Fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels on the outskirts of the rebel capital Kilinochchi has left at least 24 guerrillas and two soldiers dead, the defence ministry said Friday. The government wants to capture the northern town and deal what it says would be a major military and psychological blow to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels. Thursday's fighting in Kilinochchi left at least 24 Tamil Tiger soldiers dead, with two killed on the government side, the ministry said in a statement. Troops also killed nine rebels in separate attacks along the northern front of Vavuniya and Weli Oya on Thursday, the military said.
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