Sri Lanka Army 58 Division maneuvering north of the A-35 road (Paranthan- Mullaittivu) has been fighting pitched battles with the terrorists in the Kuppilankulam and Tamarankulam areas since last week. Battlefield reports indicate that troops have withstood heavy terrorist resistances while scoring significant victories against the terrorists.During yesterday's operations (Feb 11), troops of 9 Gemunu Watch (9GW) captured a highly fortified terrorist camp located in Sinna Villu area, northeast of Kuppilankulam in the afternoon hours. Troops during subsequent search found a body of an LTTE cadres, four 120 mm mortar guns, two 81 mm mortar guns, one 120 mm mortar tubes, four bipods of 120 mm mortar guns , six bipods of 81 mm mortar guns, six base plates of 81 mm mortar guns, one Light Machine Gun (LMG), one T-56 riffle, and another rifle . Ground sources confirmed that LTTE had suffered a heavy toll in this engagement.Meanwhile troops of 12GW, 7 Sinha Regiment (7SR), and 19 Vijayaba Infantry Regiment (19 VIR), had daylong clashes with the terrorists in the Tamarankulam area. Troops subsequently found four bodies of LTTE cadres, five T-56 riffles, two claymore mines, six electrically operated mines, and one radio communication set. Tamarankulam is a remote area located about 5 km north of A-35 and 3 km west of Chalai lagoon.The 58 Division victories for yesterday also include the capture of LTTE printing press and the mortar bomb-manufacturing factory as reported earlier.Snipers deployed in the forward areas confirmed shooting down of 23 terrorist at various locations during daytime.