Five soldiers, 31 rebels killed in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Aug 4 Five soldiers and 31 rebels were killed in northern Sri Lanka, military officials said Monday, as a nine-day truce declared by Tamil rebels but rejected by the government was drawing to an end.
Tamil Tiger rebels killed 43 Sri Lankan soldiers in a single fierce clash in the island's north, halting their march toward a strategic crossroads, a pro-rebel Web site reported.