COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 08, SPA -- Government forces and separatist Tamil Tigers fought a series of gun battles in Sri Lanka'sNorth, leaving 14 rebels dead, the military said Sunday. Separate clashes Saturday in Vavuniya district killedEight rebels and wounded five soldiers, the defenseMinistry said in a statement. Other battles Saturday in Jaffna and Welioya killed sixrebels and wounded 10 soldiers, the statement was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/563235