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| Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lanka: Tamil militants killed in new clashes |
| 2008-08-20 |
| (AKI) - Twenty-two people have died in renewed fighting between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the island, the military said on Tuesday. The government said its forces had killed 21 rebels and lost one soldier on Monday, in an offensive against separatists from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The fighting in Kilinochchi, Jaffna and other districts came after the government claimed to have captured a rebel training base with underground bunkers. "Troops killed 21 LTTE terrorists in Monday's fighting," said a government spokesman. "One soldier also died and 11 were wounded from the fighting." The LTTE had no comment on the latest clashes. The military said its forces had entered the Vanni region in the north where the rebels' de facto capital Kilinochchi is located. |
| Posted by:Fred |