1.   After raiding the town, the soldiers helped themselves to any loot that they could find.

2.   A pastel mural showing masked Indian rebels overlooking a panorama of fertile farm hills was the first thing government troops destroyed when they raided this town in April.

3.   On the West Bank, in Tulkarem, Israeli soldiers raided the town again and arrested two men who they said were Palestinian gunmen.

4.   These seafarers not only raided coastal towns but also often settled there, as happened in western France.

5.   Police and troops raided the town in April to break up a pro-rebel town council which officials said was usurping functions of lawful officials.

6.   Rebels have raided the town several times in recent years.

7.   Although rebels routinely raid small towns, they pose no serious military threat to the government.

8.   Guerrillas often target the army and police and sometimes raid small towns, but they rarely venture into larger cities and pose no threat to overthrow the government.

9.   Heavy fighting erupted around dawn when Russian troops looking for clandestine weapons caches raided the town and were caught in a double ambush by Chechen guerrillas.

10.   It controls many rural areas and often raids small towns, but has yet to threaten the government seriously.