Thousands of people have been fleeing heavy fighting in the north-eastern town of Muttur in Sri Lanka. ⇒
4 August 2006, early afternoon
The current bout of fighting is due to the Tigers closing a sluice gate that provides irrigation to farms in the area. The BBC points out that using Kfir jets to bomb the area for four days prior to sending in troops may have been a big blunder on the governments part.
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