A series of gun battles between soldiers and separatist Tamil Tigers across Sri Lanka’s embattled north killed 17 guerrillas and one soldier, the military said Saturday.
Fighting raged along the front lines in northern Vavuniya district, throughout Friday, leaving 13 Tamil Tigers dead, said a defense ministry official.
Separate clashes in nearby Mannar district killed four insurgents and one soldier, he official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, as he is not authorized to speak the media.
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