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There have been at least 50 cases similar to the bathhouse raid in the last 18 months, human-rights groups estimate.

The last time there was a raid of this scale was in 2001, when 52 men were arrested on Queen Boat, a floating disco on the Nile.

A 2008 Pakistani raid near Turbat turned up Abdolhamid Rigi, the brother of Abdelmalek Rigi.

Back in Iran, he once got word that the Iranians were going to raid a village where his men were stationed.

The most recent raid was actually the second attempt to free Somers, a journalist taken in Yemen 15 months ago.

By that time, however, the Scots had completed another destructive raid.

Several volunteer companies had organized in various parts of the state for the first time after John Brown's Raid.

I would watch till midnight and then, if nothing happened, signal my companions to raid the house.

One phase of a successful Indian raid was missing; there were no warriors madly dancing about the burning homes.

Only the men who participated in a particular raid were allowed to share in its spoil.

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On this page you'll find 127 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to raid, such as: arrest, assault, break in, capture, incursion, and invasion.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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