Paranthan chemical factory, the Hallmark of Paranthan, Wanni Operation Video, 12th January 2009

Victorious troops of Task Force 1 on aggressive advances towards the heart of Kilinochchi have reported another victory against LTTE terrorists by gaining control over the Karadipokku junction located between Paranthan and Kilinochchi along the A-9 main road by last evening, 01 January.

The Karadipokku junction is the northern edge of the Kilinochchi garrison and troops [...]

Wanni Operation Video, 1st January 2009

Here are some pictures of recently captured Paranthan Junction published in the defence ministry website.

One of the most central intersection of the A-9 and the well-known strategic township, PARANTHAN, about 4.5 km north of KILINOCHCHI, was blocked by the Army from north of A-9 Wednesday (31) evening, shattering even final bits of the “Eelam Dream” of the LTTE terrorists, the Army Headquarters declared.

Entry of the troop to [...]

Sri Lanka’s Army Commander Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, in an exclusive conversation with the Asian tribune Website said that the Sri Lanka Army will completely rout the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009.
“At the moment troops of our 58 Division led by Brigadier Shavendra Silva has nearly reached Paranthan, and the Paranthan Junction will [...]

As SL Army Troops are on the verge of making historic victory of capturing Paranthan, we thought of having a look at what paranthan looks like. Here are some pics from the eyes of Google at few thousand feets above the ground, published in to our Hawk Eye.

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On the left side of the above picture you [...]

Many independent Defence analysts have reported that Sri Lanka Army is just 700m away from Paranthan Junction this morning. SL Army troops are supported by its elite Commandos and  heavy damages to the Tigers have reported.
It is noticed that the LTTE’s battlefield strength have reduced drastically in Killinochchi and Paranthan fronts, as they have withdrawn many carders from there [...]

Sri Lanka Army Task Force 1 troops are on the verge of scoring another historic victory by liberating the strategically located Paranthan town, reveal battlefield sources. Troops gained total control over the Thadduwankoddy and Komarikudakulam villages edging the Paranthan built up by last afternoon (Dec 30).
According to the battlefield reports, troops while advancing towards Paranthan [...]

Army Task Force 1 (TF 1) operating on the northern portion of the Kilinochchi battlefront yesterday (Dec 29) made further progress towards the strategically important Paranthan junction. According to the battlefield sources, some of the fighting elements of the TF 1 were just 2 km short of the junction from the West.
Troops of 582 Brigade [...]