A theocratic insurgency is a violent campaign seeking to replace a governing system with rule by religious law. It employs guerrilla tactics and ideological warfare to destabilize secular or rival religious authorities. Its beneficiaries are clerics and religious elites who gain political power and social control, while exploiting followers' faith to legitimize rebellion and consolidate authority.
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