350 m Long & 25 m Wide LTTE( Tamil Tiger Terrorist) Runway with Security Trenches Captured

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MULLAITTIVU: ONE more airstrip of the LTTE terrorists with a width of 25 meters and length of 350 meters was completely brought under the control of the Army Wednesday (24) forenoon as the troops moved in further north of AMPAKAMAM in MULLAITTIVU. Subsequent to continuous offensive operations conducted by the troops of the 632 brigade commanded by Lieutenant Colonel SUBHASHANA WELIKALA operating under the Task Force-III commanded by Brigadier SATHYAPRIYA LIYANAGE, captured the LTTE runway in the jungle area about 2 km east of oldKANDYroad south of IRANAMADU.
The well-constructed tarmac running from north to south had been secured with a deep trench line on either side. 20 SLSR (Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment) troops commanded by Lieutenant Colonel DARSHANA WIJESEKARA, after a risky walk across the land laden with claymore mines, booby traps and Anti Personnel Mines reached the tarmac from its western edge by Wednesday (24) morning.
Sri Lanka Army Task Force 3 troops found an airstrip built by the LTTE terrorists from a jungle area south of Iranamadu tank this forenoon (Dec 24).

According to the battlefield sources, troops continuing their march further northwards from Ampakamam have made this discovery. The Airstrip is a 25m wide tarmac running about 350m from north to south, said the sources.

Sri Lanka Army has so far captured 3 airstrips of the LTTE during the ongoing counter terrorist operations. First airstrip was captured by the 57 Div in Panikkankulam area while the second was captured by the TF 1 in the Nivil area. The LTTE is the one and the only terrorist organization in the world to develop aerial capability. Defence observers are in the view that the latitude given to the LTTE sympathizers by certain countries has enabled the outfit to make a significant contribution to the global terrorism in terms tactics and weaponry.

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  • Ela Ela gahala pannamu okun!

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