Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 1111 Mon. July 16, 2007       International '16 Lankan troops killed in heavy fighting' Sri Lankan government soldiers pose with national (L) and Tamil Tiger (R) flags atop the Thoppigala Rock, some 270km northeast of Colombo Saturday. Security forces captured Thoppigala, the last bastion of LTTE guerrillas in eastern Sri Lanka, following months of heavy fighting. PHOTO: AFP