21.   Bosnian government forces also advanced into the zone, placing mortar positions close to UN positions.

22.   Defence sources said that the military offensive was aimed at taking out LTTE mortar positions which had been used in recent weeks to attack the airfield at Palaly.

23.   Defence sources said the military offensive was aimed at taking out LTTE mortar gun positions which had been used in recent weeks to attack the airfield at Palaly.

24.   The targets ranged from command headquarters to single mortar positions.

25.   Security forces are currently trying to knock out Tiger mortar positions which have been shelling Palaly.

26.   Security forces are continuing an advance against the LTTE mortar gun positions inside the Jaffna peninsula.

27.   The major said the fighters had fixed mortar positions inside villages and the extremists had been using civilian houses to hide in and fire on coalition troops.