Army Task Force 2 (TF 2) have stricken a huge blow on the gates of the LTTE run mono ethnic Wanni hellhole by reaching Kanakarayankulam this morning (Dec 5).
Troops extending their forward boundaries across the A-9 road (Jaffna- Kandy road) have reached the former LTTE stronghold in a swift eastward thrust, revealed battlefield sources. The town is located about 10 Km north of Pulliyankulam where the same troops liberated yesterday (Dec 4).
According to the defence observers, with the liberation of Mankulam, Pulliyankulam, and now Kanakarayankulam townships located on the A-9 road; the LTTE has severely lost its grip over the Wanni civilians. The liberation of these key towns on the A-9 will trigger off an exodus of civilians that would speed up the certain demise of the terrorist outfit, they add.
Meanwhile, 6 males have sought refuge with troops when they moved into the Kanakarayankulam Township. According to the sources, the refugees have told the soldiers that the people in remaining LTTE hiding areas in Wanni were jubilant over the tiding that Army had reached Pulliyankulam. Citing the refugees the sources added that the people in large numbers would enter to the cleared areas from Wanni in near future.
With troops reaching Kanakarayankulam, the A-9 road is cleared for another 21 Km towards north from Omanthai, where the LTTE had its blockade for civilian movements.