He glanced around him quickly and saw other empty shells lying in the grass, evidence of a fierce firefight.

A fierce firefight ensued, during which a small number of Taliban were killed.

Once Holt blows the doors open, there is a fierce firefight.

A fierce firefight broke out as the Marines began to swing north.

The officer immediately rushed to the area with available troops and soon a fierce firefight ensued.

Arrostito was reported shot and killed after a fierce firefight with an army patrol on 2 December 1976.

The attack included a fierce firefight and rocket propelled grenades.

A fierce firefight between the soldiers and the paramilitary forces broke out.

It was the fiercest firefight most of the men had experienced.

Four others were killed early in a fierce firefight inside a hospital, where insurgents hid behind patients.