Around 12 midnight, East of Mankulam troops confronted a small group of terrorists and engaged them with small arms killing three terrorists. In another incident around 3.30 p.m. northwest of Olumadu, troops engaged a group of terrorists with RPGs and small arms. Ground troops confirm that four terrorists were killed.
Troops continue to dominate areas ahead of defences.
On July 4, around 3.45 p.m. at Kilinochchi, troops sniped and killed one terrorist. On July 4 around 12.40 p.m. at Chullipuram in the Jaffna district following information provided by civilians, troops recovered three hand grenades, four T 56 magazines and a small quantity of small arms ammunition. On July 4 around 5.15 p.m. at Thandikulam in the Vavuniya district, two women were injured due to a terrorist bomb explosion when they set fire to a heap of garbage near their residence. The injured women were evacuated to Vavuniya hospital for treatment.