Women Tigers' camp seized

Security forces in the operations to liberate Thoppigala area have come across a Wanni Tiger women's camp.



This camp located at Narakamulla, to the south of Thoppigala was seized by the forces after severe battle and later it was identified as a camp mainly used by women cadres. This camp was used to manufacture uniforms to the Tiger cadres and such activities have been prevalent even when the camp was seized. It was also revealed that three regional leaders of the LTTE have been at the camp during the battle started.



Among the items discovered from this camp there have been computers, sewing machines, maps of planned Tiger camps, secret documents and weapons. According to the evidence, during the battle to seize the camp many of the inhabitants might have been killed or injured, security forces announced. It was difficult to take the camp under control since the fled Tigers have set up land mines and booby traps to hinder the advancing security forces. There is an area of 10sq km to be liberated next, after which the civil life could be reestablish to normalcy, security sources forecasted.

(http://www.lankatruth.com/full_story/2007/July/08/20070708_2.htm)