Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 796 Tue. August 22, 2006       International Diplomats in new push for peace in Lanka Sri Lankan army soldiers fire artillery shells at LTTE positions in this picture taken on August 20 at an undisclosed location on the Jaffna Peninsula, some 400kms north of Colombo. Sri Lankan troops backed by artillery and fighter jets are resisting a Tamil Tiger rebel advance on the Jaffna peninsula amid moves to lift a nine-day siege of the embattled region. PHOTO: AFP