Task Force 1 now marching towards Paranthan LTTE stronghold has captured one of the LTTE airstrips located in the Nivil area this afternoon (Nov 20).
From the BBC:
Sri Lanka's government says it is nearing victory in its 25-year conflict with the Tamil Tigers, but as Roland Buerk explains the war will leave a bitter legacy.
The Sri Lanka Air Force helicopter flew fast and low out of Anuradhapura, heading north.
The white domes of the ancient city's Buddhist temples stood high over the green canopy of the treetops.
Flares thumped out of tubes on the helicopter's side, bright red sparks trailed thick white smoke into the jungle just below, a defence against being shot down.
We were being flown to meet soldiers taking part in the military's offensive against the Tamil Tigers. Not too close to the battlefields though: Sri Lanka's government carefully controls access by journalists.
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My Comment: Sri Lanka may defeat the infrastructure of the LTTE army, but it will not stop the men and women who support independence from continuing the fight. Sri Lanka is now faced with a long term occupation and a guerilla/terrorist war from its Tamil population.