| Tamil Tiger rebels overran a military outpost in northern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, killing at least five government soldiers, the rebels said. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) mounted the offensive at Weerapuram in the district of Vavuniya just outside their de facto mini-state, the LTTE’s Rasiah Ilanthiriyan said in a statement. “At least five Sri Lanka armed forces men were killed and others fled...,” the statement said, adding that the guerrillas did not suffer any casualties. There was no immediate reaction from the military, which has claimed killing at least 327 rebels since December 1. The government says only a handful of its troops have died this month. |