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09-11-2006, 02:55 PM
Sunday, September 10, 2006, 13:31 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Sept 10, Colombo: The Sri Lankan security forces captured the LTTE's Forward Defence Line (FDL) at Muhamalai in the Jaffna peninsula yesterday after fierce battle that killed at least 28 soldiers and 150 Tigers.
Sri Lankan military sources said the military launched the fresh operation after the LTTE for several days fired mortar rounds at the security forces’ bunker line from strategically located mortar positions.
“The limited defensive action was directed at neutralizing the mortar positions which constantly damaged the security forces bunkers and was a threat to the forward defence positions,” military spokesperson Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said.
The troops retaliated against the LTTE’s continuous fire and pushed the Tigers’ advance back after breaking into their positions and neutralizing their firepower.
Twenty-eight soldiers were killed in the operation, while another 120 were injured and admitted to hospital, Brig. Samarasinghe reported.
As dawn broke on Sunday, ground troops were consolidating their positions and clearing the area of all explosive devices that were buried by the LTTE ahead of their defence lines. L
Sept 10, Colombo: The Sri Lankan security forces captured the LTTE's Forward Defence Line (FDL) at Muhamalai in the Jaffna peninsula yesterday after fierce battle that killed at least 28 soldiers and 150 Tigers.
Sri Lankan military sources said the military launched the fresh operation after the LTTE for several days fired mortar rounds at the security forces’ bunker line from strategically located mortar positions.
“The limited defensive action was directed at neutralizing the mortar positions which constantly damaged the security forces bunkers and was a threat to the forward defence positions,” military spokesperson Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said.
The troops retaliated against the LTTE’s continuous fire and pushed the Tigers’ advance back after breaking into their positions and neutralizing their firepower.
Twenty-eight soldiers were killed in the operation, while another 120 were injured and admitted to hospital, Brig. Samarasinghe reported.
As dawn broke on Sunday, ground troops were consolidating their positions and clearing the area of all explosive devices that were buried by the LTTE ahead of their defence lines. L