The phrase "as battles continue" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an ongoing situation or conflict, often in a narrative or analytical context.
Example: "The situation remains tense in the region as battles continue, affecting the lives of countless civilians caught in the crossfire."
Alternatives: "while conflicts persist" or "as fighting goes on".
UN peacekeepers are on "maximum alert" to protect Goma as battles continue near the strategic city, the capital of North Kivu province.
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As battles continue to unfold between ISIS and the Iraqi Security forces, more civilians are caught in the middle.
Life Goes Underground in a Capital Under Siege : Nagorno-Karabakh: Frightened citizens find refuge in cramped spaces beneath buildings as battles continue.
After dark, a dead body was paraded on a stretcher through the square as battles continued around the periphery.
Fighting flared up elsewhere in the so-called Sunni Triangle, as battles continued between American soldiers and insurgents around Baquba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad.
As battles continued yesterday security chiefs celebrated, parading part of the gang's arsenal - including automatic rifles, mortars and two machine guns capable of firing up to 500 rounds a minute - in front of the cameras.
An organized group of hard-core soccer fans — experienced veterans of clashes with police, and since the revolution a regular element of street protests here — joined as well, and by about 7 p.m. the police had retreated again from the square as battles continued for several hours on the side streets.
Though the Shabab are losing ground, as well as domestic support, as the battles continue, Thursday's rally — just next door to the war zone of Deynile — offered a flash of resolve.
Stones, metal bars and petrol bombs are pressed into service as running battles continue late into the night on the edges of the square.
The battles continue, as they do against Amazon and its deliveries of, say, a simple ring or washer in a box that could hold a pony.
