Intensifying their offensive to push the Tamil Tigers out of their last stretch of land, the Sri Lankan troops on Friday killed at least 47 rebels, including two top commanders and captured a strategic area in Pudukudiyirippu, officials said today.

Two top LTTE commanders, Gobith and Amuthab, who headed a special unit named after Prabhakaran's son 'Charles Antony,' were killed in fierce fighting in which troops wrested the village of Anandapuram, Defence Ministry sources said.