11 Troops Killed, 53 Hurt in Attack Against Rebels
From Times Wire Reports
Sri Lankan soldiers backed by airstrikes and artillery fire launched a fresh attack on ethnic Tamil rebels in the country’s embattled north, leaving 11 troops dead and 53 wounded, a defense official said, as the country edged closer to all-out war, despite a 2002 cease-fire.
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