UNWAVERING DETERMINATION and valour of trimphant soldiers of the Army, embroiled in one of the history’s worst and most inhuman warfare struck another major blow to terrorists when they dominated and captured a one-square km area, to the south of ADAMPAN, MANNAR this morning (8) after facing stiff resistance of the terrorists.
Troops now marching forward on all fronts secured this area after beating pockets of Tiger terrorists who had to retreat leaving twelve of their dead fellow-cadres behind.
Two valiant soldiers sacrificed their lives in their humanitarian mission to rescue besieged villages from grips of LTTE terrorism. Five more War Heroes sustained injuries in the operation.
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http://www.army.lk/morenews.php?id=10587
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Friday, February 8, 2008
LTTE terrorists fire mortars at Sampathnuwara hospital; four injured - Welioya
LTTE terrorists have fired mortars targeting the Sampathnuwara hospital this afternoon (February 8), defence sources said.
Three civilians and a female Homeguard have suffered injuries when few mortar rounds fell close to the hospital and the "Mahaweli office" around 12.45.p.m, the sources said.
The injured have been transferred to Padaviya hospital.
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http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080208_03
Three civilians and a female Homeguard have suffered injuries when few mortar rounds fell close to the hospital and the "Mahaweli office" around 12.45.p.m, the sources said.
The injured have been transferred to Padaviya hospital.
Extracted from,
http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080208_03