Difference between Insurgents and Rebel

INSURGENTS vs REBEL: NOUN

Plural form of insurgent.
People rising in revolt against established authority, especially a government.
A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
A member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

`johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
One who rebels or is in rebellion.
A Confederate soldier.
A person who resists or defies authority or convention.
A person who makes war upon the government of his country from political motives; one of a body of persons organized for a change of government or of laws by force of arms, or by open defiance.
Hence One who or that which resists authority or law; one who refuses obedience to a superior, or who revolts against some controlling power or principle.
Synonyms Traitor, etc. See insurgent, n.
One who rebels.
A person who resists an established authority, often violently.

To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force an established government or ruling authority.
To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See rebellion.
To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.
To feel or express strong unwillingness or repugnance.
To resist or defy an authority or a generally accepted convention.

Renounce a former allegiance
Take part in a rebellion
`greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
To make war against one's government, or against anything deemed oppressive, by arms or other means; revolt by active resistance or repulsion.
Resisting authority or law; rebellious.
Of a rebellious nature or character; characteristic of a rebel.

Attackers, Militant, Militiamen, Rebels, Guerrillas, Militants, Disloyal, Irregular, Seditious, Mutineer, Subversive, Insurrectionist, Guerilla, Rebel, Guerrilla

Rise up, Reb, Johnny, Arise, Rise, Grayback, Johnny reb, Disloyal, Southern, Maverick, Insurrectionist, Rebellious, Mutineer, Renegade, Insurgent

Rioters, Dissidents, Militant, Militiamen, Rebels, Militants, Disloyal, Irregular, Seditious, Mutineer, Subversive, Insurrectionist, Guerilla, Rebel, Guerrilla

Militant, Guerrilla, Johnny, Arise, Rise, Grayback, Johnny reb, Disloyal, Southern, Maverick, Insurrectionist, Rebellious, Mutineer, Renegade, Insurgent

Insurgents are now part of the Middle East.
Iraqi insurgents and the coalition forces: Man vs.
The image is fleeting, but beneath it, insurgents.
Vietcong when referring to the South Vietnamese insurgents.
Insurgents, after all, reject the existing political order.
Uneasy Alliance Gives Insurgents an Edge in Iraq.
Americans being kidnapped, people being beheaded, parts of the country under the control of insurgents, even today, under the control of the insurgents.
Insurgents Military officials in Iraq are upset that terrorist insurgents in Iraq are posting operational videos on an extremist Web site.
The paper focuses on how civilians, the majority of whom are initially undecided about supporting insurgents, respond to government activity against known insurgents.
This method permitted insurgents to target their objectives selectively and allowed less tactically skilled insurgents to conduct attacks.

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Pastrana ordered the military to attack rebel positions and reassert control over the rebel zone.
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Rebel group behavior is also influenced by the number of rebel groups within a given conflict.
Rebel to early, and all is lost, as the rebel forces are too small.
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Affiliations Light Side Rebel Rebel Fighter Scoundrel Tank.