Sri Lankan government troops pushed into two of the last sections of territory held by Tamil Tiger rebels on Saturday, a day after capturing a key stronghold in the north, AP reported. Soldiers moved into a narrow sliver of land the rebels have been holding on the east coast of the Jaffna peninsula, said military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara. On Friday, troops seized control of Elephant Pass, the Tamil Tiger rebels' last major stronghold on the northern peninsula. Soldiers also moved Saturday into the pocket of territory the rebels still control on the main section of an island south of the peninsula, he said.
