Sri Lanka navy battles rebels at sea
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The navy sank nine Tamil separatist vessels in a fierce battle off Sri Lanka's northwest coast Wednesday that killed 40 rebels and one naval officer, the military said. One navy craft sank, the rebels said.
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Sri Lanka's military battled Tamil Tiger rebels with tanks and fighter jets along a shared "border" in the island's east on Thursday, with each side blaming the other for the outbreak of fighting.
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Sri Lanka says it has killed dozens of Tamil Tiger separatists in a sea battle off the eastern coast.
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Sri Lankan troops killed 30 Tamil Tiger rebels in fighting in the north of the island in which one soldier was killed, the military said on Saturday.
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At least one soldier and &quot;many&quot; Tamil Tiger rebels were killed Saturday in heavy fighting between the two sides in northern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said.
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More than 20 Tamil Tiger rebels and one soldier were killed in clashes in northern Sri Lanka on Monday, the military said, the latest in a rash of confrontations amid renewed civil war.
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Sri Lankan troops shot dead at least 12 Tamil Tiger rebels in three separate clashes in the island&#39;s north, the defence ministry here said Thursday.
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Tamil Tiger rebels pounded military bases in northeastern Sri Lanka with heavy artillery and mortar bombs, sparking a battle with government troops in which at least 20 civilians were wounded, officials said.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 27 -- Air force jets destroyed a Tamil rebel naval base in Sri Lanka's north Thursday, a day after a fierce sea battle and a wave of infantry attacks killed at least 66 rebels and 14 government troops, the military said.
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At least 31 Sri Lankan guerrillas and one soldier were killed in heavy fighting between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels across the embattled north, the defence ministry said.
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Sri Lankan troops have killed 28 Tamil Tiger rebels in a series of clashes in the island's north in 24 hours, the military said on Thursday, amid near daily clashes as renewed civil war deepens.
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The Sri Lankan navy said Monday it had sunk 11 Tamil Tiger rebel ships loaded with troops and weapons during a five-hour sea battle, killing around 70 separatists.
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Sri Lanka's navy says it has sunk two Tamil Tiger boats killing nine rebels off the north-west coast.
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Tamil Tiger rebels say they have killed 35 sailors in an attack on a naval base in northern Sri Lanka.
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Heavy fighting raged in northern Sri Lanka on Monday, the defence ministry said, reporting that 49 Tamil Tiger rebels and two soldiers were killed in weekend battles.
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Sri Lankan troops fought a series of clashes with Tamil Tiger rebels over the weekend, killing 22 rebels, destroying several bunkers and capturing an insurgent base, the military said on Sunday.
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The Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers say that fighting on Thursday has left more than 30 dead.