Sentence examples for heavy clashes from inspiring English sources

"We could not sleep at the time because of the heavy clashes and shelling," he said.

Heavy clashes erupted with the Syrian army and five of them were killed.

Early Monday there were reports of heavy clashes near Gaddafi's compound.

Elsewhere, heavy clashes were reported between the Syrian government and rebel fighters near the border with Israel.

Witnesses in the village of Al-Touma said that heavy clashes during the night lasted for hours.

Earlier, close to Damascus, columns of black smoke rose from El Ghouta, and heavy clashes were reported in nearby Harasta.

The Observatory said heavy clashes were raging between the rebels and the Syrian military in Jaba and the surrounding countryside.

Residents said heavy clashes took place along the border, including in the northern towns of Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya.

The two sides fought heavy clashes this afternoon near the villages of Matejce and Slupcane, police officials said.

Most of the foreign embassies closed for security reasons as Tripoli became the focus of heavy clashes between rival militias.

But deteriorating living conditions, threats from Gaddafi supporters and heavy clashes in the town prompted her family to flee.