Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 55 airstrikes 54 incursions 53 missile strikes 52 guerrillas 52 insurgents 52 ambushes 51 Taliban strongholds 51 insurgency 51 counter insurgency 50 insurgencies 49 crackdowns 49 counterinsurgency 49 bombardments 48 incursion 48 militants 48 raids 47 attacks 47 aerial bombardment 47 Sunni insurgents 47 uprisings 47 South Waziristan 46 rebels 46 rebellions 46 forces 45 PKK rebels 45 drone attacks 45 suicide bombings 45 provocations 44 commanders 44 guerrilla 44 guerillas 44 troop surge 44 tribal regions 44 hostilities 44 Tamil rebels 43 bombardment 43 drone strikes 43 strongholds 43 insurgent 43 resurgent Taliban 42 separatist rebels 42 Taliban militants 42 Islamist militants 42 North Waziristan 42 insurgent stronghold 42 sectarian killings 42 Islamist insurgents 42 Swat Valley 42 troop deployments 42 Bajur 42 troop buildup 41 Insurgents 41 barrages 41 roadside bombings 41 sorties 41 Swat valley 41 militancy 41 militarily 41 militias 41 uprising 41 ceasefire 41 Bajaur 41 reprisal attacks 41 army 41 Waziristan 41 retaliatory attacks 41 skirmishes 41 guerrilla warfare 41 coups 41 Sunni extremists 41 gunbattles 40 Diyala 40 Taliban stronghold 40 Kurdish rebels 40 massacres 40 counterinsurgency strategy 40 factional fighting 40 hideouts 40 Islamic militants 40 Operation Cast Lead 40 invasions 40 Taliban fighters 40 troops 40 militant stronghold 40 civilians 40 Tal Afar 39 assassination attempts 39 Taliban 39 Taliban insurgency 39 Guerrillas 39 atrocities 39 amnesties 39 Tamil Tiger rebels 39 South Waziristan tribal 39 weapons caches 39 militant factions 39 Orakzai 39 civilian casualties 39 extrajudicial killings 39 PKK 39 troop deployment