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  • Recovered LTTE's T-55 MBT Back on Wheels

    MULLAITTIVU: THE LTTE’s T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) recovered by the Army troops from the west of PUTUMATTALAN in MULLAITTIVU a few days ago was restored to working condition by Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) Tuesday (7). The tank had been toppled and half sunk under the soil due to Air Force bombing while terrorists were using it against the troops.

  • Troops Recover Micro Pistol & Eighteen T-56 Weapons of LTTE

    MULLAITTIVU: DURING search and clear operations that followed clashes in the areas north of NANTHI KADAL lagoon, troops recovered eighteen T-56 weapons, one micro pistol along with one LTTE decomposed dead body Thursday (9). A few soldiers who sustained injuries due to explosion of LTTE explosive devices were rushed to hospital for treatment.
    Micro pistol are usually used by senior Tiger cadres.    

  • Two Tigers on Infiltration Attempt Shot Dead

    MULLAITTIVU: ARMY troops operating in the north of PUTUMATTALAN observed two LTTE terrorists on their abortive attempt to infiltrate the 55 Division Defence Line east of CHALAI lagoon Thursday (9) evening around 6.15 p.m.. Alert soldiers on duty shot and killed both the terrorists before they executed their mission.

  • Tigers Cornered to NFZ

    MULLAITTIVU: ARMY troops by Thursday (9) afternoon brought the remaining thin area west of PUTUMATTALAN under their control after killing some terrorists in the area. Capture of this area left no land for the troops to clear from the LTTE except the “No Fire Zone” (NFZ). Troops later recovered seven LTTE dead bodies, nine T-56 weapons, one I com set and a damaged tractor with its trailer.

  • Recovered LTTE's T-55 MBT Back on Wheels

    MULLAITTIVU: THE LTTE’s T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) recovered by the Army troops from the west of PUTUMATTALAN in MULLAITTIVU a few days ago was restored to working condition by Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) Tuesday (7). The tank had been toppled and half sunk under the soil due to Air Force bombing while terrorists were using it against the troops. During clearing operations conducted by the troops subsequent to expel of Tigers from the area, this MBT was unearthed and repaired by the 5th Regiment SLAC. It was all evident that the LTTE had been using this tank with 100 mm caliber and 6900 m effective fire range until the last moment. This was the first time that the troops found a T-55 Main Battle Tank from the LTTE.

  • So Far 66,705 Civilians Have Entered Cleared Areas

    VANNI: CIVILIANS in the ‘No Fire Zone’ in PUTUMATTALAN, east of PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU who are unable to bear the atrocities of the LTTE terrorists against them are continuing to flee the grip of LTTE. Another such group of three hundred and one civilians who fled  ‘No Fire Zone’ reached Army controlled areas in PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU.....

  • More LTTE Dead Bodies & Weapons Found From West of Putumattalan

    (2nd Update)  

    MULLAITTIVU:
    DURING extended search operations conducted in the thin area west of PUTUMATTALAN troops recovered three more LTTE dead bodies, twelve T-56 weapons and one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) Friday (10) afternoon. Troops recovered seven LTTE dead bodies and some other LTTE items from the same area the previous day (9) after the area was brought under the Army control. 

  • Search & Clear Operations by Troops Continue; More Tiger Dead Bodies & Weapons Recovered

    MULLAITTIVU: TROOPS on search and clear operations conducted after confrontations occurred in the outer perimeter of the “Safe Zone” recovered nine more bodies of LTTE terrorists, twenty-two T-56 weapons, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) launcher, twenty-five thousand rounds of 5.56 ammunition, one pistol with three magazines and three I-com sets on Friday (10).

  • Total Number of IDPs Reaching Cleared Areas Goes up

    MULLAITTIVU: IN ADDITION to three-hundred and one (301) civilians who reached PUTHUKUDIYIRUPPU on Friday (10), three- hundred and five (305) more civilians reached the same area the same day evening. With that the total number of civilians reached Army controlled areas increased to sixty-seven thousand and ten (67,010).

  • Tiger Barbarians Shoot Three-months Pregnant Tamil Woman While Escaping

    MULLAITTIVU: A THREE-month pregnant woman escaping the LTTE grip in the “No Fire zone” along with several more fellow escapees was shot and critically injured by LTTE terrorists around 7.00 a.m. on Saturday(11), forcing fellow civilians to bring the injured pregnant woman to the cleared areas to be handed over to the Army troops in PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU. The pregnant woman who has received injuries to her shoulders and chest area was profusely bleeding at the time she ended up in PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU with the help of her fellow travelers.