pacification vs counterinsurgency

pacification and counterinsurgency both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pacification	Yes	No	No	No
counterinsurgency	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pacification and counterinsurgency are synonyms defined as:

pacification and counterinsurgency: actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

pacification (noun)	counterinsurgency (noun)
the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined	actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
a treaty to cease hostilities