Finalized battlefield reports on yesterday's (Oct 1) clashes in the Wanni battlefront indicated 61 fatalities, and 25 casualties to the terrorists. Three soldiers laid down their lives on the frontline and 14 others suffered injuries, according to the reports.

In the Jaffna theatre, troops operating active defence at the Nagarkovil forward defence attacked two LTTE bunkers during morning hours. Troops confirmed 3 LTTE cadres were killed and a soldier injured in one incident and claimed 3 terrorists were either killed or wounded in the other.

In a separate incident, troops attacked an LTTE movement in the Nagarkovil forward area around 9 AM and confirmed 2 terrorists were killed 3 others wounded in the incident. During the subsequent search, troops found one T-56 riffle, one GPS device, one binocular, five hand grenades, one IED along with other military gear. Meanwhile, snipers deployed in the forward defence reported shooting down of two LTTE cadres.

In a confrontation occurred in the Eluthumadduwal area around 6 PM, a soldier was killed.

In the Wanni theatre of operations, troops continued their counter terrorist offensives in the Kilinochchi, Vavuniya and Mullaittiuvu battlefronts causing heavy damages to the terrorists.

Troops of 57 division operating in the Akkarayankulam and Kokavil areas, claimed 26 terrorists were killed in day's offensives.

Meanwhile, troops of Task Force 1 operating in the western half of the Kilinochchi battlefront had series of clashes with the terrorists in the Vannerikulam and Manniyakulam area during the day and claimed 11 terrorists were killed and 5 others wounded. In addition, a soldier was killed and 6 others suffered injuries during these confrontations.

On the Mullaittiuvu front, troops of 59 division conducted daylong offensives in the Andankulma forest reserve and claimed 4 terrorists were killed, 3 others wounded and 11 more were either killed or wounded. A soldier suffered injuries in one of the incident.

Meanwhile, troops of Task Force 2 operating on the Vavuniya front, in the West of A-9 road had several confrontations in the east of Navvi, Palamoddai Podunkanpila and Pandiyankulam areas during the day.

Troops attacked an LTTE strong point detected in the east of Navvi around 11 A:M. A soldier was killed and 3 others wounded in the incident. During the subsequent search, troops found a body of an LTTE female cadre along with a T-56 riffle. Intercepted LTTE radio transmissions later revealed that 6 terrorists were killed and 8 wounded in this incident.

In a separate incident, troops attacked and captured 6 overhead bunkers linked to each other by a battle trench in the Palamoddai area around 1 PM. Troops found one T-56 riffle during subsequent search. Intercepted enemy radio transmissions revealed one terrorist was killed and three others wounded in the incident.

In three separate clashes occurred in the Podunkanpila and Pandyankulam areas, troops claimed 9 terrorists were killed. Troops also found 3 hand grenades, 178 live ammo used for small arms, and one radio set.

Counter terror offensives are being continued.