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Though bizarre, the sequence of events resembled a trailer promoting a film designed to break box office records. However, this was real life drama involving the lives and well-being of the nation's troops fighting a deadly enemy.
The volatile defence lines at Muhamalai, the divide between the Government-held Jaffna peninsula and Tiger guerrilla-dominated Wanni. It is located on the thin isthmus that links mainland Sri Lanka to the peninsula. The defence line here runs from the banks of the Kilali lagoon on the west to the shores of the Indian Ocean on the east.
Even without the burst of bullets, the thunder of artillery or mortar shells, any soldier knows that Muhamalai is unfriendly terrain. When there is bright sunshine, the plates of rice and curry they hold in their hand are showered by winds with dusty thin sand. Other times when it rains, the ground is soggy and the menace from the mosquitoes is threatening.
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NoteS by SAM-
special thanks go to our friend SAM, for providing the actual ground informations)