Task Force 1 now marching towards Paranthan LTTE stronghold has captured one of the LTTE airstrips located in the Nivil area, Pooneryn this afternoon (Nov 20).

According to the defence sources in the filed, the airstrip is about 200m in length. The terrorists have demarcated a stretch of the B-69 Pooneryn-Parantan main road, which is also believed to be used as an emergency landing strip by the LTTE, military sources said. Troops have established their forward boundaries about 14 km west from Paranthan and engaged in clearing operations at present, the sources added.

The LTTE terrorists are the first terror outfit to procure airpower introducing a new dimension to the global terrorist warfare.