The Syrian Army met some armed opposition during the operation.

"None of the armed opposition that we see out there offer any hope for the future," he said.

There was no armed opposition from Portuguese forces or the civilian population.

But even if we don't have any significant armed opposition, that's not going to get the oil flowing again anytime soon.

Ideas of armed opposition are alien if not to say ridiculous for him.

"Not a single democratic government would permit an armed opposition," he said.

The ship would be able to offload equipment and personnel in the face of armed opposition.

More than 6,000 people have died, mainly protesters but also soldiers and members of the armed opposition.

No, it simply must be that we were too far inside to encounter much in the way of armed opposition.

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