The LTTE's breakaway Karuna faction loyalists claimed today (Saturday the 30th of December) that they have overran three LTTE camps located in Thoppigala (Baron's cap) jungle.
Many local and international news agencies quoting Mr. Asad Maulana, a spokesman for the Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal, the political wing of the Karuna faction have reported that at least 30 LTTE cadres were killed and over 25 others were injured in these attacks.
According to Reuter's news reports, "About 200 members of the renegade group, which is led by former Tiger eastern commander Karuna Amman, attacked the camps in the jungles of Toppigala about 40 km (25 miles) from the town of Batticaloa. Two members of Karuna's group were wounded in the attack. The three camps, including one for women fighters, were destroyed and a large quantity of ammunition including two rocket launchers was found"
The aim of the attack was to liberate the eastern Tamils form the clutches of the LTTE, the TMVP spokesperson reported to have said.
However, pro LTTE websites responded to Karuna's claim that the LTTE has successfully repulsed the attack. According to those reports the LTTE have killed one Karuna loyalist, captured another alive and suffered only four casualties.
The defence sources in the East also said that they have received reliable information from civilian sources that such clash had occurred in the aforesaid area. However, the sources were unable to provide any further details on the indent since the clash had occurred far beyond the security personnel forward defence lines.
Karuna Amman, spilt form the LTTE terrorists in early 2004, taking a stance that the Tamil's struggle for equal rights to be separated form brutal terrorism. He accused the LTTE's leadership for inflicting the greatest destruction on the Tamil community in gratifying his personal lust for power during decade old separatist war.
(http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20061230_06)
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