Sri Lanka army kills 11 Tamil rebels in east

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Sri Lankan military says it has killed 11 suspected Tamil rebels in the eastern jungles, in the biggest clash since declaring victory against the insurgents last week.

The army said the soldiers recovered assault rifles, 20 Claymore mines and a handful of grenades and anti-personnel mines along with the bodies of 11 men near the southeastern town of Ampara.

Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said the troops were on a mission Wednesday to flush out the remnants of the Tamil Tigers in the eastern jungles when they attacked a group of rebels. He said the soldiers suffered no casualties.

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The Sri Lankan government will maintain its state of emergency, including sweeping anti-terrorism powers, after the battlefield defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels, according to a statement posted online Wednesday.


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[Alamuti Lotus]

1. "in the biggest clash since declaring victory against the insurgents last week"

I almost admire the completely enveloping absence of irony in that statement.