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| Sri Lanka |
| Lanka troops in Puthukkudiyirippu |
| 2009-03-04 |
| The Sri Lankan military on Tuesday claimed its troops had entered Puthukkudiyirippu, the last town under the control of the LTTE in Wanni, after intense fighting. With the fall of Puthukkudiyirippu, the LTTE is entirely confined to some jungle pockets in Mullathivu and as per military estimates, the area under it is now below 50 sq. km. The Ministry said troops were now consolidating defences in the area, while intense fighting was reported further east of Puthukkudiyirippu and northwest at Iranapalai. Separately, the Navy said it assisted the evacuation of 157 civilians, including patients under the ICRC flag. The Navy provided safe passage to the patients for urgent medical treatment at the Tricomalee government hospital. Meanwhile, the pro-LTTE TamilNet claimed the plight of people herded into the narrow strip of safe zone assigned by the government was growing worse each day as vegetables, food items, and milk powder for babies were scarce. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Is that anywhere near WORCISTER-CISTER-CISTER-CISTER-SHIRE [Worcestershire - BUGS BUNNY toon]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-03-04 20:37 |