Sri Lanka says 19 rebels, 1 soldier killed in new northern battles

By SPA,

Colombo, Sri Lanka : Nineteen Tamil Tiger rebels and a Sri Lankan soldier were killed in a new round of fighting in the island’s restive north, the military said Sunday.


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Battles broke out Saturday on the northern front lines of the Jaffna, Vavuniya, Mannar and Welioya regions as soldiers tried to push into the rebel stronghold, a military official was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.

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