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Road of blood: Sri Lanka. (Sri Lankan army clashes with Tamil Tigers in Jaffna)(Brief Article)
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IT IS now more than two years since the Sri Lankan army captured Jaffna, the main town of the Tamil Tigers' would-be independent state. Ever since, the army has been trying, without much success, to open up a safe route to Jaffna from the south of the island. In the army's latest clash with the Tigers, resulting in some of the fiercest fighting of Sri Lanka's 15-year civil war, it appears to have been badly mauled.
On September 27th, the Tigers attacked Kilinochchi, a well-fortified army base. Two days later it was theirs. Kilinochchi is close to Elephant Pass, which the army ...
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