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- noun Plural form of
guerilla .
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Examples
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In 2002, Íngrid Betancourt was a Colombian senator, campaigning for president as the candidate of the Green Oxygen party, when she and her campaign manager, Clara Rojas, were kidnapped by guerillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
Former Colombian Presidential Candidate Releases Memoir of Six Years in Captivity 2010
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In 2002, Íngrid Betancourt was a Colombian senator, campaigning for president as the candidate of the Green Oxygen party, when she and her campaign manager, Clara Rojas, were kidnapped by guerillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
Former Colombian Presidential Candidate Releases Memoir of Six Years in Captivity 2010
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The Marines claimed they killed mostly guerillas, which is a fantasy.
Archive 2004-04-01 2004
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It has been asserted that the guerillas were a part of the regular Confederate service, whereas they were outlawed by the army and subject to summary discipline if caught.
Old times in Dixie land : a southern matron's memories, 1901
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"And if a loyal citizen is killed by one of these so-called guerillas, for whose acts nobody is responsible, prisoners of war are to be shot in retaliation?"
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come John Fox 1891
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There is no doubt that the fight with the guerillas was a lucky thing for us.
Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Walter Paget 1867
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In a story reminiscent of the 1957 movie, "The Bridge on the River Kwai," Cyr was put in charge of an OSS team to arm and train Chinese guerillas.
Latest Articles 2009
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In a story reminiscent of the 1957 movie, "The Bridge on the River Kwai," Cyr was put in charge of an OSS team to arm and train Chinese guerillas.
Latest Articles 2009
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In a story reminiscent of the 1957 movie, "The Bridge on the River Kwai," Cyr was put in charge of an OSS team to arm and train Chinese guerillas.
Latest Articles 2009
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"We called guerillas terrorists and hoped that would solve things," he said at a conference in Ankara.
The Guardian World News Nicholas Birch 2008
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