Rebel Airstrip Area Hit by Kfir Aircraft Bombing
25 August 2006 (New Delhi)
Sri Lankan Army Spokesman Brig. Prasad Samarasinge has told this writer from Colombo that Air force Kfir jets pounded the rebel military facility at Iranavadu in North Sri Lanka.
This is the first major offensive action by the government in the north in the last one last week.
It came just hours after a ship carrying the ICRC flag brought in 1500 MT of civil supplies into the besiege Jaffna Peninsula.
"The air attack happened at 7:30 am this morning. We are yet to receive reports of the damage on the ground. The target was the terrorists camp at Iranavadu." Samarasinghe said.
Interestingly the rebels are reported to have a small airstrip deep in the Vanni forests near Iranavadu. It measures about 1250 meters and can land small aircraft like Cessna.
Intelligence sources tell this writer, that the rebels have two microlight Czech made Zlin aircraft.
However, the extent of damage caused by the airstrike is not immediately known.
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