The phrase "as clashes continue" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an ongoing situation where conflicts or disputes are still happening.
Example: "The government has called for a ceasefire as clashes continue between the opposing factions."
Alternatives: "while conflicts persist" or "as hostilities carry on".
To know: As clashes continue for a fifth day in Cairo, the United Nations Human Rights Chief, Navi Pillay, has condemned the "clearly excessive use of force" by Egyptian security forces on protesters.
A14 Both Israeli and Palestinian leaders are facing sharp criticism from their own people as clashes continue, with two more Palestinians killed, bringing the total dead to at least 183.
[ image: /photos/590954ea019dfc3494e9ea73] To know: As clashes continue for a fifth day in Cairo, the United Nations Human Rights Chief, Navi Pillay, has condemned the "clearly excessive use of force" by Egyptian security forces on protesters.
By David Holmes November 23, 2011 [ image: /photos/590954ea019dfc3494e9ea73] To know: As clashes continue for a fifth day in Cairo, the United Nations Human Rights Chief, Navi Pillay, has condemned the "clearly excessive use of force" by Egyptian security forces on protesters.
The BBC's Quentin Somerville reports from a makeshift barricade as clashes continue.
As clashes continue there is a renewed diplomatic push to end the fighting.
On March 15 King Ḥamad declared a state of emergency as clashes continued.
The sound of mortars echoed off the mountains surrounding the capital late into the evening as clashes continued.
As clashes continued in the east, the Kremlin condemned the detention of journalists working for Russian media outlets in Ukraine.
As clashes continued, Secretary General Kofi Annan said Israeli and Palestinian leaders had agreed to three-way talks led by the United States.
Syrian state television said pro-government militias were evacuating residents from the besieged city as clashes continued between Assad's forces and Isis militants, Reuters reported.
