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| Sri Lanka: Tamil militants targeted in new air attack |
| 2008-09-09 |
| (AKI) - Fighter jets bombed the strongholds of suspected Tamil separatists in northern Sri Lanka in a new air campaign on Monday as more casualties were reported in the country's civil war. Twenty-two rebels were killed in battles on the ground, the Defence Ministry said. War planes targeted militants from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to support an advance by ground troops advancing in rebel-held territory. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the latest air strikes, but the ministry said 22 rebels were killed and another 24 wounded in fresh fighting on Sunday. Official reports show the government has intensified air strikes in the jungles on the north of the island against the rebels since the weekend. There was no comment from the Tigers about the latest fighting, which came as Sri Lankan troops moved closer to capturing Kilinochchi, political capital of the Tigers in northern Sri Lanka. |
| Posted by:Fred |