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Sri Lanka, governmental air strike hits Tamil Tigers

Colombo , Sri Lanka - 20 dead in joint air-ground offensive

In the course of a combined air-and-ground offensive of the armed forces of Sri Lanka against the separatist rebels of the Tamil Tigers (LTTE), 19 members of the LTTE and 1 army soldier were killed. This was reported by military sources. The fighter jets of the Sri Lanka Air Force, in particular (the air force disposes of Israeli IAI-Kfirs, Russian Mig-27 and Chinese Chengdu F-7), have hit a naval...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1085108
Rome, Italy, 01/28/2008 13:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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