Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
MANNAR: TWENTY-TWO (22) Tiger terrorists are now confirmed killed in the GIANT TANK area, MANNAR clashes that went on till late Thursday (01) afternoon after troops were able to capture many of their bunker lines in the area.
SELF-CLAIMED so-called (LTTE) liberators of Tamil people, mostly moving about in the JAFFNA peninsula in the guise of Tamil civilians pay scant regard to the lives or property of civilians.
MULLAITHIVU : FIGHTER JETS of the Sri Lanka Air Force this morning (1) conducted another successful air sortie on a Tiger (LTTE) training base, south of MULLAITHIVU at about 6.30a.m. The target had been identified after prolonged surveillance, according to Air Force sources.
VAVUNIYA: IN TWO MORE CONFRONTATIONS that took place on Wednesday (31) in KUDURUVITANKULAM and OLIWATTATAIVU in VAVUNIYA, troops while inflicting damages on LTTE infrastructure decimated at least ten terrorists.
JAFFNA: TROOOPS SERVING MUHAMALE in JAFFNA around 3.00 a.m. on Thursday (1) overran LTTE bunker lines and killed eight Tiger terrorists destroying four of their bunkers in response to a string of heavy LTTE fire.
DEFENCE ATTACHE of Switzerland Embassy in Sri Lanka Brigadier General Paul Kaelin toured Jaffna Tuesday (30) to receive a factual update on ground realities in Jaffna.
MANNAR: AS THE CONFRONTATIONS between the troops and Tiger terrorists in the northwest of GIANT TANK, MANNAR escalated by Thursday (01) noon after troops offered heavy resistance against LTTE\'s infiltration attempts.
MANNAR: THE LATEST BOUT of LTTE violence that erupted northwest of GIANT TANK, PARAPPAKANDAL in MANNAR Thursday (1) morning when a group of Tiger terrorists tried to storm the cleared areas deprived the LTTE of six of their cadres.
THE US GOVERNMENT and its people condole over the deaths of Air Force personnel in the Anuradhapura Air Force Base attack recently and also condemn the attack, said US Ambassador Robert O. Blake.
Twenty four tennis players from eight Regiments including Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps participated in the Inter Regiment final match, held in two divisional open signals and duels at the Army Headquarters Tennis court Wednesday (10) afternoon.