Friday, January 2, 2009

Army Task Force 1 edging towards Paranthan junction

Army Task Force 1 (TF 1) operating on the northern portion of the Kilinochchi battlefront yesterday (Dec 29) made further progress towards the strategically important Paranthan junction. According to the battlefield sources, some of the fighting elements of the TF 1 were just 2 km short of the junction from the West.

Troops of 582 Brigade confronted with a terrorists group around 9.30, last morning in the general area Nivil and claimed heavy damages to the terrorists. Separately, troops of 583 Brigade attacked a terrorist group detected in the East of Nalanawakulam area around 3.45 PM. Ground sources claimed heavy damages to the terrorists. Also, snipers deployed on the forward boundaries, West of Paranthan confirmed shooting down of 2 LTTE cadres last afternoon.

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