Civilians Flee Airstrikes Targeting Tamil Rebels
From Times Wire Reports
About 40,000 civilians fled homes in Sri Lanka to escape government airstrikes on Tamil Tiger rebel areas that have left at least a dozen people dead in recent days, the rebels said.
The strikes were carried out after attacks on a top Sri Lankan commander and on navy craft this week, military officials said.
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