SLAF destroys LTTE Arms and Ammunition manufacturing yard - Mullaithivu

Sri Lanka Air Force supersonic fighter jets raided one of the main LTTE's arms and ammunition manufacturing yard located in Mullaithivu district this afternoon, June 12, Air Force spokesperson, Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said.

The targeted LTTE arms and ammunition manufacturing yard was located in general area north of Udayarkattukulam, 15 Km west of Pudukudiirippu and it was engaged around 3.00 p.m.

The targeted LTTE base had been under constant air surveillances for a long period and intensified activities had also been observed in this facility recently, air forces sources added. The air sorties were launched based on real-time ground information and the pilots returned completing a successful air raid, air force sources further said.

Defence observers say that recent trend in air raids shows a significant enhancement in defence surveillance capabilities as majority of the targets have been LTTE's covert locations rather than overt camps. They are in the view that exploited and demoralized LTTE cadres and people, tired of terrorist rule in the Wanni region might have opened new sources of information flow to the military.