The major fighting in the long war for independence was over.

The siege effectively ended the major fighting on Cuba, but the war was not yet over.

His surrender did not mark the end of the war, though it ended major fighting in the American theatre.

The military operation was one of the largest in Iraq since the end of major fighting.

There had been major fighting over the route the 2nd Battalion was following.

It was the squad's first casualty since the end of major fighting.

And for the first time in years the war has come to even those far removed from the major fighting.

Their influence waned quickly after the start of major fighting.

The conflict had been simmering for years, but major fighting erupted in 2003.

Almost all the forces deployed for the war returned to Australia shortly after the end of major fighting.