Mullaitivu town is captured!

The Army Chief Lt. General Sarath Fonseka in an address to the nation announced the victory achieved by the troops in capturing Mullaitivu, the last bastion of the LTTE.

He said that the public had heard many victories achieved by the gallant soldiers from the beginning of January this year. The capture of the Mullaitivu town is a major victory. The Army after 12 years succeeded in overrunning this terrorist stronghold crushing the tigers. The achievement was made after taking control of many LTTE strong points including Pooneryn, Elephant Pass, Paranthan, Kilinochchi, Dharmapuram and Ramanadapuram from January 01st.

Displaying a map, the Army Commander said Mullaitivu is located in the North Eastern sea belt. The town is situated in a narrow stretch of a land between the Nasnthikandal Lagoon and the Indian Ocean. The troops began their 40 kilometre journey from Welioya which was an uphill task, taking control of the entire Mullaitivu forest. The LTTE built large earth bunds and trenches to save this bastion. The Army Chief noted that the Mullaitivu township had been captured after a one month long battle. He referred to the major contributions made by the Army, the Navy and the Air Force in achieving this major victory.

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