
According to the defence sources, troops of 8th Sinha Regiment (SR) and 7th Signal Corps (SLSC) attached to 621 Brigade have gained control over 8.5 Km stretch of Jaffna - Kandy (A-9) main road northwards from Omanthai entry / exit point.
Troops are now consolidating their positions along the stretch of A-9 between Omanthai and Puliyankulam.
LTTE terrorists had established road blocks along this stretch of A-9 and had collected millions of money as "taxes" from the innocent Tamil civilians traveled passing the stretch during the unsuccessful Ceasefire Agreement (CFA), military sources said.