Air Force attacks LTTE base in Iranamadhu while army secures
Palampiddi - Wanni
Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets pounded a key LTTE
base located in the Iranmadhu jungle in Kilinochchi this morning (April
25). According to the Air Force sources, the raid was launched around
9.30 am , after having verified the target through air surveillance and
ground intelligence.
The base located inside the jungle patch, South East
of the LTTE's runway in Irnamadu. The air force sources have confirmed
accurate bombing and considerable damage to the terror base, the sources
added.
Meanwhile, military sources on the Vavuniya
battlefront said that advancing troops are presently securing the
Palampiddi area, around 8 km North of Madhu area. Heavy clashes have
been reported from the area as troops are on the track of the
terrorists, the sources further said.
Reports coming from the Madhu area say that the
terrorists have not caused major damages to the Church Complex before
withdrawing from the area. This was mainly due to the fact that army
could evict the terrorists without confronting them directly in the No
War Zone. Most of the damages seemed to have caused by the sound of the
LTTE artillery weapons positioned near the church, the reports said.
However, there are ample evidence that the terrorists had been using the
church as a terrorist base, as large number of bunkers, trenchers,
mortar pits, and artillery positions found in side the church complex,
the reports added. |
