Dozens Die as Rebels, Government Battle
Dozens of government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels were killed and scores were injured in fierce clashes in northern Sri Lanka.
The government said it had been “forced to retaliate” using heavy artillery and rockets after sporadic attacks by rebels since Tuesday along the de facto border separating government and rebel-held areas near Muhamalai, on the Jaffna peninsula.
A rebel spokesman said the military began the clash. The government said 43 soldiers and 200 rebels were killed; rebels said 75 soldiers and 10 rebels died.
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