An insurgency is an armed rebellion by any irregular armed force that rises up against an established authority, government, administration or occupation. Those carrying out an insurgency are “insurgents”. Insurgents conduct sabotage and harassment. Insurgents usually are in opposition to a civil authority or government primarily in the hope of improving their condition. ARM may stand for: Most likely: ARM Ltd (originally Advanced RISC Machines) ARM architecture CPU design or one of its derivatives developed by ARM Ltd (originally called The Acorn RISC Machine) Adjustable rate mortgage Annotated Reference Manual (C++) Artificial rupture of membranes (see amniotic sac) the ISO 3166-1 3... A rebellion is, in the most general sense, a refusal to accept authority. ... Irregular soldiers in Beauharnois, Quebec, 19th century Irregular military refers to any non-standard military. ... In politics, authority generally refers to the ability to make laws, independent of the power to enforce them, or the ability to permit something. ... Look up Administration in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word administration is from the Old English administracioun, deriving from the French administration, which is itself derived from the Latin administratio: a compounding of ad (to) and ministratio (to give service). In modern usage, the word has particular meanings in particular... Occupation may refer to: the principal activity (job or calling) that earns money for a person (see profession, business) the periods of time following a nations territory invasion by controlling enemy troops (see belligerent occupation) any activity that occupies an important portion of a persons attention (see fan... Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction. ... Civil authority is that apparatus of the State other than its military units that enforces law and order. ...

Political discourse

The term is inherently political and is difficult to use without taking a political position. When used by an authority under threat, “insurgency” implies an illegitimacy of cause upon those rising up. Whereas those rising up will see the authority itself as being illegitimate. In cases of rebellions, the term insurgents refers to those who are not part of the decision-making entity that has the ability to make laws. Look up Politics on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Politics (disambiguation) Democracy History of democracy List of democracy and elections-related topics List of years in politics List of politics by country articles Political corruption Political economy Political movement Political parties of the world Political party Political psychology Political sociology Political... A political spectrum is a way of comparing or visualizing different political positions, by placing them upon one or more geometric axes. ... A rebellion is, in the most general sense, a refusal to accept authority. ...

Mass media

The term “insurgency” during 2003 has been used by Western politicians and English speaking mainstream media to describe those guerrillas and other forces in opposition to the invasion of and occupation of Iraq, as well as the current Iraqi government. As of 2005, the term is still being used to signify violent opposition to the invasion and occupation of Iraq. A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... This article covers invasion specifics. ... Occupation zones in Iraq as of September 2003 The post-invasion period in Iraq followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition led by the United States, which overthrew the Baath Party government of Saddam Hussein. ...

In some other venues, this force is sometimes described as a legitimate "Iraqi resistance" which is fighting against the occupation forces and the interim government. Whether the Iraqi participants in this conflict can be labelled insurgents is a matter of debate due in no small part to the political implications of how the resistance is discussed. However, given that the violence of Iraqis resistant to the occupying forces is being perpetrated by irregular troops against an established political structure, the term might well be considered valid in this context. Iraqi militants celebrating orders that the surrounding Coalition forces were given to stand-down. ... Politics of Iraq includes the social relations involving authority or power in Iraq. ... Debate, also Debating outside the US & Canada, is a formalized system of (usually) logical argument. ... In pragmatics (linguistics), implication is the relationship between two statements where the truth of one suggests the truth of the other, but--distinguishing implication from entailment--does not require it. ... The word militant can refer to any individual engaged in warfare, a fight, combat, or generally serving as a soldier. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

See also

• Kashmiri insurgency
• Counter insurgency
• Rebel -- person active in rebellion, such as members of paramilitary forces.
• Freedom fighter -- those engaged in rebellion against an established government.

• Members of popular uprisings:
  • subversives (intent to overthrow or undermine an established government),
  • insurrectionists (armed rebels against the constituted authority),
  • mutineers (rebels within the authority's military that refuse to obey orders),
  • guerillas (small combat groups who strike, harass and retreat),
  • partisans (group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service),
  • militants (violent actors who do not belong to an established military)..