Effective Measures Including Search & Clear Operations Are Now On In Jaffna
Sri Lanka News 2006-08-13 00:36:24

JAFFNA: TROOPS AFTER INTENSE FIGHTING in the JAFFNA peninsula during past fourteen hours are now in the process of conducting search and clear operations in affected areas of MUHAMALAI, KAYTS, NAGARKOVIL and KILALY as the civilians remain indoor as a result of the police curfew in force.

As of Sunday morning giving a severe beating to the enemy, a total of 32 army personnel have paid the supreme sacrifice for the defence of the country’s territorial integrity.

Their funerals with full military honour are to be held shortly in respective areas after preliminary investigations and other arrangements are over.

An updated total of 80 members of the armed forces, majority being from the army, suffered injuries in the confrontations and were evacuated to hospitals with assistance of the Sri Lanka Air Force.

Terrorists, most apparently in their failed attempts to break Forward Defence Lines (FDL), are still continuing their intermittent attacks on army points.

Reinforcements have been successfully added to affected areas in the midst of heavy artillery and mortar shelling by the LTTE.

As this edition was pasted, troops in the JAFFNA peninsula are engaging in search and clear operations facilitating the transport of essential goods into the JAFFNA town.

Meanwhile, Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) announced that all Entry / Exit points into the northern peninsula have been closed down for traffic until further notice.

The closure has been effected to ensure security to civilians using these Entry / Exit points.