Sri Lanka Steps Up Air Strikes After Heavy Ground Battles -- Yahoo News/AFPCOLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka stepped up air attacks in the north Wednesday, a day after troops and Tamil Tigers fought intense ground battles around the rebels' stronghold that left hundreds dead and wounded.
Military officials said the air force was called in to bomb suspected Tiger "strong points" around Kilinochchi.
Security forces carried out simultaneous ground attacks against Tamil Tiger defences around Kilinochchi and on the Jaffna peninsula on Tuesday, the defence ministry said.
In a rare statement announcing casualty figures, the ministry said 25 troops had been killed, with another 10 missing and 160 wounded, while an estimated 120 Tigers were killed and 250 wounded.
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