraids or counter-raids
: a raid carried out in response to or retaliation for another raid
… raids and counterraids had claimed several thousand lives …—Brian DeLay
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