Today's Top Story Situation report Jayasikuru troops conducting a limited operation at Chundikkulam in Kilinochchi on Monday destroyed a Sea Tiger base, a Defence Ministry release said yesterday. Terrorists have vacated the base when the troops closed in on it. Later troops confronted a group of terrorists and killed five of them. On the same day, during daytime, troops operating ahead of defences sniped and killed three terrorists West of Kunchikkulam.
Troops continue to dominate area ahead of defences.
On August 4 at around 7.15 am at Salliya in the Trincomalee district two policemen who were at a bus halt were fired upon by a group of terrorists. One police constable was killed and other was injured and admitted to the Trincomalee Hospital for treatment. On the same day at around 7.45 am at Pahalathopuur in the Trincomalee district, troops in ambush observed two terrorists moving in a bicycle and engaged with small arms. One terrorist escaped and the other was captured with gunshot injuries and admitted to the Muttur Hospital. Later he succumbed to his injuries.