Clash in north kills 3 rebels, 1 soldier
Three Tamil Tiger rebels and one soldier were killed in a clash in northern Sri Lanka early on Monday, the military said, the latest confrontation in a renewed civil war. The fighting in the district of Jaffna comes after a rash of land and sea battles, ambushes and air raids between the military and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam guerrillas in which an estimated 5,000 people have been killed since early 2006. Full Story