Sri Lanka violence kills 11, commandos take Tiger bases
At least five soldiers and six civilians have been killed in Sri Lanka as Tamil Tiger rebels and government troops traded long-range artillery fire in the island’s restive east. The killings came as Sri Lankan police commandos captured three more Tamil Tiger rebel bases in the island’s east, raising to 11 the number seized from the guerrillas, an official said Sunday. The elite Special Task Force commandos took control of the three bases of the LTTE in the district of Ampara late Saturday following a weekend offensive, a local official said. Full Story