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| Sri Lanka |
| 40 killed in Sri Lanka fighting |
| 2008-01-28 |
| Heavy fighting in northern Sri Lanka has left 39 Tamil Tiger rebels dead, the defence ministry said Sunday. One soldier was also killed in the clashes on Saturday between the military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) outside their de facto mini state, the ministry said. Military forces also recovered a large haul of explosives and weapons following the fighting, the ministry said in its statement. There was no immediate comment from the Tigers. Since the start of the month, the ministry has claimed government forces have killed 705 rebels against just 28 soldiers. Both sides give wildly varying casualty figures which cannot be independently verified as the government bars journalists from visiting frontline areas and rebel-held territory. The government pulled out of a Norwegian-brokered truce with the rebels this month, underscoring its recent statements that it has the upper hand in the drawn-out conflict. |
| Posted by:Fred |