Government soldiers fought Tamil Tiger rebels along Sri Lanka's northern front lines in a series of battles that killed 15 guerrillas and three soldiers, the military said Monday.
The latest fighting took place throughout Sunday in the Vavuniya, Welioya and Jaffna regions bordering the separatist rebels' de facto state in the north, a defense ministry official said.
In the worst of the violence, soldiers killed 10 Tamil Tiger rebels in Vavuniya in a battle that also killed one soldier, the official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity due to government regulations.
Other battles in Jaffna and Welioya killed five rebels and two soldiers, he …
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