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Pallai town in Jaffna  PTI Jan 8, 2009, 04.42pm IST  COLOMBO:
Maintaining the momentum of their offensive, Sri Lankan army
captured more Tiger held areas, wresting the Pallai town in
Jaffna peninsula, a day after officially banning the LTTE.  As
the ground forces kept up their advance to capture the key
Elephant Pass and towards the Tigers' military headquarters
located at the coastal town of Mulaitivu, Air Force jets
destroyed two sea Tiger boats near Kilinochchi, officials said.
"Troops of the 53rd and 55th Divisions, moved from Killali and
Muhamale to capture the strategic Pallai town early this
morning," a statement from the Army Headquarters said as the
Tigers retreated to the Pass, which links Killinochchi with
Jaffna.  The town earlier was a base for Tiger long range
artillery guns as it commanded axis to both the Jaffna and
Killinochchi battlefields.  The fresh advance by the military
came as the Army chief Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka rubbished cl