Troops Clash With Tamil Rebels in East
From Times Wire Reports
Sri Lanka’s army and Tamil Tigers traded mortar and artillery fire after rebels attacked three eastern military camps.
Officials said the army had sustained an unspecified number of casualties in fighting around the strategic eastern port of Trincomalee.
Nordic truce monitors say that a 2002 cease-fire has broken down in all but name and that the foes are locked in a low-intensity war. More than 800 people have died in attacks and military clashes this year.
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