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Thursday, September 4, 2008
North PC polls soon – President
The Northern Provincial Council will be established after holding PC polls for the province shortly- President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.
Rebels, military report heavy Sri Lanka fighting
Battles between government forces and ethnic Tamil separatists raged across northern Sri Lanka, with the military saying Thursday that it killed 28 rebels and the rebels claiming 11 government troops died in the fighting.
Violence has spiked in recent weeks as government forces pushed deep into rebel-held territory in the north in a new offensive aimed at routing the Tamil Tigers after 25 years of civil war on this Indian Ocean island nation.
In new fighting Wednesday, the military said it killed 11 rebels in the Welioya region, while one soldier was reported missing. Another 17 rebels were killed in fighting in the Kilinochchi, Jaffna and Vavuniya regions, the military said.
With communication all but cut with the northern areas, rebel spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan could not be reached for comment.
However, the rebel-affiliated TamilNet Web site, citing unidentified rebel officials, reported that 11 government troops were killed Tuesday and Wednesday. Those deaths came in addition to earlier rebel reports that Tamil Tiger fighters killed 75 soldiers in recent days.
Violence has spiked in recent weeks as government forces pushed deep into rebel-held territory in the north in a new offensive aimed at routing the Tamil Tigers after 25 years of civil war on this Indian Ocean island nation.
In new fighting Wednesday, the military said it killed 11 rebels in the Welioya region, while one soldier was reported missing. Another 17 rebels were killed in fighting in the Kilinochchi, Jaffna and Vavuniya regions, the military said.
With communication all but cut with the northern areas, rebel spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan could not be reached for comment.
However, the rebel-affiliated TamilNet Web site, citing unidentified rebel officials, reported that 11 government troops were killed Tuesday and Wednesday. Those deaths came in addition to earlier rebel reports that Tamil Tiger fighters killed 75 soldiers in recent days.
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