Lankan troops kill 44 Tigers in north
Sunday, 10 February 2008
COLOMBO, Feb 9 (Reuters): Sri Lankan troops have killed at least 29 Tamil Tiger rebels, taking the two-day death toll to 44 amid fresh fighting in the island's north, the military said Saturday.
Friday's fighting along a 'border' that separates government from rebel territory in the north was the latest violence in a 25-year civil war analysts say neither side is winning.
"Troops killed 29 LTTE terrorists in confrontations in Jaffna peninsula, Vavuniya and Mannar Friday," a military spokesman said, asking not to be named in line with policy.
Friday's fighting along a 'border' that separates government from rebel territory in the north was the latest violence in a 25-year civil war analysts say neither side is winning.
"Troops killed 29 LTTE terrorists in confrontations in Jaffna peninsula, Vavuniya and Mannar Friday," a military spokesman said, asking not to be named in line with policy.