29.9.2008

Finalized reports on yesterday's (Sept 28) incidents settled terrorist deaths at 23 and casualties at 9. Also, 15 LTTE cadres were marked as either killed or wounded. Four soldiers laid down their lives at the battlefield while 26 others suffered injuries.

On the Kilinochchi battlefront, troops of 57 division continued their offensives in the Akkarayankulam and Kokavil areas during the day. During the clashes reported from Akkarayankulam area, one soldier was killed and 6 others suffered injuries. Meanwhile, during operations conducted in the north of Kokavil area troops found two T-56 weapons, 3 LTTE dresses and 3 cyanide capsules.

In a separate confrontation occurred in the Mankulama area on Saturday (Sept 27) evening troops found one terror dead body and 2 T-56 riffles.

On the western half of the Kilinochchi front, troops of Task force 1, confronted with a group of terrorist in the Manniyankulam area around 9.30, last morning. Intercepted terror radio transmissions confirmed 12 terrorists were killed and 7 others were injured in this incident. Also, 2 soldiers laid down their lives and 11 others sustained injuries.

In separate incidents reported from Vannerikulam and Panaikandamadu areas during the day one soldier was killed and 4 others suffered injuries.

Meanwhile , Task Force 2 troops operating in the Vavuniya front had two separate confrontations with the terrorists in the Palamodai area last afternoon and claimed 3 terrorists were killed. Troops also found one T-56 weapon and 2 hand grenades. In a separate incident reported from the Kummakulam area, a soldier suffered injuries due to an AP (anti personnel) mine explosion during morning hours.

Troops of 56 division maintaining the active defence on either sides of the A-9 road on the Vavuniya forward defence, attacked a terror bunker located in the Koliyakulam area around 6.35 AM. Ground sources confirmed one terrorist was killed in this incident.

Also in the Navatkulama area, troops opened fire at a group of terrorists around 10 AM and claimed one terrorist was killed.

Meanwhile on the Mullaittivu front, troops of 59 division had day long clashes in the Andankulam area and claimed 5 terrorists were killed , 4 others wounded and 15 more were either killed or wounded. Also, a soldier suffered injuries due to terror mortar fire during one of the incidents. Troops also removed 226 AP mines and 12 IEDs during days mine sweeping operations in the area.

In the Jaffna theatre of operations , a sniper deployed in the Muhamalai area confirmed shooting down of one LTTE cadre last evening.

Counter terror operations are being continued.