Sri Lankan forces working to crush rebel alliance
The long struggle between the Sri Lankan military and the separatist Tamil Tigers continues, but the Sri Lankan military says that after intense fighting, its troops have captured the rebel stronghold town of Mullaittivu. Government forces are on a major offensive aimed at crushing the Tamil Tigers and ending their fight for a separate state for the Tamil minority. We are joined by BBC correspondent Anbarasan Ethirajan in Sri Lanka.
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