Sri Lanka says kills 6 rebels in offensive
Sri Lankan soldiers killed at least six Tamil Tiger rebels in the northwest of the island, the focus of renewed civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the military said on Sunday. “There was a confrontation in Mannar on Saturday and the ground troops confirmed at least six LTTE terrorists were killed,” a military spokesman said. The army did not suffer any casualties, he added. Full Srory