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harassing fire

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harassing fire [′har·ə·siŋ ¦fīr]
(ordnance)
Rifle or artillery fire designed to inflict losses, or to disturb the enemy troops by the threat of losses; the fire restricts movement and lowers troop morale.
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However, before starting to travel with 13-vehicle convoy on the day of the accident, he told every one in his team, "those who do not have any interests in our mission of ensuring security in elections, may open harassing fire on us.
TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (1) by Anadolu (Eskisehir, Turkey)
The cashiered general, in a letter to UN chief Ban Ki-moon late Wednesday, said government forces had stepped up harassing fire after the rebels decided to withdraw from around the airport of Goma, the capital of Nord-Kivu province.
Congo rebel leader accuses army of breaching truce by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Brigade guns continued with harassing fire during the night.
When it finally went all quiet on the Western Front by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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