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| Sri Lanka: Tamil militants killed in army offensive |
| 2008-08-29 |
| (AKI) - Fierce fighting between government troops and separatist Tamil Tigers across Sri Lanka's volatile northeast killed 38 rebels and five soldiers, the government said on Thursday. The latest violence took place along the front lines separating government-controlled territory and the rebels' de facto state in the north, said military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara. The army and the air force launched a joint offensive on rebel bunkers in the Kilinochchi district killing 18 rebels and four soldiers. Another 31 soldiers were wounded. Sri Lankan air force jets and helicopters reportedly attacked Tamil Tiger militants near their headquarters after the group staged its first air raid on a major target in nearly a year. The strikes were to support the 58th Division troops who were advancing into the Kilinochchi area. The aircraft dropped two bombs on a navy camp after being driven away from the dockyards, the Defence Ministry said. |
| Posted by:Fred |