Sri Lanka steps up air strikes against Tigers
Saturday, 23 February 2008
COLOMBO, Feb 22 (AFP): Sri Lankan war planes stepped up bombing raids inside Tamil Tiger-controlled territory Friday, a day after intense Jet fighters hit a key base of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the morning after air strikes
against two rebel artillery positions in the same region, the ministry said.
No details were given of losses, but pilots were quoted as saying they had successfully destroyed the artillery positions and a "Sea Tiger base" near Kilinochchi, the LTTE political capital.
However, the Tigers said that the planes had bombed a village.
against two rebel artillery positions in the same region, the ministry said.
No details were given of losses, but pilots were quoted as saying they had successfully destroyed the artillery positions and a "Sea Tiger base" near Kilinochchi, the LTTE political capital.
However, the Tigers said that the planes had bombed a village.