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Saturday July 5, 3:14 PMSri Lanka says another 36 killed in fighting
Troops killed the 35 members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and wounded an equal number in the districts of Vavuniya, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Jaffna on Friday, the ministry said. It said one government soldier was killed and four wounded. There was no immediate word from the LTTE on the latest violence. The defence ministry's claim takes the number of rebels reported killed by government troops since the beginning of the year to 4,736 against the loss of 425 soldiers. Government figures cannot be independently verified as journalists are barred from visiting frontline areas. Sri Lanka has been wracked by civil war for more than three decades. The rebels are fighting for an independent homeland for minority Tamils on the Sinhalese-majority island. |
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