Troops Pierce LTTE's last ditch earth bund in South of Kilinochchi
(Photo from Ministry Of Sri Lanka Defense)
(Photo from Ministry Of Sri Lanka Defense)
Sri Lanka Claims Smashing 'Final' Tiger Defences -- AFP
COLOMBO (AFP) — Troops and Tamil Tiger rebels were locked in intense fighting in northern Sri Lanka Sunday after government forces smashed through the "last major defences" of the guerrillas, the military said.
The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) launched "poisonous gas attacks" to blunt the military offensive aimed at capturing the rebels' political capital of Kilinochchi, the defence ministry said in a statement.
Soldiers stepped up their offensive on Saturday and captured a two-kilometre (1.25-mile) stretch of the defence line set up by the Tigers near Kilinochchi, the ministry said.
It said the fighting was at Akkarayankulam, about 13 kilometres southwest of Kilinochchi. Three weeks ago, the military had said it was within striking distance of Kilinochchi.
"Army's 57 division troops yesterday pierced the LTTE-built earth bund in Akkarayankulam, the terrorists' last major defence south of Kilinochchi," the defence ministry said in a statement.
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Troops capture LTTE stronghold -- Daily Mirror
Troops Pierce LTTE's last ditch earth bund in South of Kilinochchi -- Sri Lanka Ministry Of Defense
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