The 58th division of the Sri Lankan Army has reportedly captured another LTTE post in Rettavaikkal.Army officials said that the Rettavaikkal is a tactically important location considering the LTTE''s hold has been reduced to less than six square kilometers of territory.
Army officials said that the Rettavaikkal is a tactically important location considering the LTTE''s hold has been reduced to less than six square kilometers of territory.The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry has denied claims that LTTE chief V Prabhakaran has escaped via sea routes. It said that the LTTE chief has been restricted to a small 6km long strip being held by the Tamil Tigers.
According to reports, the army continues to mount pressure on the Tamil Tigers breaking through their two defensive fortifications in the no-fire zone on Tuesday.
Army sources said that they are yet to capture LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran.
The Sri Lankan Government has clarified that there is no ceasefire, though heavy combat operations have ended.
In India, the Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Noble Thamburaj and the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, have said that a watch is being kept on the southern and eastern coasts to prevent the entry of escaping LTTE rebels. The Southern Naval Command and the Coast Guard have been placed on alert to counter the LTTE threat, said Lt. General Thamburaj.
In another development British Foreign Secretary David Mikliband has met his Sri Lankan counterpart and pressed for a safer evacuation of innocent Tamil civilians.
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