Following a truce between Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and security forces, the International Red Cross has agreed to resume duties from Friday at the vital Omanthai crossing, thus bringing relief to thousands of Tamils in the tiger rebels-dominated Vanni region of Northern Sri Lanka.
The ICRC had pulled out last week following a stepping up of shelling by government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels.
The latest fighting came a day after heavy clashes in the east of the island where 20 people were killed.
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