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  • adjective Opposing or countering guerrillas.

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ guerrilla

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Examples

  • These include 22 mobile "antiguerrilla" brigades of 2,000 men each, a helicopter aviation brigade, and an elite 1,200-strong Special Forces unit, modeled on the U.S. military.

    Rebels Flail in Colombia 2008

  • As the new boss, Mr. Jimenez will undoubtedly become the main target for the U.S.-trained Colombian army's antiguerrilla groups as they continue to hunt down and kill FARC guerrillas and leaders of other illegal groups.

    Colombia Marxist Rebels Pick New Leader Dan Molinski 2011

  • It loomed large in the national consciousness not because it was a real war—it was more of an antiguerrilla campaign—but because of its grand finality.

    EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010

  • That year, it ambushed an elite antiguerrilla battalion, capturing or killing most of its 154 men.

    Rebels Flail in Colombia 2008

  • Years of military operations in Iraq have led many in the Pentagon to see antiguerrilla operations and smaller conflicts as the fights of the future.

    Defense Firms Press for Arms Investment 2008

  • "For the good of the country, the [election agency] cannot yield to any pressures which could lead to undesired situations," said Mr. Baduel, whose 36-year military career included stints in elite parachute, jungle and antiguerrilla units.

    Chávez Faces Challenge 2007

  • "For the good of the country, the [election agency] cannot yield to any pressures which could lead to undesired situations," said Mr. Baduel, whose 36-year military career included stints in elite parachute, jungle and antiguerrilla units.

    One of Chavez's biggest challenges is a former comrade 2007

  • Agreement of the Malaysian and Thai governments to set up an antiguerrilla command, following guerrilla activities on the Thai frontier.

    1969, May 10 2001

  • Teams of policemen and the military of the antiguerrilla command of this have been combing the (Bocono) Mountains, seeking armed groups.

    FIDEL CASTRO 13 MARCH ANNIVERSARY SPEECH 1967

  • He was a man loyal to his nation who takes the weapons in his hands and dies at the hands of the antiguerrilla troops trained by the Pentagon.

    UNIVERSITY SPEECH BLASTS CPR BETRAYAL 1966

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