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Bryson Hull COLOMBO (Reuters)COLOMBO, November 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government rejected the latest Tamil Tiger truce offer out of hand on Monday, again demanding the separatist rebels surrender or be destroyed by a military offensive rapidly gaining ground. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eeelam (LTTE) at the weekend reiterated what they say is a long-standing desire for a truce in the 25-year-old war, one of Asia's longest insurgencies. The government has previously called such offers disingenuous. The military said troops Monday captured the northwestern Kiranchi area and were crossing the marshes surrounding Pooneryn, a strategic spit of land from where LTTE artillery fires to stops troops from coming south from the Jaffna peninsula. The seizure of Kiranchi came after a day of heavy clashes that the military said was leading toward taking control of an important road and opening up a land route to Jaffna for the first time in two decades. No casualty figures were available. In parliament, Agriculture Minister Maithripala Sirisena repeated President Mahinda Rajapaksa's stance, which has been in place since the government scrapped a 2002 ceasefire in January after accusing the LTTE of using the truce to rearm. "The government will not go for a ceasefire with the LTTE. We will not have any form of discussion with the LTTE. We have already told them to lay down arms and there is no change in our stand," Sirisena told the legislature Monday. Sirisena is the latest government official targeted by a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber. He escaped unhurt from an October 9 blast that hit his convoy in Colombo, killing one and wounding five including his deputy. NO INCENTIVE TO STOP Diplomats and analysts say the government has little incentive to negotiate now because their military offensive since January appears to have put the rebels on their heels as it nears the LTTE's headquarters town of Kilinochchi. "Why would the government want to stop riding this wave now? It is making progress in terms of territory gains," said John Drake, an analyst with the AKE Group risk consultancy. He said the government and Sri Lankan public are "very much aware that the LTTE is not a trustworthy organization that would lay down its arms and honor agreements." The war has energised Rajapaksa's political base among the Sinhalese majority, who make up about 75 percent of the island nation's 21 million people. It has also resuscitated talk Rajapaksa would use the morale surge a military victory would give as grounds to call a new election to further entrench his government, although he ruled that out as recently as September. The Tigers have less diplomatic traction in the post-September 11 world since they are on U.S., E.U. and Indian terrorism lists after carrying out suicide bombings and assassinations for years, a point Sri Lanka has increasingly made in its foreign relations. The Tigers say they are fighting to establish a separate homeland for Sri Lanka's Tamil minority, which has complained of marginalization by successive governments led by the Sinhalese majority since independence from Britain in 1948. (Additional reporting by Ranga Sirilal; Editing by Paul Tait) © Thomson Reuters 2008 All rights reserved Share: Del.icio.us Digg Mixx My Web Facebook LinkedIn Next Article: Jerusalem mayoral race highlights religious rifts Also on Reuters Australia named top country brand for third year Slideshow Chocolate fashion show in New York Octopuses had Antarctic ancestor Editor's Choice Pictures Video Articles Slideshow A selection of our best photos from the past 24 hours. 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