Colombo: At least 41 Tamil Tigers and three security personnel were killed in a series of gun battles in Sri Lanka's embattled northern region, the military said today.

Troops gunned down six Tiger rebels in two attacks at Muhamalai areas of Jaffna today while another eight militants were killed in Kallikulam area of Northern Vavuniya in fresh clashes yesterday, the army said.

Separately six Tiger militants were gunned down in Mullikulam area yesterday, it said.

In another confrontation at Janakpura in North-Eastern Welioya, two militants were killed by the security forces yesterday, the Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) said.

In subsequent clashes in the same area, the MCNS said, at least four militants were killed yesterday. One soldier was also killed in the incident.

Security forces killed three LTTE rebels at Sirikulam in North-western Mannar and gunned down another two in Karampaikulam area yesterday.

Source : PTI