FLASH: Latest on Battlefield
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa informs President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Commander in Chief of Armed Forces now in Jordan on the latest update in the battlefield.
Meanwhile, intercepted LTTE communications reveal that the terrorists confined only to a tiny strip of land in the West of Vellamullivaikkal, Wanni are preparing for a mass suicide attempt following the unexpectedly heavy setbacks during the past two days.
The terrorists including the remaining few high profiled leaders now pushed to a 3.5 Sq. km pocket “have no other option than surrender to the security forces or to be crushed in the military advance" a military official said.
So far over 16,000 civilians have escaped from the LTTE and have arrived in Government controlled areas over the past two and a half days, the military confirmed.
The military with the assistance of the Government officials are providing them with necessary relief services immediately upon their arrival.
Speaking to
www.news.lk from Vavuniya, our Correspondent said, “at the moment there are over 10500 civilians who have arrived at the Omanthai Entry/ Exit point escaping the terrorist". "They will soon be directed to established welfare camps” he said, adding that the Security forces are taking measures to swiftly facilitate this”.
pix: President in Jordan on phone with Defence Secretary
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