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Sri Lanka: 19 killed as air force attacks rebel training base Thu. July 24, 2008 05:02 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) At least 19 people were killed when Sri Lankan air force jets attacked a rebel training base in the north on Thursday as new fighting in the civil war, the military said. The Sri Lankan military said in a statement that the jets hit a Tamil Tigers base in the Mullaittivu district about 7:30 am. In other fighting, government troops killed nine rebels in battles in the Vavuniya region along the front lines, the military said. Four soldiers were killed in those fights as well, it said. Scattered battles in the Mannar and Jaffna regions killed six rebel fighters, the military said. –AP News Category: World Latest Headlines Latest News Premier League: Everton agrees deal to sign Saha f... Somalia: Pirates fail to seize Japanese ship off So... Nigeria: Gunmen demand $12 mln ransom for Israeli h... Cameroon: 10 killed as fuel tanker explodes in north... Somalia: Insurgency in Somalia fueling piracy, thre... Somalia: Somali insurgents welcome Ethiopia's hint ... Somalia: 3 Indians in hijacked ship off Somalia rep... Somalia: UN top envoy for Somalia welcomes deal be... East Africa: EC wants donors to jointly address... Tanzania: Fuel prices in Tanzania fall for the... More News...