Army captures Uyilankulam

by Anuska Nanayakkara

Task Force -1, the army's elite division in the Mannar region has captured the LTTE's Uyilankulam entry and exit point killing more than fifteen LTTE cadres and destroying over eight bunkers of the outfit at 10am yesterday according to Military Spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanayakara.

Brigadier Nanayakara told the Sunday Observer the troops of the Task Force -1 from Mannar region launched the attack in the early hours yesterday in the Parapakandal area despite the heavy counter mortar attacks from the LTTE.However the Uyilankulam entry and exit point of the LTTE had fallen to the troops around 10am yesterday.

"The troops intercepting the LTTE communication sets found that more than fifteen cadres have been killed and twenty of them have been injured.The Uyilankulam entry and exit point situated on the Uyilankulam -Andankulam road and the troops were able to see the bodies of the dead cadres lying in the spots where the LTTE bunker lines have been smashed by the troops," Brig Nanyakkara said.

Commending the success of the elite Task Force -1 in Mannar Brigadier Nanayakkara added that the Task Force was launched on September 23rd this year and since its inception the special division has carried out several successful attacks against the LTTE and it could be very well said that the troops of the division have killed hundreds of LTTE cadres in the past three months.