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Lanka captures key LTTE defence line, bombs training base
T.V. Sriram
Colombo, Oct 30 (PTI) Sri Lankan security forces breached the forward defence lines of a rebel coastal stronghold, while fighter jets pounded a training camp frequented by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (L.T.T.E.) spy chief in the island's north, the military said Thursday.
"Fighter jets made precision air raids at an L.T.T.E.
female suicide squad training facility" at Vallipuram in
Mullaittivu, the Sri Lankan Air Force said.
The air strikes were made following reliable information
about L.T.T.E. activity there, an Air Force source said.
Armoured vehicles mounted with anti-aircraft guns were
observed rushing into the target site following the attack,
the source said citing aerial reconnaissance reports.
The site was frequented by Pottu Amman, the chief of the
intelligence wing of the rebel L.T.T.E., sources said adding,
he was also in-charge of the training facility.
According to intelligence reports, the L.T.T.E. was
conducting a discreet "dry practice" session involving a large
number of woman militants.
Earlier, on September 27, a similar air strike was made
at the L.T.T.E.'s main female suicide training base at
Rathnapuram in Kilinochchi, the Defence Ministry said.
In ground clashes, the army said troops had captured the
forward defence lines of L.T.T.E. coastal base of Nachchikuda.
This was a major success for the forces and a "huge setback"
for the Tiger rebels in the Wanni battle front, it said.
"Troops of Task Force 1 captured Nachchikuda FDL, the
L.T.T.E.'s major strong point in northwestern coastal border
in the island, last evening," the army said.
The forces then launched a multi-pronged offensive and
captured vital rebel positions in the area, it said.
Giving details of the capture of the strategic area, it
said the troops of three military battle formations advanced
towards Nachchikuda from three directions.
They breached the the well-fortified forward defence
line, the army said.
The L.T.T.E. rebels have been fighting since 1983 to
create a separate homeland for ethnic minority Tamils in
Sinhalese-majority Sri Lanka. More than 70,000 people have
lost their lives in the conflict so far.
Fighting has intensified between advancing Sri Lankan
troops and the guerrillas in the rebel-dominated northern
areas in recent weeks, sparking concerns in India and among
the international community over the impact of the conflict on
Tamil civilians. PTI TVS
Colombo, Oct 30 (PTI) Sri Lankan security forces breached the forward defence lines of a rebel coastal stronghold, while fighter jets pounded a training camp frequented by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (L.T.T.E.) spy chief in the island's north, the military said Thursday.
"Fighter jets made precision air raids at an L.T.T.E.
female suicide squad training facility" at Vallipuram in
Mullaittivu, the Sri Lankan Air Force said.
The air strikes were made following reliable information
about L.T.T.E. activity there, an Air Force source said.
Armoured vehicles mounted with anti-aircraft guns were
observed rushing into the target site following the attack,
the source said citing aerial reconnaissance reports.
The site was frequented by Pottu Amman, the chief of the
intelligence wing of the rebel L.T.T.E., sources said adding,
he was also in-charge of the training facility.
According to intelligence reports, the L.T.T.E. was
conducting a discreet "dry practice" session involving a large
number of woman militants.
Earlier, on September 27, a similar air strike was made
at the L.T.T.E.'s main female suicide training base at
Rathnapuram in Kilinochchi, the Defence Ministry said.
In ground clashes, the army said troops had captured the
forward defence lines of L.T.T.E. coastal base of Nachchikuda.
This was a major success for the forces and a "huge setback"
for the Tiger rebels in the Wanni battle front, it said.
"Troops of Task Force 1 captured Nachchikuda FDL, the
L.T.T.E.'s major strong point in northwestern coastal border
in the island, last evening," the army said.
The forces then launched a multi-pronged offensive and
captured vital rebel positions in the area, it said.
Giving details of the capture of the strategic area, it
said the troops of three military battle formations advanced
towards Nachchikuda from three directions.
They breached the the well-fortified forward defence
line, the army said.
The L.T.T.E. rebels have been fighting since 1983 to
create a separate homeland for ethnic minority Tamils in
Sinhalese-majority Sri Lanka. More than 70,000 people have
lost their lives in the conflict so far.
Fighting has intensified between advancing Sri Lankan
troops and the guerrillas in the rebel-dominated northern
areas in recent weeks, sparking concerns in India and among
the international community over the impact of the conflict on
Tamil civilians. PTI TVS
