Sri Lanka says it is about to seize rebel capital

Friday, January 2, 2009

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan forces have captured a key crossroads from Tamil Tiger rebels in the north and will seize the guerrillas' de facto capital by the weekend, the military said.

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