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| Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lanka fighting kills 37 |
| 2008-05-22 |
| Sporadic clashes in the last two days between Tamil Tiger rebels and the military have killed 37 rebels, the military said on Wednesday, as daily land, sea battles and air raids continue in Sri Lanka’s far north. The fighting came amidst news that Tamil Tiger second-in-command, Brigadier Balraj, died from a heart attack in rebel-held north on Tuesday. The rebels have declared three days of mourning. “Troops killed 25 LTTE terrorists in fighting on Tuesday,” said a military spokesman who asked not to be named. The military also said 12 rebels were killed and three soldiers died in fighting on Monday, also in the north. Fighting between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has intensified since the government formally pulled out of a six-year-old ceasefire pact in January, though a renewed civil war has been raging since 2006. Analysts say the military has the upper hand in the latest phase of the long-running war. |
| Posted by:Fred |