Detailed Instructions: In this task, given a sentence in the Japanese language, your task is to convert it into the English language.
See one example below:
Problem: ペトレイアス氏はまた、「2008年にさらに8旅団と大隊戦闘団を削減し、2008年7月中旬までに増加前のレベルの15旅団戦闘団にすること」を勧めた。
Solution: Petraeus also recommended, "reduction of eight further brigade teams and the battalion combats in 2008 until we reach the pre-surge levels of 15 brigade combat teams by mid-July 2008."
Explanation: The above sentence is correctly translated from Japanese to English

Problem: スリランカ政府軍は、その国の戦陣を張った東部で反政府勢力が保持する包領のセンパーを占領し、4年前に和平協定が施行されてから初めての顕著な勝利を得つつある。
Solution:
Sri Lankan government troops are claiming their first significant victory since the peace accord went into effect four years ago, capturing the rebel-held enclave of Sempur in the country's embattled east.