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.

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60 Sri Lanka Army Death

Gerilyawan Tamil Tiger claim to deter 60 Sri Lanka army personnel who move on to the capital of their de fakto. Meanwhile, the government of Sri Lanka explain the 12 soldiers killed in the battle.

The Government of Sri Lanka explain his team seize the strategic hamlets Nedunkerni, northeast Sri Lanka, Sunday (21/12). Battle of the increase in recent weeks when the military efforts of Sri Lanka seize gerilyawan headquarters in Kilinochchi and meet the promise to end the civil war that has lasted for 25 years.

Gerilyawan through the Web site TamilNet reported 60 personnel killed in battle in the hamlet Iranamadu, just south gerilyawan headquarters in Kilinochchi. Gerilyawan Tamil explain corpse was found 12 Sri Lanka army soldiers and 150 other reported injuries.

Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara Sri Lanka refutes reports on Tamil gerilyawan casualties and withdrawing troops from the backward region, which successfully seized.
"We have yet to reverse the team. We still are in some locations," said Nanayakkara.

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