LTTE lists 21,051 as Fallen Heroes
The LTTE in the latest release by its Hero’s department has claimed that the rebels have lost 21,051 carders in the quest for a separate state for the Tamils in Sri Lanka. The 21,051 carders include 16,516 males and 4,535 females. The period cited for the deaths cover 26 years from November 27, 1982 to 31 May 2008. The Tamil Tigers lost their first carder Lt. Shankar on November 27, 1982, widely celebrated by the LTTE as Heroes’ Day.
The death list also include 348 Black Tigers, of which 256 are males 97 females, with 102 being killed in land operations and 251 in sea operations. The release said the Sea Tigers are considered an effective conventional arm of the LTTE, capable of crippling Sri Lanka’s sea operations.
The Hero’s release also lists 279 auxiliary forces members, 47 Police personals who died on operational duties in the death list, and adds that another 490 civil society members who were killed by the government forces or the Para military forces for their commitment for the Tamil Cause have also been listed as Heroes. This includes 19 Mamanithar, a title often conferred posthumously by LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran.
In the first five months of 2008, the Tamil Tigers lost 918 carders- 616 males and 302 females –the Hero’s release said, adding that since the current pace of the war intensified in 2006 the Tigers had lost 1004 carders, of which 745 males and 259 and in 2007 they had lost 1196 carders including 1037 males and 159 females
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The death list also include 348 Black Tigers, of which 256 are males 97 females, with 102 being killed in land operations and 251 in sea operations. The release said the Sea Tigers are considered an effective conventional arm of the LTTE, capable of crippling Sri Lanka’s sea operations.
The Hero’s release also lists 279 auxiliary forces members, 47 Police personals who died on operational duties in the death list, and adds that another 490 civil society members who were killed by the government forces or the Para military forces for their commitment for the Tamil Cause have also been listed as Heroes. This includes 19 Mamanithar, a title often conferred posthumously by LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran.
In the first five months of 2008, the Tamil Tigers lost 918 carders- 616 males and 302 females –the Hero’s release said, adding that since the current pace of the war intensified in 2006 the Tigers had lost 1004 carders, of which 745 males and 259 and in 2007 they had lost 1196 carders including 1037 males and 159 females
Read more,
http://www.keralanext.com/news/?id=134266252
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