By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A round of new fighting between government forces and separatist Tamil Tigers across the Sri Lanka's embattled north killed 41 rebels and one soldier, the military said Friday.
The latest clashes erupted all day Thursday along the front lines separating government-held territory and the rebels' de facto state in the north, a military statement said.
According to the statement, the worst of Thursday's fighting took place in the Kilinochchi district deep in the rebel's northern heartland. A total of 19 rebels and one soldier were killed and 11 soldiers were wounded.
Twelve rebels were killed in three separate clashes in Vavuniya, and 10 rebels died in scattered battles in Welioya and Jaffna, the statement said.
Rebel spokesmen could not be reached for comment. Most lines of communication to rebel-held areas have been cut in recent weeks.
It was not possible to independently verify the military's claims because most journalists are banned from the war zone. Both sides routinely exaggerate enemy losses and underreport their own.
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