From The BBC:Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka say they have killed 40 soldiers in the north of the island where the army is trying to capture rebel strongholds.
A Tiger statement said the soldiers had been killed in fighting on the main road towards the town of Mullaitivu, believed still to be in rebel hands.
Military officers denied that their troops had suffered heavy casualties.
The government announced two days ago that it had captured the de facto rebel capital, Kilinochchi.
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