Sri Lankan troops on Monday destroyed two boats belonging to the Tamil Tiger rebels during a pre-dawn clash in the northeast of the island, the defence ministry said.It said ground troops repulsed an attack from the Tigers, who launched 15 boats, including four suicide craft, from a lagoon near the Puttumattalan area.
The ministry described the rebel attack as a sign of "desperation" and an effort to boost the "disintegrating morale" of the Tamil Tigers, who have been hemmed in to a small jungle area in the northeast after a string of military defeats.
The Puttumattalan area was the scene of heavy fighting throughout Sunday, the ministry said, but did not give details of casualties. There was no comment from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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