Map of Sri Lanka showing the area controlled by Tamil Tiger rebels. Sri Lankan troops battling Tamil rebels have captured a part of the highly strategic Elephant Pass -- a causeway linking the northern Jaffna peninsula to the mainland. (AFP Graphic)From Yahoo News/AFP:
COLOMBO, Jan 5, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops battling Tamil rebels Monday captured part of the highly strategic Elephant Pass in a second major success just days after taking the guerrillas' political headquarters, the army said.
Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said the southern part of Elephant Pass, a causeway linking the northern Jaffna peninsula to the mainland, fell to troops advancing north from Kilinochchi which was seized on Friday.
"Troops are now consolidating in the southern part of Elephant Pass," he said.
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