( FILES ) An undated file photograph shows Sri Lankan army troops in action against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam at the northern theatre of operations at Muhamalai 372 kms north of Colombo . Security in the capital was tightened 24 April 2008 after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) attempted 23 April to over - run the Sri Lanka army ' s forward defence lines ( FDLs ) at Muhamalai . Troops with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Air Force retaliated and moved 500 metres ahead of their original FDLs , inflicting heavy damages to the LTTE . The army reported that 52 LTTE cadres were killed and many injured while troops suffered 32 deaths and around 74 injured . Ground troops are in the process of consolidating the newly retaken areas . EPA / STR < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >