The phrase "active fighting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where combat or conflict is currently taking place, often in a military or conflict-related context.
Example: "The region has seen a resurgence of active fighting, leading to increased casualties and displacement of civilians."
Alternatives: "ongoing combat" or "current hostilities".
Major Holloway said that British and American planes had been conducting surveillance runs over Basra since the fighting began to support the Iraqi military, but that this was the first time they had entered active fighting.
"The end of active fighting in Iraq has not yet stimulated a rebound in the demand for factory products," said Steven Wood, chief economist at Insight Economics in Walnut Creek, Calif.
This excludes the 17,850 women currently serving in the British armed forces (9.6% of the total personnel) from becoming Royal Marine Commandos, and from taking on active fighting roles in the Household Cavalry, Royal Armoured Corps, Infantry and the Royal Air Force Regiment.
His family fled Syria after his father rolled the family car while driving through active fighting.
The state has acted against them, but they're very mobilized and active, fighting to regain the documents they've lost.
After he had helped end white minority rule he remained active fighting AIDs and helping with other issues.
Imagine the difficulty of creating an active crime-fighting protagonist in an age of helicopter parents.
Active crime-fighting is always a gamble from the time an officer heads out onto the street, through every job and arrest, especially in explosive domestic situations.
Most minor fungal infections can be treated with over-the-counter products that contain active fungal-fighting ingredients such as miconazole or clotrimazole.
A recent study by Harvard Medical School revealed that people who practiced relaxation methods like meditation and yoga had less stress, and more active disease-fighting genes than those who did not take time to relax on a regular basis.
The Party dominates the town council, but its members were not active during the fighting, and some even left the city, earning the contempt of many Fallujans.
