Fifteen Sea Tiger cadres including
two senior members have been killed due
to air strikes on LTTE targets in
Mullaithivu, Military spokesperson
Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.
The Media Centre for National
Security (MCNS) meanwhile said that Sea
Tiger head Soosai was confirmed missing.
The air raids were carried out one
kilometre north east of
Puthukkudiyiruppu in the Mullaithivu
district.
Nanayakkara said that two senior
members of the Sea Tigers were confirmed
to be killed following the air raid.
He said that this information came to
light when the LTTE communications were
monitored. "We don’t have ground troops
to find out these things. We monitored
the LTTE communications and confirmed
it," he said.
On Friday, troops of the 57 division
operation in Mullaithivu district
captured the LTTE Radha Regiment Head
Quarters.
The MCNS said that the headquarters
was situated in the east of
Vishvwmadukulam.
Meanwhile, heavy fighting was
reported in Virakulam in Mullaithivu on
Thursday as well. "The LTTE terrorists
sustained severe damages during
confrontations in Virakulam and North of
Ettakokavilkulam areas between 9.30am
and 4.40pm yesterday (05)."
The MCNS added that troops captured
several items including a Pajero Jeep.
"Troops also suffered minor damages
during the incident."
