Sri Lankan army soldiers stand guard in the newly recaptured town of Mullaittivu. Photograph: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP (Photo From The Guardian)Troops 'At Last Tamil Tiger Town' -- BBC News
Sri Lankan troops are advancing on the last town still held by the Tamil Tiger rebels in the north, the military says.
There is intense fighting at the outskirts of the town of Puthukkudiyiruppu, it says.
A senior military officer in the area says this is the "last objective" and that the war could now be over in days. The rebels have made no comment.
Over the past few weeks, the army has driven the Tigers into a shrinking zone of jungle in the north-east.
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