A Tamil Tiger cadre pulls a Sri Lankan soldier, who died during battle, in Paranthan, a Tamil Tigers stronghold village north of Kilinochchi, north of the capital Colombo, November 23, 2008. REUTERS/LTTE/Handout From Times Online:
Sri Lanka’s Army declared yesterday that it was on the verge of capturing the Tamil Tigers’ jungle headquarters, in its biggest step yet towards defeating them, as promised, by the end of the year.
Government forces had reached the outskirts of Kilinochchi, the Tigers’ self-declared capital, and the rebels were in retreat from the town about 205 miles (330km) north of Colombo, it said. “The fall of Kilinochchi is very imminent,” a government defence official told a news conference. “Troops are in the outskirts of Kilinochchi and consolidating the power.”
Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, a military spokesman, told The Times that 1,000 Tigers — about a quarter of their remaining forces — were defending Kilinochchi against about 6,000 troops. “Once it’s lost, they’ve lost all credibility,” he said.
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