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Postcards from Tigerland
Life behind the battle lines of Sri Lanka's 19-year civil war

Flak jackets, helmets and skulls are all that remain of a forgotten Sri Lankan army unit. The unit met their end in fierce fighting over Elephant Pass, a stretch of sand which saw some of the worst battles of the civil war

PHOTOGRAPH FOR TIME BY DOMINIC SANSONI

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