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The Sri Lanka Army's 53, 55 and 58
Divisions, have now engaged in their last
battle against the LTTE terrorists.
According to the battlefield reports, troops
of 58 Division yesterday (Mar 12) further
pushed their forward boundaries east of
Kombavil Kulam, 4 Km north of
Puthukkudiyiruppu.
Troops of 53 Division now marching east
along the A-35 road (Paranthan- Mullaittivu)
also faced heavy indirect fire originated
from the No Fire Zone yesterday, the Defence
Ministry website said.
During the day's fighting troops found
the body of one LTTE carder, 15 T-56 riffles
, one 81 mm mortar gun, one multi-purpose
machine gun, one rocket propelled grenade
launcher and two radio communication sets
from Puthukkudiyiruppu East. Snipers
reported gaining of 4 targets in the forward
areas of Puthukkudiyiruppu East.
Meanwhile, troops of 55 Division marching
south along the north-eastern coast pushed
their forward boundaries further south of
Puthumathaln. Troops crushed heavy terrorist
resistance during the march.
"Although it is said that the area that
is now under control of the LTTE 35sq km, it
is only a little over 20sq km once the
lagoon area is removed", said Defence
Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
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