by Harischandra Gunaratna
The Army yesterday had continued its advance in
the Mannar theatre and captured an area called Illanthiven on
the Mannar –Puliyankulam road around 4. 30 p.m., Military
spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.
He said Troops had destroyed eight Tiger bunkers
and T-55 battle tanks had been deployed in the operation.
According to LTTE radio messages intercepted by the Army, 10
LTTE cadres had been killed and 40 injured, he said. Three
soldiers had been killed and 12 injured in the confrontation.
Illanthiven is two km North-West of
Parappakandal, which the troops captured a few days ago.
Meanwhile, in the Northern Peninsula, one
soldier was killed and another injured due to artillery fire by
the Tigers, in Nagarkovil. The LTTE had been firing from their
artillery gun positions in Pallai, the Military Spokesman said.
In Ummarikulam in Sangamankanda in the Ampara
District, the Special Task Force killed two LTTE cadres. Their
bodies were recovered along with a radio set, two T-56 assault
rifles, one claymore mine, a GPS system and a remote control.
