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Sri Lankan military pounds Tamil Tiger rebel camp
Sri Lanka's air force pounded a Tamil Tiger rebel training camp and supply base deep in the northern jungles on Sunday, a day after a fierce sea battle destroyed six rebel boats, the military said.
- AP
- Published: 12:09 November 2, 2008
Colombo: Sri Lanka's air force pounded a Tamil Tiger rebel training camp and supply base deep in the northern jungles on Sunday, a day after a fierce sea battle destroyed six rebel boats, the military said.
The airstrike was part of the government's intensified offensive against the guerrillas' de facto state in the north. Officials have pledged to crush the rebels by the end of this year.
Air force spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara did not provide details of damage or casualties at the training camp and logistics facility in northern Mullaitivu district, but said the pilots confirmed they had hit the target accurately.
It is difficult to contact rebel officials for comment because most communication lines to their territory have been severed.
The airstrike came a day after a sea battle between the navy and the Sea Tigers, the naval wing of the Tamil guerrillas, off the northern Jaffna peninsula.
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