Army Task Force 4 captures two terror camps - Puthukkudiyiruppu

Sri Lanka Army Task Force 4 operating in the Puthukkudiyiruppu south yesterday (Jan 23) captured two LTTE camps located in the area.

According to the battlefield reports, troops initially captured a camp with 700m x 500m area and 8 buildings. Troops suspect that the camp was a hideout of a senior LTTE cadre as it was provided with luxury lodging and sanitary facilities.

Troops captured the second camp in a separate location after beating off the terrorists in a confrontation. The camp comprised of 4 buildings , 2 improvised containers , 1 water pump , and few petrol and kerosene barrels.