All 4 Uses of
insurgent
in
This I Believe II
- On June 24, 2004, insurgents detonated several car bombs around the city of Mosul, killing over one hundred--no cops, no Iraqi national guardsmen, no Americans--all innocent civilians.†
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- My unit fought Zarqawi-backed insurgents in a firefight that lasted almost eight hours.†
Chpt 29
- I don't justify what the insurgents have done to the Iraqis.
Chpt 29 *insurgents = members of an irregular armed force that fight a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- But the passion of all sides--Iraqi, American, ally, and insurgent--shows that if man can redirect his energies to one of acceptance and not intolerance, we can bring the zealot, the politician, the soldier, and the outsider to a place where man is just that: man.†
Chpt 29
Definition:
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(insurgent) a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment