The army, thus far, denies the figures, but officials have conceded they have met "stiff resistance" from the rebels.
Both sides are accused of routinely understating their own casualties while overstating those of the enemy and independent reporters are banned from going to the war zone, so confirmation of conflicting figures is impossible.
Military spokesman, Brig Udaya Nanayakkara, claims the TamilNet pictures were "staged" and it's impossible to tell when they were taken, though confirming the clashes had occurred.
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I think that in any war situation death estimates should not be skewed. It is important to correctly recognize soldiers who are giving their lives. Also it is important that the families of these soldiers are informed of their deaths. Understating figures doesn’t really make either side look better, casualties are tragic.
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