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also counterguerillas
as in guerrillas
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Noun
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The guerrillas agreed to lay down their weapons, face justice, and compensate their victims in exchange for political guarantees and government promises to develop poor, rural areas that gave rise to the FARC in the 1960s.—
John Otis,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The executions followed the killing of a German general and his staff by communist guerrillas a few days earlier.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Indian chiefs were brave warriors who fought to protect their peoples.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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God bless you, to our incredible warriors, and God bless the United States of America.—
Jordan Freiman,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Saturday on X that its defense forces along the border in the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar captured a Pakistani post and killed 14 Pakistani soldiers.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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So standing idly by while Palestinians are being beaten up by settlers is actually soldiers following orders.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As troopers were en eroute to that crash, an eastbound 2006 Jeep Commander struck the disabled Toyota.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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State police said troopers who arrived at the scene established a perimeter.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Arizona sank just nine minutes after being bombed, and its 1,177 dead account for nearly half the servicemen killed in the attack.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Our prayers are with the safety of our servicemen and any innocent lives that are taken.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Drone task force security model Haiti National Police Director Andre Jonas Vladimir Paraison said gang leaders are running and hiding while deploying their foot soldiers to the front lines.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Congress has become the president’s foot soldiers.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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