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Saturday, January 03, 2009
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Mahinda’s ‘daydream’ comes true
Prabhakaran loses K’nochchi

Close on the heels of Thursday’s liberation of Paranthan, the army yesterday regained Kilinochchi, the LTTE’s administrative capital as Sri Lanka’s war against terror reached a decisive stage. The focus on the combined security forces campaign, spearheaded by the army, will now shift to Mullaitivu on the north-eastern coast...

People celebrate the capture of Kilinochchi

Tiger Chief still dreaming
LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran went on record saying he would never allow Kilinocchi to fall come what may. In an e-mail interview with the Chennai-based Tamil magazine Nakkeeran, Prabhakaran, while admitting that the...

Less than 2,000 Tigers left
Army Commander Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka said that the Tigers are fighting a losing battle and now they are besieged in an area even smaller to Thoppigala and there are only about 1700-1900 remaining with the organisation.

Army poised to destroy remaining LTTE positions
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said that this week’s military gains would give a turbo boost to Sri Lanka’s efforts to finish off the Tigers. The army was now well positioned south of Elephant Pass, he said adding...
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