daring
major
punitive, retaliatory
dawn, daylight, night, predawn
hit-and-run, surprise
Guerrillas were carrying out hit-and-run raids on the troops.

cross-border
air, bombing
commando, guerrilla

carry out, conduct, make
bombers carrying out daylight raids over the city

launch, mount, stage
lead sb in

during a/the raid, in a/the raid
Five civilians died in the raid.

on a/the raid
He led his men on a cross-border raid.

raid against
The raids against military targets continued.

raid by
The town suffered several raids by Vikings.

raid on
air raids on Liverpool

dawn, early-morning, predawn
police
drug (esp. AmE), drugs (BrE)
armed

carry out, launch, stage
Police staged an early-morning raid on the building.

during a/the raid
He was injured during a police raid on his nightclub.

in a/the raid
the drugs seized in last night's raid

raid by
a raid by drugs squad detectives

raid on
raids on houses in the south of the city

bank (esp. BrE), post office (BrE), shop (BrE)
armed (esp. BrE), smash-and-grab (BrE)

plan
carry out
foil (BrE)
Two customers foiled a raid on a local post office.

during a/the raid, in a/the raid
the jewels stolen in the raid

raid on
She was shot during an armed raid on a security van.