(Click To Enlarge)From The New York Times:
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military said troops seized the entire western coast of the Indian Ocean island on Saturday, capturing the key Pooneryn area where Tamil Tiger rebel artillery had kept soldiers at bay since 1993.
With the military controlling Pooneryn, a strategic spit of land that runs parallel to the neck of the northern Jaffna Peninsula across a narrow lagoon, it will be in a position to strike the rebel capital of Kilinochchi from three sides.
In one of Asia's longest-running insurgencies, at least 70,000 people have been killed in Sri Lanka since 1983.
With the military controlling Pooneryn, a strategic spit of land that runs parallel to the neck of the northern Jaffna Peninsula across a narrow lagoon, it will be in a position to strike the rebel capital of Kilinochchi from three sides.
In one of Asia's longest-running insurgencies, at least 70,000 people have been killed in Sri Lanka since 1983.
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My Comment: The Sri Lankan Army is slowly squeezing the Tigers, and this during the rainy season. When the weather gets better in the next few weeks, I am sure the Army will start to significantly increase their attacks to completely rout the LTTE.
My Comment: The Sri Lankan Army is slowly squeezing the Tigers, and this during the rainy season. When the weather gets better in the next few weeks, I am sure the Army will start to significantly increase their attacks to completely rout the LTTE.