Pertempuran semakin meningkat antara tentara dan pemberontak Macan Tamil tahun lalu, menewaskan lebih dari 3.800 orang, meskipun satu gencatan senjata telah diberlakukan sejak Februari 2002.
Fighting has escalated between troops and Tamil Tigers in the past year, killing more than 3,800 people, despite a truce that has been in place since February 2002.