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Sri Lanka : Heavy fighting erupts on northern front, over 100 killed

	April 14, 2008

Fierce fighting between government forces and Tamil Tiger separatists across Sri Lanka's war-ravaged north killed dozens of combatants during the weekend. While the military officials said they killed at least 73 Tamil Tiger rebels in fighting along the northern front lines on Saturday (April 12), the LTTE claimed that 30 soldiers were killed in the clashes. Reports of fighting have increased in recent months following the government's promises to capture the rebels' de facto sta ...