Xinhua, Sat Jan 20 23:37:47 EST 2007
Sri Lanka's government troops are in a consolidation operation in a major gain of territory from the Tamil Tiger rebels, defense officials said Saturday.
Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe, the military spokesman said that the Army which captured from Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE) control the eastern province's Vakarai on Friday have launched a consolidation operation.
"The troops have moved a kilo meter northwards from Vakarai", Samarasinghe said Saturday.
Vakarai was under the LTTE control and since the beginning of last month the rebels and troops were engaged in heavy exchanges of artillery and mortar in the region.
The Sri Lankan air force carried out many rounds of aerial bombing using Kfir jets in the area.
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