Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
WANNI : ARMY TROOPS after confrontations that lasted for days at last took full control of NANDANKANDAL town, about 16 km north east of PERIYAMADU, MANNAR by Friday (11) afternoon.
BATTICALOA: ARMY TROOPS serving the general area of MEEYANKOLLA, BATTICALOA in another breakthrough uncovered a large stock of terrorist ammunition on Friday (11) at about 12.45 noon.
MONERAGALA: AN SLTB PASSENGER BUS plying along BUTTALA-KATARAGAMA road came under fire near 149th km post at GALGE around 10.30 a.m. killing three and injuring more than fifteen.
ANURADHAPURA: JUNGLE ROAMING terrorists in KEBITHIGOLLEWA area in ANURADHAPURA launched an abortive attempt to attack a Police roadblock near HALAMILLAWETIYA junction early this morning (11) at about 4.00 a.m..
MONERAGALA: A TWELVE-YEAR old child and two women died and at least twenty-six passengers sustained injuries in Friday (11) morning terrorist fire on KATARAGAMA bound bus when it was passing GALGE jungle patch, near 149th Mile Post.
NEWLY APPOINTED thirty-first Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Sri Lanka Jayantha Wickramarathna this morning (11) paid a courtesy call on Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka at the Army Headquarters upon his assumption of duties.
MONERAGALA: THE BUTTALA-KATARAGAMA main road was re-opened for traffic at about 2.00 p.m. as inducted troops and Police personnel circled the affected areas in GALGE and commenced combing operations following the fire attack on the passenger bus this morning (11).
MULLAITHIVU: AN LTTE bunker line and a vehicle park located about 3.5 km south of THUNUKKAI in MULLAITHIVU were pounded by the fighter jets of Sri Lanka Air Force morning (12) around 7.00 a.m..