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stated that some of the dead bodies of LTTE caders recovered by the army were found to be as young as 14 years of age. The army units which had put a stiff defense had sustained 2 killed and many wounded. The attackers failed to penetrate the defense lines or knock out artillery gun placements as it
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The LTTE launched a surprise attack, on the government controlled area of Weli Oya, aimed at overrunning four army camps (Kokkilai, Kokkuthuduvai, Jayasinghapura and
Janakapura) in the area including the Weli Oya Brigade headquarters. Troops posted to these camps were mostly
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