However, only in mid-June 2007, with the full deployment of the 28,000 additional U.S. troops, could major counter-insurgency efforts get fully under way.

In Iraq, Nye led operations to create jobs for Iraqis as part of the counter-insurgency effort.

The majority of counter-insurgency efforts by major powers in the last century have been spectacularly unsuccessful.

India's counter-insurgency efforts have been marred by human rights abuses, from burning villages to rape and torture.

With that unit, Hejlik was involved in preparing the counter-insurgency efforts during the United States occupation of Fallujah.

Many countries receive military aid to help with counter-insurgency efforts.

In Central America, training and intelligence were provided to support counter-insurgency efforts.

The cadres had not actually left Mozambique; a counter-insurgency effort by the Portuguese military and police resulted in most of them being captured or killed.

The 'anti-narcotics effort' is basically a counter-insurgency effort designed to deny these groups money which they'd put towards their fight against occupation.

That figure, up from 47 percent in January, makes counter-insurgency efforts almost impossible, because ordinary people now cheer, shelter and protect those who lay down bombs to kill Americans.