as in counterattack
an attack made to counter an enemy's attack
the army launched a counteroffensive at dawn
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Al Shabaab controlled a vast area of Somalia before being pushed back in government counteroffensives since 2022.
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Reuters, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
Analysts expect the Ukraine aid package – the more than $60 billion approved by the US Congress earlier this year – to last Kyiv about a year to 18 months, which could be enough time for Ukraine to regroup and launch a new counteroffensive.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 20 July 2024
Faced with potentially dire consequences, Maryland is bumping up its counteroffensive.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
Russian troops occupied villages and land around Kharkiv until September 2022, when Ukrainian forces pushed them out in a surprise counteroffensive.
—Laurel Chor, NPR, 21 June 2024
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Reuters, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
Analysts expect the Ukraine aid package – the more than $60 billion approved by the US Congress earlier this year – to last Kyiv about a year to 18 months, which could be enough time for Ukraine to regroup and launch a new counteroffensive.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 20 July 2024
Faced with potentially dire consequences, Maryland is bumping up its counteroffensive.
—Joe Heim, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
Russian troops occupied villages and land around Kharkiv until September 2022, when Ukrainian forces pushed them out in a surprise counteroffensive.
—Laurel Chor, NPR, 21 June 2024
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