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14:05, July 03, 2007 |
At least four Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, defenseofficials said Tuesday.
The Army attacked a group of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, who were observing government troop's position at Muhamalai at around 6:45 p.m. (1315 GMT) Monday, officials from the Media Center for National Security said.
They said four bodies of the LTTE and a disposable RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) were found in a search operation.
About 5,000 Sri Lankans have been killed in the island country's new spate of violence since December 2005, pushing the Norwegianbacked peace process to the back burner.
Claiming discrimination at the hands of the majority ethnic Sinhalese-dominant government, the LTTE has been fighting for an independent homeland for Sri Lanka's 12.5 percent Tamil minority since the 1970s.
Source: Xinhua
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