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| Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lankan Troops Advance Into Rebel-Held Territory |
| 2008-11-26 |
| Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lankan troops pushed further into rebel-held territory, fighting through monsoon rains to capture a village on a key northern highway, the Defense Ministry said. Soldiers gained control late yesterday of Olumadu, southeast of the coastal town of Mullaitivu that is controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the ministry said in a statement on its Web site. President Mahinda RajapaksaÂ’s government has pledged to capture the LTTEÂ’s headquarters in Kilinochchi by the end of this year as it seeks to end the 25-year civil war. The military said in October its forces had advanced to within 2 kilometers of the town, though has since revised their positions to about 20 kilometers (12 miles) away. The army said last week soldiers broke through the Tamil TigersÂ’ northern defense line on the Jaffna peninsula and that troops are now advancing on Kilinochchi from the north, south and west. |
| Posted by:Steve White |