Sri Lankan government soldiers 'enter rebel capital'

Sri Lanka’s military officials say their soldiers have entered the Tamil Tiger rebels’ de facto capital in the north for the first time in a decade.

Sri Lankan government soldiers 'enter rebel capital'

Sri Lanka’s military officials say their soldiers have entered the Tamil Tiger rebels’ de facto capital in the north for the first time in a decade.

Senior military officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, say troops have entered the town of Kilinochchi from two sides.

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