Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 2434951" data-attributes="member: 92282">Sri Lanka Air Force MI-24 helicopter gun ships raided          an LTTE gathering in general area Iluppaikkadavai, 5Km north of          Vidattaltivu, this noon, July 17.          The Air Force spokesperson Wing Commander Janaka          Nanayakkara speaking to  defence.lk said that the close air support          mission to support ground troops was launched around 12.15 p.m observing          a gathering of the LTTE cadres by the air surveillances continuously          conducting in these areas.          By monitoring the LTTE radio communication following          the bombardment, it is observed that terrorists have asked for more          vehicles to evacuate their casualties, the spokesperson added.          As the soldiers of Army Task Force 1 and Commando          Brigade operating on the Mannar warfront liberated the strategically          important Vidattaltivu in last morning, July 16, the LTTE terrorist have          started to withdraw towards Iluppaikkadavai, North of Vidattaltivu,          defence sources in Mannar said.<a href="http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080717_02" target="_blank">defence.lk</a></blockquote>

Top Bottom