Sentences with phrase «guerrilla movement»
A guerrilla movement refers to a group of individuals who are fighting against a more powerful enemy, but instead of engaging in traditional warfare, they use unconventional tactics such as surprise attacks, hit-and-run strategies, and blending into the civilian population to gain an advantage. Full definition
The situation in Peru was more complicated, and negotiating a cease - fire with the ruthless Shining Path guerrilla movement proved unsuccessful.
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At the same time, he understood the dangers of Marxism, condemning the Marxist guerrilla movement that terrorised El Salvador's ruling class.
Much like a classic guerrilla movement, OWS shock troops could then melt away before Bad Things can happen, preparing themselves for the next takeover or encounter.
Only days after the people of Colombia voted to reject a historic peace deal he spent years negotiating, the Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the country's decades - long war with the FARC guerrilla movement.
Since the 1960s, the mountains of southern Colombia have been home to a war between the government and a leftist guerrilla movement known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
Rather than looking at specific guerrilla movements, Clauset was examining total deaths caused by global terrorist attacks since 1968.
One after another, the curves clicked into place: Peru's Shining Path guerrilla movement: a curve with a power of — 2.4.
Torres, readers will remember, was the Colombian priest who, seeing the terrible misery of his country's peasants and workers, became convinced that there was only one remedy for it, namely, the guerrilla movement.
Aerial bombings of areas suspected of supporting the guerrilla movements have become common.