COLOMBO: At least 32 LTTE rebels and four soldiers were killed in fierce clashes in Sri Lanka's embattled northern region as 44 suspected Tigers surrendered to the security forces, the army said on Wednesday.
The rebels have allegedly confessed they were either connected to LTTE or have directly or indirectly aided and abetted the LTTE's cause in the Jaffna peninsula, the Defence Ministry said.
Those who surrendered would have to be formally registered at the police station and then would be absorbed into a rehabilitation programme in the peninsula.
Meanwhile, in fierce clashes at Muhamalai in Jaffna peninsula, troops killed at least three militants while losing two of their personnel on Tuesday, the army said.
Separately, the security forces gunned down six LTTE cadres in Kallikulam in Vavuniya on Tuesday, the Defence Ministry said adding three rebels were killed in another confrontation at Parappakandal in Mannar.
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