armed conflict vs combat

armed conflict

noun
  • A contested incompatibility that entails the use of armed force between two parties including a territory, the government of a state, or both. 

combat

noun
  • A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used). 

  • a struggle for victory 

verb
  • To fight; to struggle against. 

  • To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against). 

How often have the words armed conflict and combat occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )