The army yesterday captured the southern entrance to Elephant Pass after a fierce battle.
Troops of the 58 Division fighting their way along the A-9 highway northwards wrested control of the southern part of the Elephant Pass causeway known as Thamilamadam.
"We are pushing the enemy further into the North," Military Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.

Hand over P’karan to India,
Congress tells Lanka
An indication that the Centre won’t succumb to
TNpressure
While some key Tamil Nadu politicians and other LTTE
sympathisers are trying to secure India’s help to save
Parliament meets today
Parliament meets today (6). The government is to table a
motion seeking the extension of the State of Emergency for another month.
Leaders of all political parties represented in current Parliament met
last Thursday with....

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