‘Security Forces poised to regain Mullaittiuvu, capture Prabhakaran’ says Army Chief
“The Security Forces are attacking Mullaittiuvu, Prabhakaran’s hideout, from several directions. Army’s aim is to capture Prabhakaran, who is holed up in a bunker, alive”, Army Commander Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka has stated during an interview with the local daily ‘The Dinamina’ on Wednesday (June 11).
“The 56, 57, 58 and 59 divisions will surge towards Mullaittiuvu and Task Force 2 will also be inducted to the operation” he further stated.
Troops are attacking the LTTE’s 1-4 Base complex in a preliminary bid to reach Mullaittiuvu. Prabhakaran is believed to be living in an underground bunker in the area. Forces have already regained several hundred square kilometers where the Tigers held sway and they have to march forward another 21 miles to achieve the final goals, he has said during the interview.
He said Prabhakaran was cowardly attacking civilians in the South, unable to face the military onslaught.
The Government and the Security Forces were determined to liberate the Northern masses from the tyranny of the Tigers, as they did in the East. “Our Forces’ morale is very high. They are determined to achieve victory,” he was further quoted as saying.
