The Sri Lankan military said on Friday that 12 Tamil Tiger rebels and two government soldiers were killed when the Army captured a one-square km area in the north of the country.
The Army said government troops captured the south of Adampan Tank in the Mannar district from Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels at around 10:00 a.m. local time (0430 GMT).
Twelve rebels and two soldiers were killed in the battle, the Army said, adding that another five soldiers were wounded.
Meanwhile, two civilians and a female home guard were wounded when a hospital came under LTTE mortar attack at Sampathnuwara in the northeastern Welioya area at around 12:50 a.m. (0720 GMT).
The military also said that 36 rebel and one soldier were killed in separate clashes between the rebels and the troops in the north and east on Thursday.
Intensive military conflicts are underway in the north, with the government determining to defeat the LTTE before the end of this year.
The military said more than 700 people have been killed in the escalating conflict since the beginning of this year.
The LTTE has been fighting for a separate homeland for minority Tamils in the north and east for more than two decades, resulting in the death of more than 70,000 people.
Source: Xinhua
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