23.9.2008

According to military reports received yesterday (Sept 22), terrorists suffered further losses during heavy confrontations continued in the battlefronts in Wanni. The reports reveal that at least 23 terrorists were killed during yesterday's incidents.

Troops of the Army's 57 division operating in the eastern half of the Kilinochchi battlefront continued their offensives in the Akkarayankulam and Vannivilankulam area during the day.

Troops attacked terrorists at several instances and claimed one LTTE bunker was destroyed, 4 terrorists killed and 3 others wounded. Also, troops found a highly decomposed body of a terrorist along with one T-56 weapon, one satellite phone along with other military items during the daytime.

In the general area Vannivilankulam, 57 division troops found 2 bodies of LTTE cadres along with one T-56 weapon in the morning. Elsewhere, snipers deployed in the forward area confirmed shooting down of one LTTE cadre.

Meanwhile, troops of theTask Force-1 operating along the western half of the Kilinochchi front continued their operations in the Nachchikudha and Vannerikkulam areas during the day. Troops attacked 5 LTTE bunkers in separate incidents and claimed 7 terrorists were killed and 10 others wounded. A soldier suffered injuries due to terror mortar fire during one of the incidents occurred in the Vannerikkulam. Also, snipers deployed in the Panaikandamadu area confirmed shooting down of 3 LTTE cadres during the day's operations.

Troops of Task Force- 2 operating in the Vavuniya front had several confrontations in the Palamoddai area, west of the A-9 road during the daytime and claimed 4 terrorists killed and 5 others wounded. Also, 56 division troops maintaining active defence in the east of A-9 road attacked an LTTE bunker located in the Navatkulama area, last morning and claimed 2 terrorists were either killed or wounded.

Troops of the 59 division operating in the Mullaittivu front made further progress in their operations in the Andankulama area along the day.

Troops captured an LTTE field fortification located in the Mullaittivu forest last morning. According to the reports, the fortification is consisted of 2 triangular shaped overhead bunkers and 2 huts. Troops suspect the terror base to be the 'Pasarai' Sea Tiger base.

During the other confrontations occurred in the area troops claimed 4 terrorists were killed, 3 others wounded, and 14 more were either killed or wounded. Meanwhile, troops engaged in mine sweeping operations in the area removed 147 AP mines and 2 IEDs.