Army takes Kilaly and Muhamalai as Tigers withdraw to Puthukkaadu junction
The Sri Lankan armed forces scored two more significant successes when troops belonging to 53 division captured the Kilaly and Muhamaalai areas by Tuesday January 6th evening.
After offering token resistance the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) withdrew from entrenched positions in both these areas to the south and south – eastern region of the peninsula.
The LTTE has now retreated to a third defence line set up along the Puthukkaddu junction along the A – 9.
Soldiers however were attempting to move further forward to the 3rd line with intensive artillery support.
Fighting however continues sporadically between the LTTE and 55 division soldiers in the Nagar Kovil region.
All transport along the A – 9 were stopped for several hours in the Thenmaratchy sector.
LTTE positions in the Jaffna peninsula were set up along an axis comprising Kilaly in the west, Muhamaalai in the center and Nagar Kovil in the east.
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The Sri Lankan armed forces scored two more significant successes when troops belonging to 53 division captured the Kilaly and Muhamaalai areas by Tuesday January 6th evening.
After offering token resistance the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) withdrew from entrenched positions in both these areas to the south and south – eastern region of the peninsula.
The LTTE has now retreated to a third defence line set up along the Puthukkaddu junction along the A – 9.
Soldiers however were attempting to move further forward to the 3rd line with intensive artillery support.
Fighting however continues sporadically between the LTTE and 55 division soldiers in the Nagar Kovil region.
All transport along the A – 9 were stopped for several hours in the Thenmaratchy sector.
LTTE positions in the Jaffna peninsula were set up along an axis comprising Kilaly in the west, Muhamaalai in the center and Nagar Kovil in the east.
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