mortar fire

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mortar fire - artillery fire delivered by a mortar

artillery fire, cannon fire - fire delivered by artillery

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Indian forces commenced mortar fire at around 3am and damaged civilian property in the area.

Indian forces continue shelling civilian areas of Azad Kashmir

After many abortive attempts, the Indians on July 5, 1999 ringed the posts of Captain Karnal Sher Khan with the help of two battalions and unleashed heavy mortar fire and managed to capture some part of one of his posts.

Kargil War Hero 'Shaheed Captain Karnal Sher Khan' remembered

At the base of our troops near the Crimean Russian occupants fired 82 mm mortar fire, and on the approaches to Troitsky - shot with anti-tank grenade launchers.

Ukraine : A summary of the situation in the area of ??the operation of the United forces as of 18:00 on December 3, 2018

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- At least four civilians were killed and six more were wounded in Damascus' Jermana neighborhood that came under mortar fire by Jabhat al-Nusra Takfiri group.

Syria: Damascus' Neighborhood Shelled by Terrorists, Four Killed

RAWALPINDI -- An innocent citizen, Farooq son of Ali Akbar embraced Shahadat and three other civilians got injured when Indian troops initiated mortar fire in Nikayal sector on Saturday.

Innocent citizen embraces shahadat in Indian mortar firing

Kotli: One citizen was killed while three others were injured on Saturday as Indian soldiers initiated mortar fire in Thurti Narr village outside Nikayal sector in Kotli district of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

1 killed, three injured in Indian firing near LoC: ISPR

The Occupation forces struck fourHamas positions, with tanks and aircraft, in Beit Hanun in northern Gaza in response to the mortar fire.

Israel fires at Hamas positions after claims of Mortar Shells attacks from Gaza

No group has so far claimed the responsibility of the mortar fire. (end) sbk.mb

Mortar rounds kill six children in Afghanistan

Summary: The Israeli air force hit Syrian government forces after mortar fire from its war-wracked neighbor struck the Israeli-occupied zone of the Golan Heights Sunday, the military said.

Israel hits Syria after Golan fire: report

The Israeli Air Force struck a military target in Syria in response to mortar fire which landed in the Golan Heights in the north.

Israeli Jets Strike Syria

BAy[currency]DAT (CyHAN)- Four suicide bombings targeting Iraqi security forces and civilians and mortar fire that struck houses near Baghdad killed at least 17 people on Monday, security and medical officials said.

Suicide bombings, mortar fire kill 17 in Iraq(Update)

Possible war crimes include the shelling of living areas by Israeli troops and airplanes, and the indiscriminate rocket and mortar fire by Hamas directed at Israeli civilians.