LTTE continues to take heavy beating in the Wanni front
Sri Lanka army continued its counter terrorist
offensives in the Wanni region yesterday (February 23) causing heavy
losses to the LTTE terrorists. According to the military reports
received from the battlefronts, at least 52 terrorists were killed in the
clashes erupted in the Vavuniya, Mannar, Welioya and Jaffna areas during
the day.
On the Vavuniya battlefront, troops had several
clashes with LTTE terrorists in the Vedamkulama, Periyapantrichurichchan,
Mullikulama, Palaimoddai, and Sulainamarathamadu areas during the
daytime yesterday.
At Vedamkulama, troops while engaged in clearing
operation came under a terrorists attack around 9.45.a.m. Troops
retaliated effectively and beat off the terrorists. One soldier was
killed and another suffered injuries in the incident. LTTE radio
transmissions have confirmed that 2 terrorists were injured in the
incident.
In the general area Mullikulama, troops attacked
terrorists' bunkers in three separate incidents and claimed 7 terrorists
were killed. Also, one soldier was killed and 4 others sustained
injuries during the same clashes. Separately in the same area, troops
ambushed a group of LTTE cadres on the same day evening and claimed that
2 more terrorists were killed in the incident.
At Palaimodai, troops engaged terrorists' bunkers
around 10, last morning and claimed 7 terrorists were killed and 3
others injured. Also, one soldier suffered injuries and evacuated to
the Vavuniya hospital.
Meanwhile, in the Periyapantrichurichchan area, troops
clashed with the terrorists at two occasions with in the course of the
day. In one incident, troops ambushed a group of terrorists around
10.15, last morning and claimed that 3 terrorists were killed. In the
second incident, troops attacked 3 terrorists' bunkers on the same day
morning and claimed 10 terrorists were killed. Also, 5 soldiers suffered
injuries in the incident.
In the general area Sulainamarathamadu, army engaged
artillery fire at an identified terrorist gathering around 10.15.a.m.
LTTE radio transmissions have confirmed that 2 terrorist were killed.
On the Mannar front, troops marching in to the LTTE
dominated territory had several clashes with the terrorists in the Perankamam, Adampan and Vaiyattankulama areas yesterday.
In the general area Perankamam, one soldier was killed
during a confrontation occurred in the morning. Meanwhile, troops
launched an attack at terror bunkers on the same day evening and claimed
that 4 terrorists were killed. Troops recovered one T-56 riffle. Also,
one solder suffered injuries in this incident.
In the general area Adampan, army snipers claimed that
4 terrorists were shot down during the day. Also, 2 soldiers suffered
injuries due to terrorists' fire in the Vaiyattankulama area around
9.35.a.m.
On the Welioya front, troops had two clashes with LTTE
terrorists in the Andankulama area during the day. In the first incident
troops attacked and captured a fortified stronghold of terrorists' last
morning. Troops found 8 bodies of LTTE cadres along with 8 T-56 rifles
during the subsequent search. In the second incident troops confronted
with a group of terrorists around 9.15, last night and claimed that 2
terrorists were killed and 2 suffered injuries. Also, 2 soldiers
sustained injuries.
In addition, 4 soldiers suffered injuries due to anti
personnel mine explosion and booby tarps in the Anadankilma area during
the day.
Finally on the Jaffna theatre of battle, snipers
deployed in the Muhamalai and Kilaly area claimed that 3 terrorists were
shot down during the day.
Limited operations are continuing.
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