COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 31, SPA -- New fighting between government forces and Tamil Tiger separatists killed 26 rebels andfour soldiers along the northern front lines of Sri Lanka'scivil war, the military said Saturday. The latest infantry clashes broke out Friday in theVavuniya, Mannar, Welioya and Jaffna areas, militaryspokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said. Troops killed 19 rebels and lost three soldiers duringheavy fighting in Mannar district, Nanayakkara said, addingthat 10 soldiers were wounded in the clash. Fighting in Vavuniya killed three rebels and one soldier,he said. Other battles in Welioya and Jaffna killed four rebels,Nanayakkara was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. Rebel spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan was not immediatelyavailable for comment.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/560762