Sri Lanka Sea Battle

Tamil rebels fought the government navy in a battle that ended with 20 guerrillas killed, two of their craft sunk and a dozen more damaged, the government said. The rebel convoy was believed to be ferrying fighters to join a battle that has raged for nine weeks over a key highway.

Tamil rebels fought the government navy in a battle that ended with 20 guerrillas killed, two of their craft sunk and a dozen more damaged, the government said. The rebel convoy was believed to be ferrying fighters to join a battle that has raged for nine weeks over a key highway.