SLA attempt to advance from Paalaikkuzhi thwarted - LTTE[TamilNet, Sunday, 02 March 2008, 15:49 GMT]Heavy fighting erupted between the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Sunday from 5:00 a.m. till 11:20 a.m. when the SLA attempted to advance towards Iththikka'ndal from Paalaikkuzhi in Mannaar. The SLA withdrew to its positions in Paalaikkuzhi after sustaining heavy casualties. The Tigers have seized military hardware, according to the LTTE Operations Command in Mannaar. The SLA sustained casualties in heavy artillery duel, the Tigers said.
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