Sri Lankan forces fight rebels for key water reservoir

SRI LANKAN forces yesterday launched a new air and ground offensive to wrest a key reservoir from Tamil rebels who have cut off water to 60,000 villagers, while the rebels claimed to have sunk a navy warship.

Sri Lankan forces fight rebels for key water reservoir

ā€œOur air force is targeting terrorist bases and our ground troops have started operations today,ā€ military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said.

The bombing was intended to prevent rebels from bringing reinforcements into the eastern Trincomalee district, he added.

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