Sri Lankan Air Force Destroys 3 Key LTTE Centers

The Sri Lanka Air Force carried out three key air missions targeting 3 of the LTTE’s most vital nerve centers in the Wanni today (August 9), defense sources revealed. According to Air Force spokesperson , Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara, the first of the triple air raids was carried out around  midnight targeting the LTTE’s Sea Tiger forward operating base at Nagasivanthurai in Pooneryn.

“LTTE occupations near Nagasivanthurai Jetty, a radar point and a boatyard was destroyed in this mission carried out by MI 24 helicopters”, he said. The target had been operating as a forward reconnaissance center by the LTTE and had acquired strategic importance in the LTTE’s plans of meeting the threat of advancing ground troops.

The second air raid was conducted by fighter jets at 9.55 am targeting the main operation center of the LTTE’s intelligence wing located at Iranapalai, North of Puthukkudiyiruppu, in the Mullaitivu district.

According to defence intelligence sources, the target was one of the most secured terror bases and had been of the highest strategic importance to the LTTE.

Air Force spokesperson citing after-mission reports confirmed that the target was destroyed.

The third air raid was conducted by fighter jets targeting the main logistic base of the LTTE located North East of Vishwamadhukulama Tank in Vishwamadhu in the Mullaitivu district around 10 am.

According to Wing Commander Nanayakkara, the target, located 15 Km of West of Puthukkudiyiruppu, was destroyed.

Defence intelligence sources said that the targeted location had been used to hoard food supplies and other humanitarian aid that they loot from the government agencies and other missions to feed their cadres.

Source: Government of Sri Lanka

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