Sri Lanka Troops Take Over Rebel Headquarters

A handout from the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry said Sri Lanka's government troops entering the town of Paranthan. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

From China View:

COLOMBO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's government troops on Friday wrested from rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) control the town of Kilinochchi, their former administrative headquarters, the government military sources said.

The Sri Lanka Army headquarters sources said the troops had entered the town of Kilinochchi from three directions Friday morning and have taken control of all major locations.

Kilinochchi has been under LTTE control since 1998 and served as its administrative capital of its de facto separate state in the island's north.

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