insurgency

[ in-sur-juh n-see ]

/ ɪnˈsɜr dʒən si /

the state or condition of being insurgent.

insurrection against an existing government, usually one's own, by a group not recognized as having the status of a belligerent.

rebellion within a group, as by members against leaders.

insurgence.

Origin of insurgency

First recorded in 1795–1805; insurg(ent) + -ency

insurgence insurgency

Rather, the revolution was brought there by certain elements of the insurgency.

Is Obama Done Playing Footsie With Assad? |Michael Tomasky |November 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
You are not trying to create an insurgency, after all, you are trying to stop one.

The CIA’s Wrong: Arming Rebels Works |Christopher Dickey |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But if Kobani falls it could well end up re-igniting the 30-year long Kurdish insurgency inside Turkey.

Kobani Still Stands Against ISIS and All Odds. But for How Long? |Jamie Dettmer |October 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And he is said to be luring more young Muslims from his home region in the Pankisi Gorge to join his insurgency forces.

ISIS Is Putin’s Problem, Too, and This Chechen Is One Reason Why. |Anna Nemtsova |September 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Even then, before the ISIS crisis, Mosul was a dangerous, disputed city with an insurgency movement.

Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple |Michael Luongo |August 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Mr Barrett—I think there have been some references to progressiveness and insurgency.

Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress |Various
One could easily imagine it to be a congress of crows exorcised over an insurgency move and demanding the previous question.

Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual |Various
The people of Virginia were most anxious to get rid of a band of malefactors guilty of insurgency, conspiracy, and rebellion.

Thomas Jefferson |Gilbert Chinard
No insurgency of words arose in denunciation of the wrong done to her nature.

Diana of the Crossways, Complete |George Meredith
"Annette is here," said Tinman, who had been showing Etna's tokens of insurgency.

The Short Works of George Meredith |George Meredith