Sentence examples for shelling several from inspiring English sources

The government pressed forward with its crackdown on the city for the fourth day, shelling several neighborhoods that have become strongholds of army defectors.

On 28 May, Iowa rejoined the main body of the US fleet supporting the X Corps, heavily shelling several islands in Wonsan Harbor.

The doctor, Thurairaja Varatharajah, said a mortar shell hit the admissions ward of the hospital on Tuesday morning, The Associated Press reported, with further shelling several hours later.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Some of the worst violence in months racked Syria on Monday with residents of southern Damascus fleeing heavy shelling, several smaller towns shattered by air attacks, and at least two car bombings.

Elsewhere in the city, government forces shelled several districts, including the Ghouta suburbs in the east, according to video footage.

It was scary to wait outside, near a building that had already been shelled several times in the past.

One Turkish newspaper reported that Turkish helicopters fired at targets near the border, while ground troops shelled several villages in northern Iraq.

"Jesus was oppressed once, but we are being oppressed every day," added Mrs. Shaheen, who lives near a church that has been shelled several times.

In the embattled city of Homs, soldiers shelled several neighborhoods after rebels attacked an army checkpoint there and commandeered a government tank, they said.

There's another village close by – Khanaifis – which Isis shelled several weeks ago in an attempt to cut our road, killing 45 civilians, mostly women and children.

(Reuters) AFRICA BURUNDI: FIGHTING STEPS UP The fighting in Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, persisted for the sixth day, heightening as rebels shelled several neighborhoods, injuring at least three people and damaging several schools.