Jan 05, Colombo : Sri Lanka military Sunday (04) took foreign and local media personnel on a rare tour in the newly liberated Kilinochchi, the rebels' administrative capital.
A moat constructed by the LTTE
A buried bomb
Troops searching for hidden explosives along the main road
An earth bund supported by a moat
A soldier walks along a deserted earth bund
Remnants of spent mortar
Two soldiers elated over the victory
Construction underway after devastation
Soldiers moving through the streets after fierce battle
Commander of the 57 Division, Major General Jagath Dias
Commander of Task Force 1, Brigadier Shavendra Silva
A Hindu temple in Kilinochchi
The water tank destroyed by fleeing LTTE cadres
The UNHCR office
A deserted shopping center in Kilinochchi
Paranthan after the fall
Soldiers enjoy the victory
Commandos who spearheaded the liberation
Commandos who spearheaded the liberation
A Hindu temple in Kilinochchi
Administration center of the LTTE
Kilinochchi hospital
Civilians escaped from un-cleared areas
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