By SPA
Colombo, Sri Lanka : Soldiers destroyed two Tamil Tiger rebel bunkers in northern Sri Lanka while fighting in the region killed 11 separatists and wounded eight soldiers, the military said Saturday.
Troops destroyed two rebel bunkers in the village of Kilali on the northern Jaffna peninsula Friday night, a defense ministry official said.
Two soldiers were wounded in the fighting, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity citing government regulations. He did not have details of rebel casualties.
Also Friday, soldiers killed four rebels in a battle in Vavuniya district, just south of rebel-held territory, the Official said. One soldier was wounded in the fighting.
Other battles in Jaffna and Welioya regions left seven rebels dead and five soldiers wounded, he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.
Rebel spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan could not be reached for comment.