斯里兰卡军方对战况的报道:
As at UTC 0700 (1230) 04 January 2009
Troops Advance in All Fronts in Wanni
WANNI & JAFFNA: ADVANCING troops of 53 and 55 Divisions confronted LTTE terrorists in MUHAMALE and KILALY areas inflicting damages to the terrorists on Saturday (3). A few soldiers also sustained injuries due to terrorists Improvised Explosive Devices and Anti Personnel Mines explosions.
Meanwhile, troops in high moral after the capture of KILINOCHCHI town continued their forward march further and attacked LTTE terrorists in the areas east of KILINOCHCHI, MURUSUMUDAI and east of PARANTHAN in KILINOCHCHI and caused heavy damages among the terrorists on Saturday (3). Troops also recovered one T-56 weapon, nine maps of KILINOCHCHI and one LTTE identity card from PARANTHAN east during a search operation around 11.30 on the same day.
In the meantime, troops advancing towards MULLAITTIVU confronted LTTE terrorists in THANNIUTTHU, THOTTAM, KACHCHILANMADU, north of MUDALIYANKULAM and KUMULAMUNAI areas in MULLAITTIVU and caused heavy losses among the terrorists on Saturday (3). Troops also expanded their Forward Defence Line further in KUMULAMUNAI area on the same day and recovered a terrorist dead body from the area.
LTTE Arms & Explosives found
EAST: NAVAL troops operating in KALLADY, TRINCOMALEE recovered eight T-56 weapons, three GPS, one I-com set, eight I-com hand held pouches, two DVD players, one video camera and two cameras in a search operation conducted around 2.00 p.m. on Saturday (3).
In the meantime, Police recovered a claymore mine weighing about 1 kg from THATRIMALE area around 11.30 a.m. on the same day (3).
Meanwhile, troops deployed north of MEEGASGODELLA in TRINCOMALEE attacked a group of LTTE terrorists around 4.10 p.m. Saturday (3). In the search that followed the attack troops recovered forty-three detonator codes, one LTTE uniform and some food items.
