article_snippet: The air shook with outgoing rockets and artillery roaring toward the center of the city.
article_snippet: All the while, the windows of the building shook from the concussion of the bombardment of central Tikrit.
article_snippet: From the sound, it was clear that artillery and rocket launchers were nearby.
article_snippet: In the meantime, our escorts were calling our to leave, our needed to move to our next destination, which our escorts had told our was the position from which artillery and rocket launchers were at work.