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Colombo: Sri Lanka's military and the Tamil Tigers on Saturday each claimed fresh kills against their foe, contradicting each other amid a propaganda war raging parallel to a new phase in a 25-year civil war.
The military said troops killed 22 Tiger rebels for the loss of one soldier in the island's far north on Friday, while a pro-rebel quoted the Tigers as saying they had killed 11 soldiers and wounded many the same day.
The military has reported near daily rebel death tolls in the dozens in recent weeks, and analysts say the statistics are inflated.
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