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Sri Lanka's coast free of terror; Army 58 Div links up with the 59 Div

Saturday, 16 May 2009 19:38 Admin

Sri Lankan soldiers of the Army 58 Division have linked up with the 59 Division soldiers freeing the last remaining coastal stretch under LTTE clutches. The link up marks the total liberation of the Island's coastline(3560.4sq.km) from three decades of terror.

According to the battlefield reports, infantrymen of Army 58 Division completed their three-day southbound march along the coast this morning (May 16) when they linked up with their comrades of 59 Division on the Mullaittivu frontage.

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Rescue mission continue; terrorists further boxed in - Vellamullaiviakkal

Thursday, 23 April 2009 22:37 Admin

Sri Lankan soldiers of 53 and 58 Divisions are continuing on their noble mission of rescuing civilians held hostage by LTTE terrorists in Wanni. Aerial observations made yesterday (Apr 22) indicated that the terrorists were leading the civilians at gunpoint, towards the narrow beachhead in Vellaimullaivaikkal, on the northeastern coast of the Island.

According to the defence sources, the terrorists are now boxed in an area not more than 14 square kilometers, with army 55 Division approaching at them from the North and the 58 Division from the West.

Troops of 58 Division since 6 AM on Monday (Apr 20) to 8.30, last night have rescued a total of 83,429 hostages. Among them were 31,017 children, 27,990 women and 24,422 men.

Intense fighting in north of Palamathalan; a senior sea tiger leader killed; 13 LTTE bodies found

Monday, 30 March 2009 17:44 Admin

Troops of 55 Division, operating in north of Palamathalan to rescue the innocent Tamil civilians held in no fire zone, have already breached the LTTE built earth bund and continued their offensive beyond the earth bund by last evening, 29 March, inflicting heavy damages to the enemy, latest military report received from the battlefront said.

LTTE terrorists unable to face the effective offensive push have fled the area leaving the bodies of LTTE cadres killed in hours-long fighting took place in the area, military sources added.

Intercepting LTTE communication channels, it is learnt that a senior sea tiger leader known as Uththaman who commanded the ground battle making desperate attempt to hold the area was also killed during the battle.

Navy destroys 04 Sea tiger boats killing 26 sea tiger cadres on board in the seas off Chalai and Mullaithivu

Monday, 30 March 2009 17:42 Admin

During two fierce gun battles that erupted in the seas off Chalai and Mullaithivu, Sri Lanka Navy destroyed four Sea Tiger boats killing twenty- six Sea Tigers on board, around midnight on the 29th and at dawn on the 30th March 2009.

The units of the Navy's elite Boat Squadrons, the SBS and the RABS, based at Chilawatte and Chundikulum, intercepted and engaged two clusters of sea tiger boats with heavy Naval gunfire on two separate occasions. Three sea tiger boats were destroyed in the seas off Chalai around 29th midnight and the other sea tiger boat was destroyed in the seas off Mullaithivu during the wee hours today (30th March).

LTTE air raid thwarted; both terrorist aircraft destroyed

Friday, 20 February 2009 23:30 Admin

The latest reports indicate that both LTTE aircraft entered into the Colombo aerospace were destroyed by the air defence system. One of the aircraft disabled by anti air gunfire reportedly crashed in the rear of the Inland Revenue Department building located on the Sir C.A. Gardiner road.

the Two LTTE aircraft were detected in the air above the Colombo around 9.45 last night (Feb 20). Following the detection, air defence system was activated causing the two terrorist aircraft to abort their missions.

Air Force sources said that the second aircraft that had been trying to escape from air defence system was shot down while flying over Negambo . Parts of the destroyed aircraft along with the body of the pilot were found close to the Katunayake Air Base.

Due to the crash of the terrorist aircraft in Colombo 47 people have suffered injuries. According to the sources at the National Hospital Colombo, two of the injured were succumbed to their injuries.

Meanwhile, another 6 civilians suffered injuries in the air craft crash in Katunayake were admitted to the Negambo hospital. One of the injured has been transferred to the national hospital , Colombo, hospital sources said.

source: defence.lk

Last Updated ( Saturday, 21 February 2009 07:50 )

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