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After 16 days of bloody battle, IPKF finally captures LTTE stronghold Jaffna

After 16 days of bloody battle, the Indians finally captured Jaffna, the stronghold of the Tigers. But the losses have been heavy and could mount further. A report on the conflict and its implications plus exclusive eyewitness account and action pictures from Jaffna.

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IPKF soldiers in Jaffna bunker
The western press corps currently congregated in Colombo have a name for it - they call it the Five O'clock Follies, the same sobriquet given to the regular press briefings by the US Army in Saigon during the Vietnam war.