12.9.2008

Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets carried out two successive air raids targeting key LTTE locations ahead of the own defence line in Muhamalai, Jaffna this evening, 12 September.

Air Force spokesperson, Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara, speaking to defence.lk said the SLAF fighters have raided LTTE forward operational base located around 200 meters away from the LTTE's Forward Defence Line (FDL) in Muhamalai at 5.05 p.m.

Five minutes later, SLAF carried out the second air raid targeting an LTTE storage facility located 500 meters away from terror FDL in Muhamalai around 5.10 p.m. The targeted location had been identified as a store complex used by the LTTE terrorists to store their weapons, ammunitions and communication equipments, spokesperson said.

The targeted LTTE storage facility is completely destroyed due to air bombardment and it is still in flames, the spokesperson confirmed.

Both the targets were engaged on information gathered through Air Force technical and intelligence sources, spokesperson added.