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.
ISSUE DATE: Nov 15, 1987 | UPDATED: Dec 13, 2013 16:14 IST
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.