But insurgent attacks have increased and progress has been slower than expected in the south.

VOA: special.2010.06.26

Burma's military rulers cite ongoing fighting with ethnic insurgent groups in the country to partly justify their continued grip on power.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

Officials initially blamed "insurgent activity" for the casualties, but later said it was possible the soldiers were hit by friendly fire.

VOA: standard.2009.11.07

In the past, the Sunni insurgent group Jundallah,or Soldiers of God, has said it was behind acts of violence in the region.

VOA: standard.2009.10.18

But the credibility of the election now appears more vulnerable to the fraud allegations than the lower-than-expected turnout due to insurgent violence.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

Speaking at a news conference in Kabul, NATO's senior civilian representative in Afghanistan,Mark Sedwill, warned of more insurgent attacks in the coming days.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

"The idea that every Sunni was a supporter - every Sunni insurgent was a supporter of al-Qaida - was simply not true, simply not true.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

If anything,voters seemed to embrace the election as a show of defiance against insurgent violence.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Overall,it says insurgent attacks fell to 12 per day from 22 per day during the previous three months, while Iraqi civilian casualties fell 35 per cent.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

Somalia's new president,Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, a moderate Islamist and a former insurgent leader, is attempting to establish government control in the country and to gain the support of Islamist insurgents.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

Sources in Mogadishu tell VOA that there are reports that some members of a hard-line Islamist insurgent group called Hisbul Islam arranged for the release of Obriere in exchange for a ransom.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

They should be putting in place procedures to insure that the weapons that they buy are not diverted to insurgent groups or illegal organizations, like drug trafficking gangs and other criminal cartels.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

"We also have reports of civilian casualties, but the info we have from the Afghan National Army on the ground is that it is believed that that was caused by insurgent mortar fire,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

In fact,U.S.and NATO military commanders say insurgent violence rose nearly 60 percent between the first six months of this year, compared to last year the highest level of violence since 2001 when the Taliban government was ousted by US.led forces.

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

The U.S.support is credited with helping the Philippine government capture or kill key leaders of two Islamic insurgent groups in the country's southern islands, but the VFA has become a target for Filipino leftist and nationalist factions who want it scrapped.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Speaking for the Transitional Federal Government, Idd BedelMohamed, Deputy Permanent Minister of Somalia at the United Nations, read a statement accusing al-Shabaab and some hardliners of rejecting reconciliation,and acknowledged that the transitional government faces intensified attacks: "Insurgent groups continue to attack Somali government and AMISOM forces with a new influx of foreign fighters allied and in support of al-Shabaab and its radical agenda.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26