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| Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lanka fighting leaves 38 dead |
| 2008-07-26 |
| Sri Lankan troops killed at least 22 Tamil Tiger rebels in fresh fighting in the far north of the island on Friday, the military said, as government forces continue their push against the rebels' northern stronghold. The fighting in the northern district of Mullaitivu came a day after the military captured a rebel-held area in Mallavi, also in the same district, killing 25 Tamil Tiger rebels. "Troops successfully repulsed a terrorist retaliation attempt south of Mallavi last night," said a spokesman at the Media Centre for National Security. "Troops have recovered 22 bodies of terrorists including two leaders and a search operation is going on." The military said the day earlier fighting in four northern districts had killed 13 Tamil Tiger rebels and wounded 42. Three soldiers had also died and 13 were wounded. The military also said the navy had destroyed three Tamil Tiger boats along the coast at Chilavaththai in Mullaitivu on Thursday evening. The fighting comes a week after military said it had dealt a "fatal blow" to the Tamil Tigers, with the capture of the northwestern town of Vidattaltivu, the main base of the Tigers' sea wing and their logistics hub for the region. |
| Posted by:Fred |