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Two soldiers killed in fresh Sri Lanka offensive

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COLOMBO (AFP) - Two Sri Lankan soldiers have been killed and 15 wounded in a pre-dawn offensive on Tamil Tiger artillery and mortar positions, military sources said.

Hundreds of Sri Lankan troops were involved in the attack near the de facto border between government- and rebel-held areas in the northern peninsula of Jaffna, said the sources on condition of anonymity.

The action, launched from three locations along the front lines, sparked clashes with the rebels, the sources said.

There was no immediate word from the Tigers about the latest clashes and any possible casualties on their side.

The latest wave of fighting erupted in Jaffna in August when the Tamil Tigers carriedn out a major artillery and mortar bomb attack against military positions within the peninsula.

Much of the fighting died down after two weeks, but the latest action was being taken by security forces to strengthen their defences which were breached last month, the sources said.

Sri Lanka has suffered an upsurge in bloodshed since December that has left more than 1,500 people dead by official count.

The island's three-decade-old separatist ethnic conflict has claimed more than 60,000 lives.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060909/wl_as...st_060909043418

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