Sri Lankan soldiers have overrun another Tamil Tiger defence line standing between government troops and the small strip of territory still held by the ethnic rebels, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
In heavy fighting late on Thursday, troops captured a mud embankment built by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to slow down the government's offensive. "Troops continued their advance further ... amidst stiff resistance as LTTE terrorists made their maximum effort to hold the earth bund (embankment) built to obstruct the security forces," the ministry said. It said that the Tigers had left behind dead bodies on the battlefield, but gave no detailed breakdown of casualties. "Troops also received minor damages from exploding anti personnel mines," the ministry added. |