81.   Government troops ambushed rebel Tamil guerrillas in eastern Sri Lanka, killing at least two of them, the defence ministry said in a statement here Wednesday.

82.   Government forces sank a flotrilla of seven Tamil guerrillas boats in northern Sri Lanka where fresh ground battled killed nine people, the defence ministry said Wednesday.

83.   Government troops shot dead two Tamil guerrillas trying to infiltrate military-controlled areas in eastern Sri Lanka, officials here said Wednesday.

84.   Heavy fighting erupted in northern Sri Lanka as security forces launched a fresh offensive against Tamil guerrillas in northern Sri Lanka, defence sources said Monday.

85.   Heavy fighting raged in northern Sri Lanka Monday as security forces advanced into territory held by Tamil guerrillas amid stiff resistance, defence sources here said.

86.   Hundreds of Sri Lankan government troops captured a northern town held by Tamil guerrillas Friday after launching a lightning offensive against rebels in the region, military officials said.

87.   Human rights abuses by Sri Lankan troops are again echoing here as Tamil guerrillas resume their bloody war for a homeland with a vengeance.

88.   India on Saturday asked Sri Lanka to arrest and extradite Tamil guerrilla leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and two of his associates on charges of assassinating former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

89.   It is aimed at commemorating the thousands of Tamil guerrillas killed over the years.

90.   A group of retired soldiers have called on the government to set up suicide squads to fight Tamil separatist guerrillas, press reports said Tuesday.