Fierce battles rage in Northern Sri Lanka as rebel resistance mounts
ColomboPage September 3rd, 2008Sept 03, Colombo: Sri Lankan troops battled hard facing stiff resistance from the Tamil Tiger rebels as they moved forward ahead of frontlines across the embattled North capturing the town of Mallavi in Mullaitivu district and the LTTE forward defence lines (FDLs) at Akkarayankulam and Terrankandal in Kilinochchi.
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