Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets on Sunday bombed and destroyed a secret satellite communication centre of Tamil Tigers in a rebel-dominated territory as security forces killed at least six guerrillas in the island's embattled northern region.
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets on Sunday bombed and destroyed a secret satellite communication centre of Tamil Tigers in a rebel-dominated territory as security forces killed at least six guerrillas in the island's embattled northern region.
The target of the Air Force located at Dharmapuram in northeast of Kilinochchi was considered a highly secured place for LTTE leaders as it was equipped with sophisticated satellite communication devices to coordinate the outfit's international activities, the Defence Ministry said.
According to intercepted LTTE radio communication, the rebels suffered heavy losses in the artillery fire by the troops this morning, the ministry said.
The location was identified following thorough air surveillance and on reliable ground information, it said, adding fighter pilots have confirmed the target was effectively achieved.
Defence observers are of the view that the latest achievement of the Air Force would have a devastating impact on the LTTE's intelligence mechanism since the whereabouts of the target was kept as a top secret by the rebel leaders, the ministry said in a statement.
The Air Force attack on the LTTE location came a day after troops killed rebels at Parappakandal in northwestern Mannar in a clash between the two sides, the army said.
In northern Jaffna peninsula, the army launched an artillery attack near a Forward Defence Line at Muhamalai on Saturday, destroying an LTTE base, the Defence Ministry said.
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