150 SLA killed, 350 injured in LTTE attack

by admin
Feb 3, 2009
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters staged a pre-emptive strike on Sri Lankan offensive units preparing for an assault on Puthukkudiyiruppu, killing over 150 SLA troopers and wounding more than 350.
 
The LTTE’s offensive formations launched an attack on troops from the 59th division of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) massed south of Puthukkudiyiruppu for a major assault on the LTTE held town. The attack took place in the early hours of Sunday, February 1 and continued through the day.
 
Three battle tanks, two troop carriers, a military bus and two tractors were fully destroyed in the fighting, according to S. Puleedevan from LTTE's Political office in Vanni.
 
"The defensive formations of the Liberation Tigers are courageously facing the Sri Lanka Army, which has been engaged by Colombo in a genocidal war against Tamils," said Puleedevan on Sunday evening.
 
The offensive units of the SLA had massed near Puthukkudiyiruppu in full strength, with tanks and all preparedness in their hurry to capture Puthukkudiyiruppu in the next one or two days, but are now pushed back beyond their forward lines, he said.

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