Sri Lanka airforce bombs rebel heartland
Sri Lanka's air force has carried out air raids at Tamil Tiger rebel heartland of Mullaithivu, officials said Saturday.
Airforce spokesman Janaka Nanayakkara said the air raids were made on a rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bunker line 3.5 kms south of Thunnukai in Mullaithivu around 7 a.m. local time (0130 GMT).
The pilots had reported that the air raids have been successful, Nanayakkara added.
The government troops are confident of crushing the LTTE rebels as soon as possible in their on-going military campaign against the rebels.
The LTTE have now been confined to just two districts, Mullaithivu and Kilinochchi in the north, the government claims citing success of their military campaign.
The LTTE rebels are fighting for an independent homeland for the minority Tamils in the north and east provinces. The armed campaign since the 1980s have cost over 70,000 lives.
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/12/content_8535657.htm
Airforce spokesman Janaka Nanayakkara said the air raids were made on a rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bunker line 3.5 kms south of Thunnukai in Mullaithivu around 7 a.m. local time (0130 GMT).
The pilots had reported that the air raids have been successful, Nanayakkara added.
The government troops are confident of crushing the LTTE rebels as soon as possible in their on-going military campaign against the rebels.
The LTTE have now been confined to just two districts, Mullaithivu and Kilinochchi in the north, the government claims citing success of their military campaign.
The LTTE rebels are fighting for an independent homeland for the minority Tamils in the north and east provinces. The armed campaign since the 1980s have cost over 70,000 lives.
Extracted from,
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/12/content_8535657.htm
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