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| Entire Jaffna Peninsula liberated; Troops capture Chundikulam |
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| Thursday, 15 January 2009 | |
 Sri Lanka Army 55 Division soldiers liberated yesterday evening (Jan 14) Chundikulam, the landmass that links the Jaffna peninsula with the mainland. According to the defence sources, Sri Lanka Army has liberated the whole Jaffna peninsula from terrorist clutches with this victory. Heroic troops of 551 Brigade (1 Gemunu Regiment, 1 Sri Lanka Light infantry and Commandos) joined in accomplishing this mission and it is observed that large number of vehicles, including dozers, buses, tractors, canters and boats have been destroyed by exploding most of them by the fleeing LTTE terrorists. Courtesy: Defence.lk, Lankapuwath:Photo |
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| Last Updated ( Friday, 14 August 2009 ) |
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