Welcome to the Voice of America's "News Words," where we explain words you hear in the news.
Many times,you hear this word in stories about war or violence in a country:Nigeria says it's turning the tide against the homegrown
radical insurgency,Boko Haram,that it has wrestled with since 2009.
"Insurgency" is a word that means a group of people who are trying to take over a government.Insurgents use subversion and violence
to achieve their goals.They can be members of a group who rebel against their leaders.
Now,when you hear the word "insurgency,"your English will be good enough to know what this News Word means.