31.   Tamil newspapers said that LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran was personally inspecting the war preparations of his men in the embattled northern region.

32.   Tamil separatist guerrillas Thursday exploded a landmine in northeastern Sri Lanka, killing six more security personnel in continuing violence in the embattled region, local officials said.

33.   Tamil Tigers guerrillas have killed a defector and three other women in eastern Sri Lanka as violence escalated across the embattled region, officials here said Monday.

34.   Tamil Tiger guerrillas Thursday bombed a telephone exchange in eastern Sri Lanka as the military announced intensified operations against the rebels in the embattled region.

35.   The incident occurred in Velika Kladusa, a town in the north of the embattled region, UN Protection Force spokesman Thant Myint-U said.