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Jumat, 26 Desember 2008

40 Tamil tiger rebels died on Christmas day in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka troops shot dead at least 40 Tamil rebels Macan and beat back the backlash against gerilyawan on Christmas Day, said the defense ministries of Sri Lanka.

Hostilities erupt, Thursday (25/12), in at least three field combat in the Kilinochchi town, capital of political Exemption Macan Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that its.

Ministry, said the sharpshooter to kill 28 rebels in two places, while 12 other rebels died and 18 more injuries in the third. But the military did not explain whether the security forces had killed the victim.

"Terrorists LTTE has attempted several times retake the area of falling into the hands of government troops that," said the defense ministry. He was referring to the battle that lasted gerilyawan in their area, Kilinochchi. No immediate comment obtained from the Tamil Macan.

Tamil tiger, said Monday that they have killed more than 100 government soldiers, and has been retake the region fall into the hands of the government. Both parties mutually recognized claims raise the number of victims of their own, and the parties may not perform independent verification because the journalists and aid workers are forbidden to enter the conflict area.

In January, the government of Sri Lanka has withdraw from the 2002 cease-fire with rebels who initiated Norway. Macan Tamil rebels have fought since 1972 to establish a separate state for the ethnic Tamil minority, of which Sri Lanka has a majority ethnic Sinhala.

ONO
Source: Ant