30 reported dead in rebel clash
From Times Wire Reports
A new wave of fighting between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels across Sri Lanka’s restive northern region has killed 27 rebels and three soldiers, the military said.
Reports of clashes have increased in recent months amid government promises to capture the rebels’ de facto state in the north and crush the group by the end of the year. Diplomats and other observers say, however, that the army has faced more resistance than it expected.
Rebels could not be reached immediately for comment.
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