The Sri Lankan army takes control of Vaharai and Kathiraveli, both LTTE strongholds in Batticaloa.
Sources
At least 40 Tamil Tigers killed, as army routs rebel stronghold, military says, International Herald Tribune, 20 January 2007; The process of weakening the LTTE, The Hindu, 21 January 2007; Several thousand reported fleeing coastal strip in eastern Sri Lanka, UNHCR, 19 January 2007, Sri Lanka troops hunt rebels as refugees flood camps, Reuters, 20 January 2007.
