Sri Lanka Army 'In Fresh Advance'

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From The BBC:

Sri Lanka's military says it has recaptured a key northern town near the Tamil Tigers' Kilinochchi stronghold.

They say that troops took Kokavil, 20km (12 miles) south of Kilinochchi, on Sunday, 18 years after it was seized by the insurgents.

The army said its fall meant the rebels had lost "another bastion".

The pro-rebel TamilNet website has accused the air force of dropping cluster bombs at a camp for internally displaced people.

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More News On The Sri Lanka War:

Lanka troops capture key LTTE town after 18 years -- Times Of India
Sri Lanka says captures town from rebels after 18 years -- Reuters
Sri Lanka: Military seizes key rebel-held town -- AP
Sri Lanka takes another town in battle for rebel capital: military -- AFP
Tamil Tigers fleeing Kilinochchi -- Express Buzz
Sri Lanka resumes offensive against Tigers as rains subside -- Lanka Everything

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