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Guerrilla

/ɡəˈrɪlə/
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(noun) A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.

In reports in America, guerrilla resistance by the Iraq military is called terrorism.
In reports in the United States, guerrilla resistance by the Iraq military is called terrorism.
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The ____ fighters used their superior knowledge of the local terrain to launch surprise attacks on the enemy.

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