Sri Lankan forces consolidated their control over a rebel fortification and pushed deeper into Tamil Tiger territory amid a string of battles in the region, the military said Friday.
Troops advanced Thursday into a 2.5-mile- (4-kilometer-) long coastal strip _ the only piece of land still under rebel control _ amid heavy resistance, the defense ministry said in a statement.
During the battles, which were mainly waged by snipers, government forces strengthened their hold over an earthen fortification they had breached earlier and recovered the bodies of two slain rebels, the statement said.
The rebel group was not immediately available for …
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