Air strikes against Tiger targets
The Air Force stepped up air strikes against LTTE targets in the
North yesterday, a day after ground troops seized control of Pooneryn,
the Defence Ministry said.
Mi-24 helicopter gunships and fighter jets were deployed to pound
LTTE defence lines in the Jaffna peninsula and on the mainland, the
Defence Ministry said.
“Sri Lanka Air Force has lunched a series of air strikes in support
of ground troops in the Muhamalai area,” the Ministry said in a
statement. With the fall of Pooneryn, the military has taken the
northwestern seaboard of the island and is poised to make a final push
for Kilinochchi, defence officials said.
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