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Fierce fighting in north as troops take on Tigers
Government forces and Tamil Tiger separatists fought pitched battles in the rain and mud in a ring of villages outside the rebel administrative capital in northern Sri Lanka, the military said on Monday.
- Agencies
- Published: 23:31 October 28, 2008
Colombo: Government forces and Tamil Tiger separatists fought pitched battles in the rain and mud in a ring of villages outside the rebel administrative capital in northern Sri Lanka, the military said on Monday.
"Heavy clashes" broke out throughout the day on Monday in the village of Pallawarayankatu near rebel headquarters in Kilinochchi, the military said in a statement. Separate fighting erupted in the villages of Akkrayankulam and Kokkavil.
The military did not provide casualty details in line with a new government policy, but said troops inflicted "heavy losses" on the rebels.
Fighting also broke out on Monday in nearby Mullaitivu district, the military said.
Meanwhile, police said unidentified gunmen fatally shot four members of a pro-government militia in the volatile east on Monday night.
The shooting took place at a political office of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal near the town of Batticaloa, said police spokesman Ranjith Gunasekara.
The militia broke away from the Tamil Tigers and has formed an alliance with the government.
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