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Army captures LTTE bunker defence 9 bunkers destroyed

Troops operating under Task Force 1 in the Mannar- Vavuniya combined battlefront attacked an LTTE bunker defence last evening (July 3) causing heavy casualties to the terrorists.

According to the defence sources in front, army infantrymen and elites stormed the terror bunker defence located in the area West of Periyamadhu around 1pm with the close air support of air force MI 24 helicopters. The Soldiers continued fighting with the terrorists for about 5 hours and declared the area captured around 6 pm in the evening.

Ground troops claimed 9 LTTE bunkers were destroyed. Troops are holding 7 LTTE bunkers at present, said the sources.

According to the monitored radio transmissions among the LTTE units, 17 LTTE cadres were killed and more that 25 others were wounded in this incident. However, ground troops on their observations, claimed that the actual enemy deaths and casualties should be higher than the above number.

Two soldiers were killed, 2 reported missing and 10 others suffered injuries during this battle. Clearing operations are in progress.

Meanwhile, monitored radio transmission today revealed that 7 LTTE cadres were killed during the air raid carried out by air force MI 24 helicopters last evening. The raid was carried out targeting a truck carrying LTTE terrorists detected in West of Vedithalthivu area.

It is a nothing but joke to invite foreign powers to solve problems within the country. That shows nothing but how poor our thinking is. That is a disgrace for our independence because we cannot keep kissing foreign a s s es for everything. Me and I am sure almost everybody like that we end dealing with Norway.

The European Union has informed the Sri Lankan government that it was surprised to have received a large number of requests from various groups and individuals urging it not to extend Sri Lanka s GSP+ facility, International Trade Minister G.L Peiris said yesterday.

EU officials in Brussels have expressed astonishment at the large number of emails being received on a daily basis asking that the GSP+ facility be not extended, Prof. Peiris said adding that Sri Lanka too was disappointed at the news.

He told a media conference that according to these emails, the individuals or the groups had charged that Sri Lanka should be deprived of the concession as it had failed to apply on time. He said another reason given was that the French government was planning to take Sri Lanka before the International Court of Justice over the investigations into the massacre of the aid workers who worked for the Action against Hunger NGO and the many human rights issues in the country.

First I must say that there is no necessity to apply for the facility prematurely as the EU has not even planned its framework regarding the GSP+, Prof. Peiris said and added that however the EU had indicated the framework would be drafted by the end of this month.

Commenting on the second charge Prof. Peiris said the French government specifically informed him that it did not have any plans to bring Sri Lanka before the International Court of Justice on any matter.

I can assure you here, that there is no such thing as mentioned in certain reports recently about taking Sri Lanka to the International Court of Justice, Prof. Peiris said.

The minister also said Sri Lanka was being targeted by some individuals and groups to prevent it from being granted the GSP + facility.

wat a barbaric state govt you are

That's y Mr.Mang Mohang Sing is comming... :-)

These sinhala people are the most stupidest race I have met in my life, and I am a high school educated. and for my education they still dont match or even when it comes to hard working. The reason we are wining this war is because sinhala are ignorant.

Two soldiers were killed, 2 reported missing and 10 others suffered injuries during this battle. Clearing operations are in progress.

15 sla were killed and 30 sla injured and 2 bodies of sla were recovered in Thekkadu in mannar yesterday by successfully retaliating the advance of sla.