Friday, January 2, 2009

Continued clashes in Kilinochchi outskirts; TF 1 enters Nalanawakulam village

Troops of the Army 57 Division and the Task Force fighting in the outskirts of Kilinochchi had continued clashes with the terrorists in the general areas of Adampan east, Adampan south, Iranamadu west and Sinna Paranthan east on Friday (26).

Following confrontations that lasted from dawn to dusk with terrorists, troops expanded their defence line south of Adampan.

Meanwhile, troops conducting search operations in the general area east of Olumadu recovered one anti personnel mine and one 81 mm mortar bomb Friday (26) afternoon.

At the same time, troops operating in the general area of Mutaliyarkulam in Mullaittivu clashed with a group of terrorists the same day around 12.00 noon. Later, the soldiers conducted a search operation in the area and found one terrorist body and two T-56 weapons.

Meanwhile the Task force 1 troops having established positions in Sinna Paranthan that was captured on Tuesday (Dec 23 made their advance towards further east amidst terrorist fire until they overpowered all terrorist resistance and captured Nalanawakulam, about 5 km west of Paranthan, this morning ( Dec 27).

This agricultural village situated on the B-69 Poonaryn-Paranthan road and irrigated by Nalanawakulam tank was turned to an LTTE stronghold by the terrorists who mounted heavy attacks on the troops in Paranthan in1998. Since then it remained an LTTE strongpoint occupied by a large strength of terrorists.

Saturday's fighting smashed all terrorist points in the area and inflicted heavy casualties among the terrorists. Troops have so far recovered three terrorist dead bodies and some weapons with ammunition.

Clearing operations in the area are now on.

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