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The Israeli counterassault over the last few days has killed at least 31 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip including seven children and four women, according to the U.N. humanitarian office.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
12 May 2023 -
The 77-minute siege ended with a counterassault led by a SWAT team from the US Border Patrol.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2023
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Despite a formal statement by Ukrainian command that the withdrawal was a strategic retreat, first-hand accounts from soldiers collected by the BBC describe panic and confusion when Russian forces, supported by North Korean troops, launched a fierce counterattack earlier this month.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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But when a counterattack opportunity itself three minutes into stoppage team, SDFC — which really does need some sort of nickname — aced one more test.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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On Friday, a Russian ballistic missile and drone attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih -- Zelenskyy's home town -- killed 19 people, including nine children.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2025
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There has been a big labor split, however, with carpenters and laborers unions going heavily for Moreno — and waging tough attacks against Aguirre.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Kyiv's troops have repelled months of Russian counteroffensives, but recent weeks have seen their salient crumble and Russian forces retake significant ground.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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And after that delay, the momentum on the front lines changed from Ukraine pursuing a mostly unsuccessful counteroffensive, to being largely in defense.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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On hilltops along the Mediterranean coast, Syria’s new General Security forces faced ambushes and attacks.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Mar. 2025
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Survivors said the attacks in Pine village began in the early hours of Friday, March 7, a day after the initial ambush by Assadist loyalists was reported.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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Alencar secured four of five takedown attempts and maintained 12:38 of control time en route to the dominant win.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Trump also survived two assassination attempts in July and September.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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In the wake of the US minimizing Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and casting doubts about its commitment to NATO, the European Union is now pushing all of its members to raise military budgets and issue debt to fund defense purchases.—
Miles Bryan,
Vox,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Counteraggression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteraggression. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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