Difference between Insurgents and Subversive

INSURGENTS vs SUBVERSIVE: NOUN

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

Intending to subvert, overturn or undermine a government or authority
Intending or intended to subvert an established order, especially to undermine or overthrow an established government.
In opposition to a civil authority or government

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

Damaging, Hostile, Disruptive, Rebel, Destabilization, Overthrow, Destructive, Sabotage, Destabilizing, Subverter, Revolutionist, Insurgent, Disloyal, Revolutionary, Seditious

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

Reactionary, Nefarious, Devastating, Negative, Damaging, Hostile, Disruptive, Rebel, Destructive, Destabilizing, Revolutionist, Insurgent, Disloyal, Revolutionary, Seditious

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.