| (KUNA) -- At least 18 rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been killed on Friday in a series of clashes in Sri Lanka's northern region. As many as two LTTE rebels were killed by the Sri Lankan Army at Muhamalai in Jaffna, Sri Lanka's Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) said in a statement in Colombo. Three LTTE cadres were killed in Vavuniya yesterday, MCNS said. In Welioya two women LTTE cadres have been killed in clashes with the security forces. The Sri Lankan Defence Ministry also said today that as many as 11 LTTE rebels have been killed last night in five separate clashes between in Jaffna and Wanni regions. |