Associated Press, Wed October 11, 2006 06:12 EDT . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Fierce fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tigers on the besieged Jaffna peninsula has left 22 soldiers and a ``large number'' of rebels dead, the government said Wednesday.
Security forces along the forward defense line near Muhamalai had been ``forced to retaliate'' to sporadic attacks by rebels since late Tuesday, using heavy artillery and rockets, the Media Center for National Security said.
It said the air force and navy had helped ``neutralize and destroy identified Tiger concentrations and reinforcements by the sea.''
The fighting killed 22 soldiers and a ``large number'' of rebels, it said, adding that 113 troops were wounded.
A rebel spokesman said he could not comment on the casualty figures.
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