* Sri Lanka Army Commander confirms the liberation of entire country
Mon, May 18, 2009, 06:46 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
May 18, Colombo: As the government security forces managed to liberate the entire country from tthe LTTE rebel clutches, the people all over the country celebrated the victory with fire crackers.
Speaking to the media, Sri Lanka Army Commander LT. Gen. Sarath Fonseka said they have successfully completed the onerous job given by the President, Mahinda Rajapaksa three years ago.
The security forces today took control of the remaining small land in the Mullaitivu District, the LTTE occupied following fierce confrontations.
"On this historical day, May 18th of 2009 we have completed our job" he said.
According to the Army Commander the Army commenced this operation in 2007 by liberating the entire Eastern Province from the rebels.
Finally the Army Commander saluted all the soldiers who scarified their lives to liberate the country as well as the security forces who engaged in brave confrontations with the LTTE.
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I know this may not mean anything to a lot of you, well most of you, but I have a friend who lives here and I am soooo happy for her and her family as well as the whole country. Everyone is celebrating today and she said she will probably eat so much ice cream she will be sick for 3 days.... :smile:
This is indeed good news! The Tamil Tigers were the worst of terrorists.