COLOMBO, August 20, SPA -- Sri Lankan soldiers and Tamilrebels clashed in northern Sri Lanka, killing tencombatants, the military said Monday. The fighting occurred in northern Vavuniya area, on thefrontier between government-controlled areas and rebel-heldparts of the north Sunday evening, military spokesman Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe said. He said seven insurgents and one soldier died. In a separate clash Sunday, soldiers killed two rebels inthe same region, Samarasinghe said. The death tolls could not be independently confirmed, andrebels' military spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan did notanswer a telephone call from The Associated Press seekingcomment.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/476216