Special Task Force soldiers stand guard at a temporary checkpoint in Colombo November 6, 2008. REUTERS/Buddhika WeerasingheSri Lanka Rejects Latest Tiger Truce Offer -- Reuters
COLOMBO, Nov. 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government rejected the latest Tamil Tiger truce offer out of hand on Monday, again demanding the separatist rebels surrender or be destroyed by a military offensive rapidly gaining ground.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eeelam (LTTE) at the weekend reiterated what they say is a long-standing desire for a truce in the 25-year-old war, one of Asia's longest insurgencies. The government has previously called such offers disingenuous.
The military said troops on Monday captured the northwestern Kiranchi area and were crossing the marshes surrounding Pooneryn, a strategic spit of land from where LTTE artillery fires to stops troops from coming south from the Jaffna peninsula.
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