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LTTE has lost 60% of its territory and 50% of its weaponry – Army Commander
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SLNF on 02 October, 2007 12:34:00
 
Due to military operations, the LTTE has become badly defeated and it lost about
60% of the territory it held earlier, said the Army Commander Lt. General Sarath
Fonseka to the Sunday observer in an interview.
The LTTE not only lost 60% of previously held territory, but the series of
defeats has caused splits among its cadres, which resulted in large-scale
defection. The ‘Eelam dream’ was also diminished, said the Commander.
Instead of two Provinces the North and East, the LTTE now holds two districts
namely Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu. Over 3000 terrorists had been killed and over
thousand have been maimed.
In addition to the 60% of the land, the LTTE lost 50% of its armaments, due to
internal clashes that followed the ignominious defeats it sustained. The Army
Commander further said that the LTTE brought in a great quantity of arms at the
early part of the Cease Fire Agreement.