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Government troops travel in armed personal carrier close to Thoppigala jungle in Batticaloa
10 Jul 2007
Source: Reuters
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Government troops travel in an armed personal carrier close to Thoppigala jungle in Batticaloa district in eastern Sri Lanka July 10, 2007. Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers will lose their last foothold in the island's restive east within days after troops captured a strategic plateau overnight, the ground commander in the area said on Monday.
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Supporters of the opposition party cover their heads with chairs during rainfall at an anti-government rally in Colombo July 26, 2007. Thousands of opposition supporters rallied against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa and demanded snap elections in the capital Colombo on Thursday. The banner reads, “Against evil rule of the brotherhood that is exploiting war”.


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