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| Sri Lanka |
| Devil's Point sealed off |
| 2008-11-13 |
| The Sri Lankan military on Wednesday charged that even as its troops were getting closer to "their ultimate mission with increasing pace and vigour", LTTE chief Velupillai Prabakaran has ordered his followers to prepare for counter-offensive using civilians as a shield. The Defence Ministry said the troops were proceeding as per their plans despite cynicism expressed by some defence observers and political segments. The Ministry claimed that the Army Task Force 1 spearheading at the West of the Kilinochchi frontage is just few km behind Pooneryn, the final destination to accomplish its immediate mission. As per the Ministry, troops on Tuesday reached Pallavi and Kiranchi hamlets sealing off the strategically vital Devil's Point. A 15-km-long land projection to the Indian Ocean, the point has been a safe heaven for the Sea Tigers . It said the Task Force 1 troops heading for Pooneryn along the A-32 road (Mannar-Pooneryn) are now successfully negotiating the large marshlands in the South of Pooneryn. Defence observers say once the B-69 at Nallur had been cut off, the remaining terrorists in Pooneryn, Alenken, Vallaipadu and Veravi will have either to surrender or meet the elite Rapid Action Boats squadron (RABS) of Navy. "No land escape routes are available for the terrorists in these areas with the Army's advance," it said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 It is the long names. Time they have finished addressing each other, no time left for action. |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins 5*** 2008-11-13 19:39 |
| #4 At least the Sri Lankans are finally winning, chris. They've been fighting the Tamils for a generation or two, I think. I'm not convinced the Land of the Pure is capable of even facing the goal from the other end of the field, let alone coming close enough to score. /end sports metaphor -- I seem to be feeling vaguely poetical at the moment. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-11-13 15:51 |
| #3 they may be winning but I think their body counts and other gains are greatly exagerated. Not that i'm pulling for the tamils either just an observation on my part, i think the same of the pakis fighting their homemade militants |
| Posted by: chris 2008-11-13 12:22 |
| #2 It's been clear for a while that the SL government is winning and rolling up the Tamil Tigers, but the terrain is difficult and well defended. In WW2 terms it would be like fighting up the length of Italy. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2008-11-13 08:06 |
| #1 is it just me or has the Sri Lankan gov been talking alot of shit for ALONG time about ousting the Tamils? Every time they have a battle they kill scores but then they get bombed at THEIR airfield by a cessna. I think someone in the info dept is full of it |
| Posted by: chris 2008-11-13 07:43 |