21.   The attack occurred in Jaffna City, which the military captured in December from Tamil rebels.

22.   The guerrillas dismantled most of their bases in the peninsula and retreated to the jungles in the mainland when the military captured their stronghold of Jaffna city in December.

23.   The military captured Puliyankulam from rebels last week.

24.   The military captured the guerrilla capital of Jaffna city in December and last month extended government control over the rest of the Jaffna Peninsula.

25.   The military captured the peninsula from the rebel control in May last year.

26.   The military captured the two villages during its six-day offensive in the Jaffna Peninsula that ended Saturday.

27.   The military had captured the rebel stronghold of Jaffna last year.

28.   The military had captured the two towns last week.

29.   The military has also captured five suspected Abu Sayyaf supporters, including a former leader of the mainstream Muslim rebel group, Moro National Liberation Front.

30.   The guerrillas dismantled most of their bases in the peninsula and retreated to jungle towns on the mainland when the military captured their stronghold of Jaffna city in December.