Information About Incident 38020-72423-173676 in Kalutara Sri Lanka

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According to Nanayakkara, 23 militants also surrendered to the Army as troops advanced into Valayarmadam.

From this sentence, the following information was extracted.

• Meta Location: Valayarmadam
• Matched District: Kalutara
• Actgroup: surrender
• Actor: 23 militants
• Subject: to the Army

Context

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At least 40 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants were killed and 35 others wounded as the troops captured Valayarmadam area of No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District on April 26. The 58th Division troops rescued nearly 2,000 civilians bringing the total number of civilians rescued by the troops to 111,000, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara told Daily News. The troops took full control of Valayarmadam, located six km north of Vellamullivaikkal, the last terrain held by the LTTE inside the NFZ. With the capture of Valayarmadam, the LTTE has been restricted to a narrow six km stretch in Karaiyamullivaikal and Vellamullivaikkal where the outfit continues to keep thousands of civilians under its detention. According to Nanayakkara, 23 militants also surrendered to the Army as troops advanced into Valayarmadam. The Security Forces (SFs) have now commenced advancing further south of the NFZ amidst stiff resistance from the LTTE, said a senior military official. The number of civilians rescued by the Army since April 20 from LTTE grip in Puttumatalan NFZ by the evening of April 26 rose to 111,512, according to a Sri Lanka Army report (SLA).

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