Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Troops reach Elephant Pass

*58 Division captures Elephant Pass South*

* Troops in full control of Jaffna lagoon*

*Air Force prevents LTTE building earth bund*

Security Forces yesterday reached Elephant Pass with the 58 Division troops capturing the entire southern part it and further advancing towards the North to capture it the entirely, Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka said yesterday.

According to military sources the troops of the 58 Division under the command of Brigadier Shavendra Silva have captured the area south of Elephant Pass causeway including the area in which the monument of Hasalaka Gamini who made the supreme sacrifice in defence of the Elephant Pass camp in 1991 and the southern part of the former military complex of the Army, by yesterday noon. Full Text