58 Div captures Karayamulliavaikkal earth bund; 35 LTTE bodies found
 Infantrymen of 58 Division have gained total control
over the entire earth bund built by the LTTE terrorists in
Karayamulliavaikkal by this afternoon (8 May) following hours-long
fighting, latest military report received from the battlefront said.
According to the defence.lk correspondent in the
battlefront, troops of 6 Gemunu Watch (6 GW), 7 Sinha Regiment (7 SR)
and 9 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (9 VIR) have tactically advanced
beyond the earth bund after capturing entire bund. Consolidating
operations now underway to further strength the defence line, military
sources said.
Fierce fighting commenced on 6th May lasted for days
as terrorists made their fullest strength to hold the earth bund built
to resists the security forces' offensive march, military sources added.
Troops were able to inflict considerable damages to the enemy in
fighting occurred last two days while capturing part of the earth bund.
In subsequent search operation conducted in the area,
troops have found 35 bodies of LTTE terrorists killed in fighting along
with LTTE military hardware.
33 x T-56 weapons, 2 x Light Machine Guns, 4 x Multi
Purpose Machine Gun, 1 x 12.7 weapon, 3 x I-Com radio sets, 1 x claymore
mine, 3 x T-56 magazines and 2 x detonators area among the items found.
Meanwhile, troops were able to capture an excavator,
abandoned by the LTTE terrorists, which is believed to be used by the
terrorists to build earth bunds.
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