SLAF [Sri Lanka Air Force] MI-24 helicopter gunships Friday (25 July) have totally neutralized an LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] mortar launching pad located 3.5 km southwest of Tunukkai in the Mullaitivu District [northern Sri Lanka], during close-fire- support missions launched assisting the advancing ground troops.
According to Air Force Spokesperson Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara, four MI-24 helicopter gunships have engaged in the daunting mission at around 3.45 p.m., despite an array of LTTE counter-fire.
The target was located at an abandoned construction site and ground troops also confirmed that the LTTE mortar shelling have died away following the air assault, the spokesperson further added.
Originally published by Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order website in English 25 Jul 08.
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