Tigers launch air attack in Ma'nalaa'ru
Posted On Sunday 27 April 2008 at at 01:59 by Mike[TamilNet, Saturday, 26 April 2008, 21:46 GMT]
Sri Lankan military officials in Colombo said Sunday that Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) had launched air attack on Sri Lanka Army (SLA) positions in Ma'nalaa'ru (Weli Oya) in the early hours of Sunday around 1:45. This is the second time, after the Black Tiger raid on Anuradhapura airbase in October 2007, the Tigers have deployed their air wing combined with the their ground forces.
The LTTE is yet to release details of its aerial attack in the fighting in Ma'nalaa'ru.