From the Ministry of Defence website:
LTTE defeated; Sri Lanka liberated from terror
Sri Lankan armed force have militarily defeated the LTTE and freed the nation from three decades of terror, Army Chief Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka announced.Meanwhile, defence sources on the battlefront said all top LTTE leaders were believed to be killed during their abortive attempt to flee from advancing troops this morning (May 18). According to the sources, troops have found a burnt body suspected to be of LTTE chief V. Prabhakaran. However, the sources said that positive identification is yet to be made.
Also, unconfirmed sources revealed that LTTE’s intelligence wing leader Pottu Amman and Sea Tiger wing leader Soosai were killed in today’s battle.
For a very widely quoted article on Groundviews published recently that asked readers to envision a post-Prabhakaran / post-war / post-LTTE scenario, read and comment on Your opinion on a war ‘over in 3 weeks’ and a ‘post-LTTE’ Sri Lanka?
Also read Is this the end of the Tamil struggle?
For related videos, please visit Is the LTTE really finished and the War over? on Vikalpa’s YouTube Channel.
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