Mullaittivu

The military also captured a village about 12 miles from the remaining rebel stronghold Mullaittivu, said Brig.

Sri Lanka Army Corners Rebels 2009

Sri Lankan security forces engaged in search operations in Waddaikachchi area of Mullaittivu, found several parts of an LTTE aircraft left burnt by the rebels while fleeing from the area yesterday, the Defense Ministry said.

India News Digest: Lankan troops discover LTTE aircraft research site 2009

At left, Sri Lankan army soldiers stood guard in Mullaittivu on Jan. 27.

Sri Lanka's Path to Peace 2009

The military offensive will now turn to Mullaittivu, the last district controlled by the Tigers in the Northern Province.

Defeating Terrorists 2009

Gemunu Amarasinghe/Associated Press Sri Lankan Army soldiers stood outside a damaged church in the newly recaptured Tamil rebel-held town of Mullaittivu, about 140 miles northeast of Colombo, on Jan. 27.

Sri Lanka's Path to Peace 2009

Sri Lankan soldiers of Sinha regiment are seen with their regimental flag in the newly recaptured town of Mullaittivu on Jan. 27.

Sri Lanka's Path to Peace 2009

Gemunu Amarasinghe/Associated Press Sri Lankan Army soldier stood guard in an abandoned building, as the logo of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was seen in the background, in Mullaittivu on Jan. 27.

Sri Lanka's Path to Peace 2009

Staff were struggling to retrieve bodies after thechildren's ward of the Puthukkudiriruppu hospital in Mullaittivu district was struck about midnight, Gordon Weiss, a UN spokesman said on Monday.

More Than 6 Killed by Shelling at a Sri Lanka Hospital 2009

At left, a Sri Lankan soldier carried his boots as he walked through muddy terrain in Mullaittivu, the former military headquarters of the Tamil Tiger rebels, on Jan. 27.

Sri Lanka's Path to Peace 2009

Kodikara/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Sri Lankan troops built bunkers along the coast of Mullaittivu, the former military headquarters of the Tamil Tiger rebels, on Jan. 27.

Sri Lanka's Path to Peace 2009