Two no fire zones have been declared to guarantee the security of civilians now fleeing from Kilinochchi after pitched battles erupted between Government troops and Tigers in the outskirts of the Kilinochchi town, Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka told the Observer Online in Anuradhapura today.
Civilians have already vacated the town and are fleeing towards Vishvamadu and in the direction of Puthukuduiruppu as troops intensified operations targeting the Kilinochchi town within the past few days.
According to the Army Commander there are around 250,000 civilians trapped in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu. "We have declared two no fire zones, each 10 square kilometres in Vishvamadu and Oddusudan in the Mullaitivu district to guarantee the security of these civilians?. ?We have educated civilians about these two no fire zones through the Government Agents in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu", he said.