(S (S (BASENP (DT The) (NN military)) (VP (VBD said) (SBAR (S (S (BASENP (NN security) (NNS forces)) (VP (VP (VBD battled) (BASENP (NNS militants))) (PP (IN on) (BASENP (NNP Friday))))) (SBAR (IN as) (S (BASENP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD fought) (PP (IN for) (NP (BASENP (NN control)) (PP (IN of) (NP (BASENP (NNP Makeen)) (COMMA ,) (NP (BASENP (DT an) (NN area)) (VP (VBN considered) (NP (BASENP (DT the) (JJ main) (NN base)) (PP (IN of) (BASENP (DT the) (NNP Pakistani) (NNP Taliban))))))))))))))))) (PERIOD .))