Saturday, January 24, 2009

Sri Lanka War News Updates -- January 24, 2009

SOURCE:AP/Rich Clabaugh/STAFF
(Image from Christian Science Monitor)

Sri Lankan Troops Seize Tiger Camps: Military -- AFP

COLOMBO (AFP) — Sri Lankan security forces captured two Tamil Tiger guerrilla camps after heavy fighting in the island's northeast, the military said Saturday.

Government forces have been steadily advancing into the remaining territory held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the coastal district of Mullaittivu.

"Sri Lanka army Task Force Four operating in the Puthukkudiriruppu south yesterday (Friday) captured two LTTE camps located in the area," a military statement said.

The Tiger rebels, meanwhile, hit back by blasting a dam, which released a large volume of water from an irrigation tank at Kalmadu in Mullaittivu district, the defence ministry said.

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More News On The War In Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka rebels explode walls of reservoir -- International Herald Tribune
Fighting threatens Sri Lankan civilians -- Christian Science Monitor
UN protests Tamil Tiger refusal of safe passage -- Reuters
'Safe zone' in Sri Lanka conflict -- BBC
Prabhakaran will be arrested if he goes to India: Karuna -- The Hindu

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