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- adjective Opposing or countering
guerrillas .
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
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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
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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
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That year, it ambushed an elite antiguerrilla battalion, capturing or killing most of its 154 men.
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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.
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"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.
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"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.
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Agreement of the Malaysian and Thai governments to set up an antiguerrilla command, following guerrilla activities on the Thai frontier.
1969, May 10 2001
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Teams of policemen and the military of the antiguerrilla command of this have been combing the (Bocono) Mountains, seeking armed groups.
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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.
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