Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 71 Loud explosions 64 Sporadic gunfire 58 loud explosions 57 Heavy gunfire 55 explosions 54 gunfire crackled 54 loud booms 53 sporadic gunfire 53 Gunfire rang 52 Explosions rocked 51 Gunshots rang 49 Sporadic fighting 49 mortar shelling 49 Black smoke billowed 49 bombardments 48 gunfire 48 Explosions 48 Smoke billowed 48 gunbattles 48 blasts rocked 48 explosions rocked 47 mortar shells slammed 47 machinegun fire 47 Sporadic clashes 47 detonations 47 mortar barrages 47 spewed ash 46 artillery pounded 46 Gunfire 46 Gunshots 46 hovered overhead 46 Baquba northeast 46 gunshots 46 artillery shelling 46 artillery bombardments 46 rockets mortars 46 Helicopter gunships 45 Clashes erupted 45 firing mortar shells 45 Cukurca 45 Sporadic violence 45 black smoke billowing 45 mortar rounds landed 45 Fierce clashes 45 sirens blared 45 raid sirens 45 Sirens blared 45 Talkalakh 44 Sirens wailed 44 Ambulances raced 44 wailing sirens 44 Firefighters doused 44 warplanes 44 airstrikes 44 Gunfire erupted 44 rumbling 44 loud bangs 44 Deadly clashes 44 mortars 44 Apache helicopter gunships 44 aftershocks rattled 44 ambulances raced 44 Rain showers 44 rebel hideouts 43 Isolated showers 43 Haqlaniyah 43 tires screeching 43 Snow flurries 43 gunfire rang 43 mortar barrage 43 Violence flared 43 sonic booms 43 thunderous explosion 43 billowing smoke 43 blaring horns 43 popping noises 43 Armored vehicles 43 tracer bullets 43 clashes erupted 43 billowing clouds 43 artillery bombardment 42 roadside bombings 42 muzzle flashes 42 mortar bombs 42 Karabilah 42 mosque minaret 42 Strong aftershocks 42 Baiyaa 42 rumbling noise 42 suspected militant hideouts 42 triggered flash floods 42 ar Ramadi 42 Heavy monsoon rains 42 artillery barrages 42 Gunbattles 42 smoke billowing 42 heavy machineguns 42 Mortar shells 42 mortar shells 42 battles raged 42 gunbattle erupted