Thursday, July 3, 2008
COLOMBO: A series of battles between government forces and Tamil Tiger fighters along the front lines of their civil war killed 26 rebels, the military said Thursday.
The fighting took place throughout the day Wednesday, killing two rebels in the Vavuniya area, 12 in Mannar and 12 in Welioya, said military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara.
There was no immediate word from the LTTE on the latest violence. The defence ministry's claim takes the number of rebels reported killed by government troops since the beginning of the year to 4,669, against the loss of 422 soldiers.
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