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President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday visited Kilinochchi as the army battled LTTE units holding over 50,000 people hostage in a civilian safety zone on the Mullaitivu coast.
In the run up to the liberation of Kilinochchi in the first week of January, the LTTE declared that the capture of the town would be a daydream of Mahinda Rajapaksa.
During his almost three-hour visit, the first by a Head of State, the President received a briefing from the army regarding operations conducted by the 57 and 58 Divisions and the ongoing final phase of the offensive to rescue the trapped...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa with Brigadier Shavindra Silva, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 58 Division during a historic visit to newly liberated Kilinochchi town. He was accompanied by Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Donald Perera, Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka, Navy Commander Vice Admiral Wasantha Karanngoda and Air Force Commander Air Marshal Roshan Gunatilleke. Pic Sudath Silva (Pic courtesy: Army)
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