30 LTTE terrorists killed in troops attack

MANNAR: Today (11) around 2.00am in MANALMOTAI area MANNAR four LTTE terrorists were killed and three were reported injured in confrontations. This is located at 500m away to east of CINNAODAIPPADU area. Troops launched this attack moving 500m ahead. In another situation in ELANTHIVAN area PULIYANKULAM, troops launched an attack and captured the area yesterday (10) around 4.30am. LTTE terrorists again arrived to the above area to attack the troops around 9.30am. Troops retaliated the LTTE terrorists killing 26 LTTE cadres. The names of the deceased LTTE cadres, obtained after listening to LTTE transmissions, are as follows; (1) NEELAMALAR (2) PAWALA NEELA (3) SHAMY (4) KALE THAMIL (5) SUWANPA (6) VENNA MARAN (7) NEELA MAHAL (8) JANAKI (9) KOMADHI (10) JENNI (11) DARSHANI (12) ACHINI (13) ARNIMALAR (14) ISHARA (15) INDIYAWANY (16) PURACHCHI NEELA (17) NIVEDANI (18) MADHAVI (19) PUNIDHA (20) NINILVELI (21) ITHITHAVAN (22) IKANPAOADI (23) KOMAHAL (24) VEDDHALVANI (25) S. JANAKI (26) PAVANDI. Their names suggest the most of those killed LTTE carders were women or girls who were new to the art of fighting. Due to this attack one soldier laid his life and thirteen soldiers were reported injured.
In another incident 4 soldiers laid their lives and two were injured in a confrontation took place in KARAKKUKULAM area MANNAR around 2.00pm yesterday (10) causing heavy damages to the terrorists.