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Friday, April 25, 2008
LTTE terrorists commit bloodbath against civilians; many killed and wounded - Piliyandala
LTTE terrorists have carried out a cowardly bomb attack targeting innocent civilians who were returning home after office hours at Pliyandala this evening. According to the available information the bomb has been exploded inside a Ceylon Transport Board bus parked at Piliyandala, public bus stand.
Several civilians have been killed and many injured in the explosion. The injured are being rushed to the Kalubowila Hospital .
LTTE is a ruthless terrorist outfit notorious for crimes against innocent civilians. In its pursuit for a mono ethnic separate homeland for Tamils, the outfit has killed and maimed over tens and innocent people in routine bus bombing , train bombing, village massacres and etc.
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http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080425_02
Several civilians have been killed and many injured in the explosion. The injured are being rushed to the Kalubowila Hospital .
LTTE is a ruthless terrorist outfit notorious for crimes against innocent civilians. In its pursuit for a mono ethnic separate homeland for Tamils, the outfit has killed and maimed over tens and innocent people in routine bus bombing , train bombing, village massacres and etc.
Extracted from,
http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080425_02
Claymore mine defused
Today around 4.10 p.m. (25) on civil information to the Wolfendal street, Police road block, police searched a suspicious parcel and recovered a 11 kg claymore mine.Conceled in the parcel.
Later Special Task Force Bomb Disposal team defoced the claymore mine.
Extracted from,
http://www.nationalsecurity.lk/fullnews.php?id=12028
Later Special Task Force Bomb Disposal team defoced the claymore mine.
Extracted from,
http://www.nationalsecurity.lk/fullnews.php?id=12028
Army liberates sacred Madhu shrine from terror clutches
Sri Lanka army has liberated the sacred Madhu shrine by beating off the occupying LTTE terrorists today morning (April 25). The soldiers of 8 Sri Lanka Light Infantry reached the shrine as the terrorists beat a retreat unable to withstand the army advance.
The centuries old Catholic shrine is held sacred and respected by all Sri Lankans irrespective of religion and ethnicity. Thousands of pilgrims used to visit the shrine, especially during the church feast in August, before the terrorists took control of the area in 1999.
As LTTE terrorists unleashed their "Final War" in 2006, the church became a sanctuary for thousands of civilians who wanted to avoid their children being conscripted by the terror outfit. Later, LTTE agents acting under religious fa‡ades, evicted these civilians and unashamedly made many of them to fall prey to the terrorists.
Gradually, the terrorists almost turned the shrine into a terror base by positioning its heavy guns around the church and using it as a barrack for its cadres. Though this desecration has been carried out for last few months the fact was kept secret from the general public until the sacred statue of Our Lady of Madhu was shifted two weeks ago.
Read more,
http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080424_07
The centuries old Catholic shrine is held sacred and respected by all Sri Lankans irrespective of religion and ethnicity. Thousands of pilgrims used to visit the shrine, especially during the church feast in August, before the terrorists took control of the area in 1999.
As LTTE terrorists unleashed their "Final War" in 2006, the church became a sanctuary for thousands of civilians who wanted to avoid their children being conscripted by the terror outfit. Later, LTTE agents acting under religious fa‡ades, evicted these civilians and unashamedly made many of them to fall prey to the terrorists.
Gradually, the terrorists almost turned the shrine into a terror base by positioning its heavy guns around the church and using it as a barrack for its cadres. Though this desecration has been carried out for last few months the fact was kept secret from the general public until the sacred statue of Our Lady of Madhu was shifted two weeks ago.
Read more,
http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080424_07
Madhu church captured
The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) formations deployed in the Mannar district captured the Madhu Church today evening. The holy shrine and the surrounding area are now under the complete control of the army.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters who had camped inside the no-war-zone departed the area in face of the army advance. It was initially feared that the tigers would blow the church before the army captured it. According to our sources the church has not been seriously damaged in the countless artillery duels which took place in the past several months.
Read more,
http://defencenet.blogspot.com/2008/04/madhu-church-captured.html,
http://defencewire.blogspot.com/2008/04/breaking-news-army-captures-madhu.html and
http://www.lakbima.lk/articles/news1.htm
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters who had camped inside the no-war-zone departed the area in face of the army advance. It was initially feared that the tigers would blow the church before the army captured it. According to our sources the church has not been seriously damaged in the countless artillery duels which took place in the past several months.
Read more,
http://defencenet.blogspot.com/2008/04/madhu-church-captured.html,
http://defencewire.blogspot.com/2008/04/breaking-news-army-captures-madhu.html and
http://www.lakbima.lk/articles/news1.htm
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sri Lanka not worried about possible Indian intervention
The Sri Lankan government said Thursday it was not worried about the resolution passed by an Indian state to intervene in Sri Lanka's escalating conflict between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.
Keheliya Rambukwella, the government's defense spokesman was reacting to a resolution adopted by the Indian state of Tamil Naducalling on the Indian central government to play a proactive role in Sri Lanka.
Rambukwella told reporters that Sri Lanka understands the political compulsions in neighboring India in getting drawn into action with regard to the conflict in the island, "but the Indian government stands supportive of our campaign to eliminate terrorism," Rambukwella said.
India's Tamil Nadu state assembly headed by its Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi adopted the resolution on Wednesday.
"India should arrange for talks between the two parties and help arrive at a political solution," the resolution said.
Tamil Nadu, the southern Indian state across Sri Lanka's northern border, is home to over 50 million Tamils with ties to Sri Lankan Tamil community.
Read more,
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-04/24/content_8044537.htm
Keheliya Rambukwella, the government's defense spokesman was reacting to a resolution adopted by the Indian state of Tamil Naducalling on the Indian central government to play a proactive role in Sri Lanka.
Rambukwella told reporters that Sri Lanka understands the political compulsions in neighboring India in getting drawn into action with regard to the conflict in the island, "but the Indian government stands supportive of our campaign to eliminate terrorism," Rambukwella said.
India's Tamil Nadu state assembly headed by its Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi adopted the resolution on Wednesday.
"India should arrange for talks between the two parties and help arrive at a political solution," the resolution said.
Tamil Nadu, the southern Indian state across Sri Lanka's northern border, is home to over 50 million Tamils with ties to Sri Lankan Tamil community.
Read more,
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-04/24/content_8044537.htm
SLAF bombards Black Tiger training facility- Mankulama
Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets made precision air sorties this morning (Apr 24) at what was identified as a 'black tiger' training facility, located at Pannikkankulama, North West Mankulama junction, in Mullaittiuvu district.
Speaking to defence.lk Air Force Spokesperson Andrew Wijesooriya said, the target was engaged by SLAF fighters at around 6.20a.m. According to defence sources, the air raids were conducted on reliably obtained information of intensified terrorist activities in the area.
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http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080424_04
Speaking to defence.lk Air Force Spokesperson Andrew Wijesooriya said, the target was engaged by SLAF fighters at around 6.20a.m. According to defence sources, the air raids were conducted on reliably obtained information of intensified terrorist activities in the area.
Extracted from,
http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080424_04
Heavy casualties in Muhamalai battle
Both the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) have suffered heavy casualties in the fighting that raged along Muhamalai and Kilali defence lines since yesterday (23rd) dawn.
Nearly 120 SLA soldiers have either been killed or gone missing in the operation that lasted for 10 hours. 370 soldiers are reported to be wounded. Around 250 of the wounded are in P1 (Seriously wounded) and P2 (Less seriously wounded) categories. In addition to these casualties, 4 main battle tanks (excluding the T-55 that was lost on the 22nd) of the army have also sustained damage. LTTE casualties stand at 52 killed and an unknown number injured.
SLA soldiers who valiantly battled it out on a terrain which the enemy had the advantage, even managed to storm the first LTTE defence line on two fronts. The LTTE, employing a similar tactic it used back in 2006, withdrew to secondary lines and brought a large volume of artillery fire on the troops consolidating newly captured positions. It was this rain of artillery shells that caused most of SLA casualties.
Extracted from,
http://defencenet.blogspot.com/2008/04/
Nearly 120 SLA soldiers have either been killed or gone missing in the operation that lasted for 10 hours. 370 soldiers are reported to be wounded. Around 250 of the wounded are in P1 (Seriously wounded) and P2 (Less seriously wounded) categories. In addition to these casualties, 4 main battle tanks (excluding the T-55 that was lost on the 22nd) of the army have also sustained damage. LTTE casualties stand at 52 killed and an unknown number injured.
SLA soldiers who valiantly battled it out on a terrain which the enemy had the advantage, even managed to storm the first LTTE defence line on two fronts. The LTTE, employing a similar tactic it used back in 2006, withdrew to secondary lines and brought a large volume of artillery fire on the troops consolidating newly captured positions. It was this rain of artillery shells that caused most of SLA casualties.
Extracted from,
http://defencenet.blogspot.com/2008/04/
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
LTTE offensive attempt thrashed: 52 LTTE killed, many injured - Jaffna
Jaffna theatre of battle heated up since early this morning (April 23), as Sri Lanka army 55 and 53 divisions put- on stiff resistance to an LTTE embarked fresh offensives at the Army forwards defences on the Muhamalai and Kilaly frontiers. According to the defence sources in Jaffna heavy fighting broke out between troops and LTTE since 2 am this morning, as troops mounted retaliatory attacks at the offensive LTTE formations.
According to latest information LTTE suffered severe beating and were pushed some 500m back from its initial positions. Seizing the opportunity SLA broke the LTTE's first line of defence in the Muhamalai front, and are now engaged in consolidating the defence lines, security sources said.
So far, 15 soldiers have laid their lives while 74 suffered injuries and some of them have been air lifted to Colombo national hospital. Meanwhile, monitored radio communications and ground sources have confirmed that 52 LTTE terrorists have been killed and many injured in the latest skirmishes in Jaffna, Military Spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.
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http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080423_03
According to latest information LTTE suffered severe beating and were pushed some 500m back from its initial positions. Seizing the opportunity SLA broke the LTTE's first line of defence in the Muhamalai front, and are now engaged in consolidating the defence lines, security sources said.
So far, 15 soldiers have laid their lives while 74 suffered injuries and some of them have been air lifted to Colombo national hospital. Meanwhile, monitored radio communications and ground sources have confirmed that 52 LTTE terrorists have been killed and many injured in the latest skirmishes in Jaffna, Military Spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.
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http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080423_03
Once again, LTTE with Qatar, Libya & Eritrea against Ethiopia & Sri Lanka
Funny how we never realize the inside international politics until some major event happens, like the Ethiopian closure of diplomatic ties with the Qatari royal government. A few months ago, no one knew (at least i didn't) if the Norway-LTTE-Eritrea link existed until Ethiopia told six Norwegian diplomats to leave the country.
A brief research allowed us back then to see Eritrea's role and Norway's symapthy for separatist movements that isolated Norway's pro-LTTE policy from the rest of the European Union (EU). Norway's sympathy for OLF and ONLF (and its Eritrean financers) got it kicked out of Africa's capital - Addis Ababa. Now yesterday's top news brings us to another interesting connection. That is between , the LTTE and Libya, Qatar, Eritrea against Ethiopia & Sri Lanka.
This time, it takes us back 8 years to the Eritrea vs Ethiopia border war. When Ethiopia used its coffee income and hardwon money to buy weapons and tanks from China and other countries.
Guess what? Eritrea was getting everything FREE from Libya and Qatar ! Apparently, both Eritrea and Ethiopia also bought military stuff from Russia. But again, the difference is Eritrea gets its funds with no sweats from Qatar and Libya. Eritrea also forces its Diaspora to pay large amount of tax...while Ethiopian government asked for Ethiopian Diaspora volunteers.
Read more,
http://www.africanpath.com/p_blogEntry.cfm?blogEntryID=4519
A brief research allowed us back then to see Eritrea's role and Norway's symapthy for separatist movements that isolated Norway's pro-LTTE policy from the rest of the European Union (EU). Norway's sympathy for OLF and ONLF (and its Eritrean financers) got it kicked out of Africa's capital - Addis Ababa. Now yesterday's top news brings us to another interesting connection. That is between , the LTTE and Libya, Qatar, Eritrea against Ethiopia & Sri Lanka.
This time, it takes us back 8 years to the Eritrea vs Ethiopia border war. When Ethiopia used its coffee income and hardwon money to buy weapons and tanks from China and other countries.
Guess what? Eritrea was getting everything FREE from Libya and Qatar ! Apparently, both Eritrea and Ethiopia also bought military stuff from Russia. But again, the difference is Eritrea gets its funds with no sweats from Qatar and Libya. Eritrea also forces its Diaspora to pay large amount of tax...while Ethiopian government asked for Ethiopian Diaspora volunteers.
Read more,
http://www.africanpath.com/p_blogEntry.cfm?blogEntryID=4519
Priyanka –Nalini Meet May Provide LTTE Advantage on Local Support Issue
Priyanka – Nalini recently held meet has strained in Murugan and Nalini marital relations.
The scheduled permitted meeting under prisons rules was fixed between husband wife facing death sentence in Rajiv Gandhi assassination April 19, could be made possible because refusal of both to meet each other.
It is to remember here that jail authorities have allowed both to meet once in every fortnight and in last meeting after much publicized Priyanka – Nalini meeting on March 19, both were seen in full fight mood with heated word exchanges.
Nalini has declined even to meet Murugan’s London based brother Arputham Kuildasan and mother Perarivalan on April 15.
Read more,
http://abclive.in/abclive_national/priyanka_nalini-ltte.html
The scheduled permitted meeting under prisons rules was fixed between husband wife facing death sentence in Rajiv Gandhi assassination April 19, could be made possible because refusal of both to meet each other.
It is to remember here that jail authorities have allowed both to meet once in every fortnight and in last meeting after much publicized Priyanka – Nalini meeting on March 19, both were seen in full fight mood with heated word exchanges.
Nalini has declined even to meet Murugan’s London based brother Arputham Kuildasan and mother Perarivalan on April 15.
Read more,
http://abclive.in/abclive_national/priyanka_nalini-ltte.html
Sri Lankan military battle tank destroyed in north: LTTE
The Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday claimed to have destroyed a main battle tank of the Sri Lankan Army during a clash with advancing government troops close to their forward defences in the northern Jaffna peninsula.
'A Sri Lankan Army tank was fully destroyed at Muhamalai Forward Defence Line (FDL) Tuesday morning around 7.30 a.m. when Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) anti-tank unit confronted the army soldiers who attempted to break the Tiger FDL,' pro-LTTE Tamilnet website reported, quoting LTTE sources.
'The Sri Lankan Army has sustained heavy casualties in Muhamalai,' the Tigers said, giving no details of their own casualty figures.
The LTTE's fresh claim comes in the wake of escalating clashes between the advancing government troops and the fighting formations of the LTTE in the northern Wanni, Jaffna and northwestern Mannar region, leaving thousands of combatants killed and wounded over the past year.
Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, however, denied the latest claims by the rebels and said that 'the military have never used battle tanks in these areas'.
Read more,
http://www.indiaenews.com/srilanka/20080422/113017.htm
'A Sri Lankan Army tank was fully destroyed at Muhamalai Forward Defence Line (FDL) Tuesday morning around 7.30 a.m. when Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) anti-tank unit confronted the army soldiers who attempted to break the Tiger FDL,' pro-LTTE Tamilnet website reported, quoting LTTE sources.
'The Sri Lankan Army has sustained heavy casualties in Muhamalai,' the Tigers said, giving no details of their own casualty figures.
The LTTE's fresh claim comes in the wake of escalating clashes between the advancing government troops and the fighting formations of the LTTE in the northern Wanni, Jaffna and northwestern Mannar region, leaving thousands of combatants killed and wounded over the past year.
Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, however, denied the latest claims by the rebels and said that 'the military have never used battle tanks in these areas'.
Read more,
http://www.indiaenews.com/srilanka/20080422/113017.htm
Bhagwati panel exit won't affect Commission's work: Lanka govt
The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said the exit of the International Group of Eminent Persons appointed to monitor a Commission looking into human rights abuses in Sri Lanka would not affect the functioning of the panel.
"The departure of IIGEP does not in any way adversely affect the ability of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to carry forward its inquires and investigations in keeping with international standards," the Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights, Mahinda Samarasinghe told reporters.
However, the IIGEP head and former Chief Justice of India, P N Bhagwati told reporters that the CoI had been slow to respond to the panel's recommendations.
"We don't see a point of carrying on our role further," Bhagwati said.
Read more,
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200804222074.htm
"The departure of IIGEP does not in any way adversely affect the ability of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to carry forward its inquires and investigations in keeping with international standards," the Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights, Mahinda Samarasinghe told reporters.
However, the IIGEP head and former Chief Justice of India, P N Bhagwati told reporters that the CoI had been slow to respond to the panel's recommendations.
"We don't see a point of carrying on our role further," Bhagwati said.
Read more,
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200804222074.htm
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Nedumaran holding multiple Indian passports
According to sources close to former LTTE international finance head Emdon Seevaratnam, the seventy five year old pro LTTE activist in Tamil Nadu Pala Nedumaran is in possession of multiple Indian passports. He had applied to the British High Commission in Chennai with one passport for entry clearance to the UK which was refused on the grounds of his involvement with the proscribed LTTE. A refusal stamp had been duly placed in the passport preventing him entry to the country.
Pala Nedumaran had used another Indian passport to apply for visa to enter France at the same time. The French Embassy in Delhi without assessing his bona fides granted him the Schengen visa. Schengen visa facilitates the traveller to freely visit any European Union countries without further visa’s or entry clearance from the visiting EU country within the duration of the visa given by one Schengen country.
Having visited France and participated in political activities of the LTTE, the controversial leader arrived at the Heathrow Airport with the Schengen visa. Pala Nedumaran is on the Immigration alert system due to his involvement with the LTTE and when he reached the Immigration desk at the airport the computer alerted about him. He was said be taken in for questioning and held for three hours.
Read more,
http://www.srilankawatch.com/index.php?
Pala Nedumaran had used another Indian passport to apply for visa to enter France at the same time. The French Embassy in Delhi without assessing his bona fides granted him the Schengen visa. Schengen visa facilitates the traveller to freely visit any European Union countries without further visa’s or entry clearance from the visiting EU country within the duration of the visa given by one Schengen country.
Having visited France and participated in political activities of the LTTE, the controversial leader arrived at the Heathrow Airport with the Schengen visa. Pala Nedumaran is on the Immigration alert system due to his involvement with the LTTE and when he reached the Immigration desk at the airport the computer alerted about him. He was said be taken in for questioning and held for three hours.
Read more,
http://www.srilankawatch.com/index.php?
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