COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Mar 21, SPA -- Separatist Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lankan troops battled overnight for territory in a volatile eastern district, leaving at least eight rebels and four soldiers dead, the military said Wednesday. A separate clash in north killed at least five rebels. Air force fighter jets strafed two rebel positions toassist soldiers on the ground as fierce fighting continuedWednesday, air force spokesman Capt. Ajantha Silva toldreporters in the capital, Colombo. «The air force has taken two targets to help our groundforces,» Silva was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/434408