VAVUNIYA: VALIANT GROUND troops fighting bitter battles in the WANNI sector continued their advance further into Tiger-held areas for another day on Sunday (21) inflicting more and more losses to the world’s most ruthless terrorist outfit.
A round of confrontation in the east of NAVVI, VAVUNIYA around 3.45 p.m. on Sunday (21) saw troops killing LTTE provincial leader, MUTTU and ten more fellow-terrorists after the troops resisted their firepower. In the same manner, troops fought it out with terrorists in PALAMUNAI and KAMBAKULAM areas in the north of VAVUNIYA between 12.00 noon and 6.30 p.m. At least four terrorists were felled by valiant troops who later found three hand grenades and one pouch. The fighting in KAMBAKULAM caused injuries to one soldier.
