Sri Lankan Troops Take Last Tiger Bastion, RebelsFlee To Jungle -- AFP
COLOMBO (AFP) — Sri Lankan government troops were Monday pushing into the last pockets of jungle still held by Tamil Tigers after the capture of the rebels' last urban stronghold and military headquarters.
Soldiers on Sunday overran Mullaittivu, a northeastern coastal lagoon town that was the Tigers' main base for more than a decade, the island's army chief announced in a televised address to the nation.
The Tigers' latest setback follows the loss three weeks ago of their political capital of Kilinochchi, where they had the trappings of a separate state with their own police, courts and a bank.
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More News On The End Of The Sri Lanka War
Sri Lanka army chief: Troops have taken key rebel stronghold -- CNN
Tigers driven from urban stronghold -- Financial Times
Sri Lanka claims capture of rebel town -- UPI
Sri Lankan army takes final rebel town -- Deutsche Welle
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Timeline: Conflict in Sri Lanka -- Al Jazeera
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