Entire Jaffna Peninsula liberated; Troops capture Chundikulam
[updated]
Sri Lanka Army 55 Division soldiers this evening (Jan
14) liberated Chundikulam, the landmass that links the Jaffna peninsula
with the mainland.
According to the defence sources, Sri Lanka Army has
liberated the whole Jaffna peninsula from terrorist clutches with this
victory. Heroic troops of 551 Brigade (1 Gemunu Regiment, 1 Sri
Lanka Light infantry and Commandos) joined in accomplishing this mission
and it is observed that large number of vehicles including dozers,
buses, tractors, canters and boats have been destroyed by exploding most
of them by the fleeing LTTE terrorists.
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