Scores die in Sri Lanka fighting
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Fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels killed at least 55 over the weekend, the army says.
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Sri Lankan troops killed around 30 Tamil Tigers in a clash overnight in jungle in the island's restive east, the military said on Wednesday, hours after the navy said it had killed around 40 insurgents in a sea battle.
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Sri Lanka's military said on Friday troops had killed 29 Tamil Tigers in a series of land clashes over 24 hours, as the death toll from renewed civil war continued its inexorable climb.
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Colombo, Sept 23 (PTI) In growing factional fighting, four people, including a brother of renegade LTTE leader Karuna were today shot dead by Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka's military says it has sunk several boats and killed rebels in a clash with the Tamil Tigers.
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Sinhalas and Tamils clash again in eastern Sri Lanka after a grenade attack on a bus leaves one person dead.
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Sri Lankan soldiers killed seven Tamil Tiger rebels in two clashes in the north of the island, the military said on Wednesday.
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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 on Saturday.
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Sri Lankan troops killed at least 20 Tamil Tigers in heavy fighting near a "border" that separates government and rebel-held terrain in northern Sri Lanka overnight, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
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The Tamil Tigers' military intelligence chief was among 34 rebels killed in heavy fighting in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, the military and a pro-Tiger Web site said, amid signs the 25-year civil war was escalating.
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The Sri Lankan military claims it has killed 26 separatist rebels in four different clashes.
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Sri Lankan troops killed 41 Tamil Tiger fighters in a series of weekend clashes in the island's civil war-ravaged north, while three soldiers were also killed, the military said on Monday.
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Sri Lanka's military said on Friday troops had killed 35 Tamil Tigers in a series of land clashes in the island's north in 24 hours as the death toll from renewed civil war climbs inexorably higher.
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Sri Lankan troops killed up to 44 Tamil rebels in clashes in the country's north and east while destroying three small camps in the insurgents' last eastern stronghold, the military said Wednesday.
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Ten Sri Lankan soldiers died in a clash with Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's north on Saturday, the military said.
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Tamil rebels and Sri Lankan troops fought fierce battles in the north at the weekend, leaving several combatants dead or wounded, according to conflicting statements from both sides Sunday.
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Sri Lankan troops killed 30 Tamil Tiger rebels in fighting in the north of the island in which one soldier was killed, the military said on Saturday.