Lanka, says military COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 12 , SPA --New fighting erupted betweengovernment forces and separatist Tamil rebels along thefront lines of the civil war in northern Sri Lanka, killingat least 28 guerrillas and one soldier, AP quoted the military as saying Wednesday. Reports of fighting have increased in recent months amidgovernment promises to capture the Tamil Tiger rebels' defacto state in the north and to crush the group by the endof the year. Diplomats and other observers say, however,that the army has faced more resistance than it expected. In the latest fighting Tuesday, troops crossed intorebel-held territory in the Vavuniya district, sparkingbattles that killed 14 rebels, said military spokesmanBrig. Udaya Nanayakkara. Separate fighting in nearby Mannar district killed nineinsurgents and one soldier, Nanayakkara said. Troops in thenorthwestern Welioya district killed four insurgents andanother rebel was killed in the northern Jaffna peninsula,he added. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/535721