[ad#200×200] Troops of Army Task Force 1(TF 1 ) are marching into the strategically vital Elephant Pass town, reveal defence sources in the battlefield. The total liberation of the town situated at the entrance to the Jaffna Peninsula is imminent.
Elephant Pass is just 2 Km beyond the Task Force 1 forward boundary and the battle for Mullaittivu has already begun as troops of 59 division captured about 800 yards of the LTTE built earth bund in Mullaittivu, Army Commander, Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka said, briefing the operational success yesterday (02 Jan).
He further added that the troops have positioned themselves just 5 Km south of Mullaittivu and 3 Km south of LTTE’s main airstrip.
