COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Tamil rebels and Sri Lankan troops fought one of their fiercest battles in years Wednesday, battering each other with mortar and small-arms fire in a confrontation that the military said killed 100 guerrillas and left 76 soldiers dead or missing. -
Sri Lankan Troops and Rebels in Bitter Battle
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Tamil rebels and Sri Lankan troops fought one of their fiercest battles in years Wednesday, battering each other with mortar and small-arms fire in a confrontation that the military said killed 100 guerrillas and left 76 soldiers dead or missing.-
By Ravi Nessman