At least 41 LTTE cadres and two civilians were killed as fierce clashes broke out between the Tiger rebels and security forces in the volatile northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
At least two LTTE cadres were killed in Sittaru in northern Sri Lanka during clashes with the army on Tuesday, officials said.
The Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) denied reports that LTTE has overrun an army camp at Sittaru in Ellakantale.
Meanwhile, two civilians were killed when a claymore bomb planted by suspected rebel tigers exploded near the Vavuniya Municipal grounds on Tuesday, the MCNS said.
As many as five LTTE cadres were killed in Matottam in Mannar during clashes with the security forces yesterday, the defence ministry said.
Separately, troops said it had killed six Tiger rebels who were travelling in a tractor in Periyamadu in North-east of Vavuniya on Tuesday.
At least seven rebels were shot dead in clashes with security forces in Palampiddy in Vavuniya on Tuesday, the ministry said.
In another confrontation, the security forces gunned down seven LTTE rebels during an offensive in Alankulam in Mannar on Tuesday, the MCNS said, adding in another clash they shot dead one Tamil tiger at Palampiddi in the region Mannar on Tuesday.
Later in the day, the army soldiers killed six more tiger rebels in Alankulam on Tuesday, the Defence ministry said.
“During the operations, rebels lost an area of about 400-600 square metre in Alankulam to troops yesterday,” the army said.
As many as three LTTE rebels travelling in a tractor were killed during clashes at northwards of Janakapura in North-east Welioya yesterday, the MCNS said.
Separately, troops in Welioya confronted LTTE rebels in Kiribbanwewa, Janakapura and Kambiliyawa on Tuesday killing four LTTE cadres, the army said.
