Sri Lankan army repulses LTTE attack to seize Jaffna
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Aug 17, IRNA
Sri Lanka-LTTE-Jaffna
Sri Lankan security forces on Thursday repulsed a pre-dawn attempt by Tamil Tigers to advance into the northern Jaffna peninsula and killed at least 50 rebels.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) launched a sea-borne attack on army positions at Kilali on the peninsula in the wee hours but were beaten back by dawn, PTI report said here quoting Defense Ministry spokesman Upali Rajapakse.
"We have successfully repulsed the attack and killed at least 50 rebels," he claimed.
Defense Ministry sources said at least six soldiers were feared dead and 60 others wounded in the battle. However, there was no independent confirmation of the army casualties.
The Tiger offensive was led by the group's sea tiger leader Soosai, the sources said.
The fresh attacks ended a brief lull in fighting in the peninsula where the Tigers on Friday launched an attack to overrun military positions.
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