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Battle of Muttur

A small battle, not many dead – part one

August 5, 2018August 5, 2018 / PS21 / Leave a comment

Twelve years ago this weekend, I found myself crouched inside a Sri Lankan Navy assault boat racing across Trincomalee harbour. The Battle of Muttur – the first significant urban fight of the renewed and final round of the island's civil war – was over, the military said, and the media were being taken there as … Continue reading A small battle, not many dead – part one

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