Sri Lanka says it captured last rebel stronghold

Sri Lankan forces captured the Tamil Tigers' last major stronghold in the country's north, the army announced Sunday, a victory that left the remaining rebel fighters confined to the tiny slice of jungle they still control.

The capture of Mullaittivu came just three weeks after the army drove the rebels from their administrative capital of Kilinochchi and forced them to retreat from most of the de facto state they controlled across a wide swath of northern Sri Lanka. (AP)