As the shells rained around Batticaloa on June 2nd, the Tigers launched a fierce night attack along the front line near Omanthai, south of their northern fief.

随着6月2日炮弹如雨般倾泻在Batticaloa附近，猛虎组织在靠近Omanthai(位于他们的北方占领地之南)的前线沿线发动了猛烈的夜袭。

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SITTING in a refugee camp outside Batticaloa, in eastern Sri Lanka, Radikhela, a skinny 21-year-old in a pink pinafore, softly describes how her father died.

坐在位于斯里兰卡东部的Batticaloa城外的一座难民营里，穿着粉红色无袖连衣裙的，瘦得皮包骨头的21岁的Radikhela轻轻地描述她父亲是怎么死的。

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The strike is being observed in Muslim-dominated parts of the Ampara and Batticaloa districts.

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Taking Vaharai would drive a wedge between Trincomalee and Batticaloa, Tamil-dominated districts.

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Areas as far north as Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu, and as far south as Batticaloa were bombed from the air, to prevent Tiger reinforcements reaching the area, and to cripple their fledgling air force.

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