Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) officials said Sunday morning that at least 50 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed and 90 wounded in A’lampil area in Mullaiththeevu district on Saturday. The LTTE officials further said they seized more than 15 rifles and recovered 16 SLA dead bodies in the clearing mission that followed.
Meanwhile, 15 SLA soldiers were killed and more than 30 wounded in nearby Uduppukku’lam village on Saturday, the Tigers said.
The LTTE did not provide casualty figures of their side.
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