Sri
Lanka Army in a sudden limited operation has successfully evicted
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and liberated Arippu and Silavathurai
located south of Mannar district in the Northern province. Sri
Lanka forces also have successfully captured a LTTE Sea Tiger
base including three boats and large quantities of anti- personnel
mines and detonators in the Silavathurai area. Lt. Gen. Sarath
Fonseka instructed the armed forces to be extra careful over civilians
and make sure civilians won’t get caught in the cross fire.
Sri Lanka Army Commander Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka confirmed to
“Asian Tribune” that the Army has gained full control
of Mannar Silavathurai and Arippu areas which were dominated earlier
by the LTTE Sea Tigers.
 One
Sea Tiger base was destroyed and 3 boats were recovered. Fleeing
Tigers are now confined to the jungle and confrontation is still
on, according to the latest reports from the war front.
Lt
Gen Sarath Fonseka further said that during the confrontations
the Sri Lanka Army was able to kill a LTTE area intelligence leader
Ravi and the political leader Selvakumar.
Army
revealed that when interrupting the LTTE wireless communication,
they overheard that the fleeing LTTE cadres were carrying with
them more dead bodies and wounded caders.
(Courtesy
Media Centre for National Security)The intention of the operation
is to stop LTTE Sea Tiger activities along the Western coast,
as boats are launched from Silavathurai and Arippu for unloading
weapons and arms smuggling, Sri Lankan Commander said.
Mission
to rescue innocent civilians
Earlier,
the Sri Lankan Army launched the offensive military operation
in Manner south in Silavathurai to rescue innocent civilians from
the grip of ruthless terrorism on 1st of September, early morning.
Sri
Lanka Army Commander accompanied with the top officers, flew to
the Vavuniya Security Forces headquarters and met the Security
Forces Commander Major General Jagath Jayasooriya and other senior
officers about battle plans.
He
instructed ground commanders about his concept, which is minimum
casualties to soldiers and maximum casualty and death to LTTE
terrorists and he further instructed to be extra careful over
civilians and make sure civilians won’t get caught in the
cross fire.
A
humanitarian operation to liberate civilians under LTTE grip in
Silawathurai
On
31st, elite Special Forces infiltrated the enemy territory and
gave artillery targets. The Army fired 130mm from Mannar with
a range of 27km and a lethal zone that affected 60 square meters.
When artillery hit LTTE camps, fleeing tigers were killed by Security
Forces.
On
1st morning infantry troops descended to the jungle from ropes
dropped from helicopters, the move caught the terrorists by surprise.
Another surprise to the LTTE was that they expected the army to
attack from North Mannar to Silavathurai , therefore LTTE prepared
their defensive in Mannar North, according to intelligence information
Army change there strategy and tactics to enter Silavaturai The
Army advanced from Manner South to West towards to Silavathurai
and the LTTE didn’t expect the Army troop movement from
that direction.
Jungle
trained infantry troops are hunting fleeing Terrorist and confrontation
are going on from time to time. The Army recovered 12 LTTE dead
bodies and operation continues.
A pro-terrorist web site said the LTTE repulsed the Army offensive
in Manner. A senior military officer said the Mannar Silavathurai
operation is cake walk to the Army.
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Asian Tribune - |
