Sri Lanka rebels break through northern defences - The Age

Email Print Normal font Large font Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels broke through military defences in the island's far north and overran army bunkers yesterday, truce monitors said, as the fiercest fighting since a 2002 truce spread. The Tigers and army exchanged intense artillery fire and government jets bombed near the rebels' forward defence lines in the northern Jaffna peninsula, residents said, as thousands of civilians fled to churches. The military said 27 of its personnel were killed and ...