PUTHUKKUDIYIRIPPU, Sri Lanka
A Sri Lankan soldier looks for mines to clear near a main road between Kandy and Jaffna
A Sri Lankan soldier looks for mines to clear near a main road, which was recently re-opened, between Kandy and Jaffna, close to Muhamalai in north Sri Lanka March 3, 2009. The area, which was captured earlier this year by the Sri Lanka army, had been controlled by the Liberation Tamil Tigers Ellam (LTTE) for many years. Picture taken March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA)