(KUNA) -- At least 28 rebels of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been killed on Friday in separate clashes in the battle fatigued Northern region of Sri Lanka.At least six LTTE rebels were killed in Vannakulam in Mannar and three others were killed in Nadunkandal, Sri Lanka's Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) said on Thursday in Colombo. In separate incident, one LTTE cadre was killed in Karukkulam and another was shot dead in Illanivan in Mannar, MCNS added. The center also added another LTTE rebel was killed in Nagarkovil in Jaffna. At least, six LTTE rebels were killed in Karampeikulam in Vavuniya and six others were killed in Vilathikulam in the same region yesterday, the MCNS said.
In another incident, three rebels were killed in North of Janakapura in Welioya yesterday, a Sri Lanka Defence Ministry statement said today in Colombo. One more rebel was killed in Eastern Ampara, the Ministry said.