World | Other World Stories

63 killed as fierce fighting continues in Sri Lanka's north

Sri Lankan soldiers and sailors killed at least 63 Tamil Tiger rebels in a second day of fierce combat in the north of the Indian Ocean island nation, the military said on Friday.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 09:21 September 19, 2008
  • Gulf News

Colombo: Sri Lankan soldiers and sailors killed at least 63 Tamil Tiger rebels in a second day of fierce combat in the north of the Indian Ocean island nation, the military said on Friday.

According to rebel officials the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said they had repulsed an army advance, killed 25 troops and wounded 40 in Vannirakulam, the site of heavy fighting for weeks.

There was no independent confirmation of the casualties from Thursday's battles, which followed one of the single bloodiest days of fighting since the military cranked up an offensive drive three months ago. At least 71 were killed on Wednesday.

Most of Thursday's fighting occurred near Nachikkudah, a northwestern port about 300 km (186 miles) north of that was the site of fierce land and sea clashes that the military said killed 25 "Sea Tigers" and another 17 rebels. Eighteen were wounded.

In the same clashes, five soldiers died and 14 were wounded.

Fighting at various points further east killed another 20 rebels, and one was killed in the far northern Jaffna Peninsula, the military said. Three soldiers were killed and two were wounded, the military said.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (0 votes) 0 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

Related Articles

  1. Lanka rebels 'will go underground'

    Rebels 'will go underground'

  2. Tamils told to register with police

    Tamils told to register with police

    Tamils told to register with police

  3. Lanka bombs Prabhakaran's hideout

    Lanka bombs Prabhakaran's hideout

  4. 71 killed in Sri Lanka's north

    At least 71 killed in bloodiest battle in Sri Lanka's north

More from World

Gulf News
Popular in World

More from world

News Editor's choice