Riven by ideological differences, the armed opposition has consistently failed to unite under one leader, or even one vision.

For the time being, no reference to armed opposition against the occupying forces was made in the text.

This marked the beginning of the decline of armed opposition.

It began in 1991, when a coalition of clan-based armed opposition groups ousted the nation's long-standing military government.

This effort was met with armed opposition that forced the location of the canal further inland.