The army did not know whether the LTTE had an aircraft or an airstrip until they attacked.
The army did not know whether the LTTE had an aircraft or an airstrip until they attacked.
A few months after the fight ended, I got a chance to go to that area.
I had gone with the army. The area where the Karumpulikal headquarters was located was completely covered with trees. That is, if you look from above, you cannot see the camp below. You can see only the forest.
Their airstrip was right next to it. It was in a clearing. If you look from above, you can easily spot it.
I asked an army major nearby how the army or the intelligence department missed this.
If you ask him, you will remember the story of the MGR era technique.
“This is road on the map of Sri Lanka. They have converted it into an airstrip.
If you look from above, you can see that it is just a normal road on the map of Sri Lanka.”
(Translation by Tamilpriya)
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