By SPA,
Colombo, Sri Lanka : Renewed fighting between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels along Sri Lanka’s northern front lines killed 26 rebels and two soldiers, the military said Wednesday.
The latest infantry clashes erupted Tuesday in the Vavuniya and Welioya regions bordering the rebels’ de facto northern state, said Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara, the military spokesman was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.