Opposition ganging up to save Prabhakaran

The Opposition has decided to publicly challenge the Government’s war strategy, according to media reports. Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Leader of the Opposition, is leading the attack on the soldiers who are knocking on the gates of the Tiger terrorists. His latest gamble is to stop the war purely for his gain - an aspect that will be explained later.

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Protecting Jaffna islands key to stopping Tiger infiltration

Army, Navy on alert to foil LTTE designs on Jaffna peninsula:

The huge military pressure mounting on the LTTE strongholds in the Wanni from six fronts, from the Wanni battle front and from the Northern front has kept the Tiger outfit in a desperate and frustrating situation. The Security Forces kept the troops in Jaffna peninsula on red alert during the past few weeks as they received intelligence reports of a possible LTTE attack on troops operating in the peninsula.

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