Tentara Sri Lanka didukung oleh pesawat supersonik meningkatkan serangan mereka terhadap pemberontak Macan Tamil di bagian timur laut negara pulau yang bergolak itu sejak April, dan menegaskan untuk mengenyahkan mereka.
Sri Lankan troops backed by supersonic aircraft have stepped up their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the island's restive northeast since April and have vowed to flush them out.