Wanni Operation 3 rd and 4 th of July
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11 years ago
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Tigers’ Michael Base captured
The Army’s 59 Division engaged in an offensive on the Weli-Oya front gained another victory by capturing the LTTE’s strategic ‘Michael’ base yesterday afternoon.
The Michael base, part of the 1-4 base, is located seven km north of Janakapura. Munnagam, the first base in the 1-4 complex was captured earlier.
Around 17 LTTE cadres were killed in the battle field, Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.
“The base is located north of Janakapura where the 59 Division intensified offensive attacks. It is marching forward to the LTTE defence lines,” Brigadier Nanayakkara said.
The Michael base was captured following three days of operations. “Troops are consolidating their positions at the Michael base following three days of fierce fighting,” he added.
He said the Michael base was similar to the Munnagam base with an underground structure. The structure of the Michael base was extended in an area containing 200 square metres.
The Security Forces launched a search and clear operation in the area following the capturing of the base.
Extracted from,
http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/07/05/sec01.asp
The Michael base, part of the 1-4 base, is located seven km north of Janakapura. Munnagam, the first base in the 1-4 complex was captured earlier.
Around 17 LTTE cadres were killed in the battle field, Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.
“The base is located north of Janakapura where the 59 Division intensified offensive attacks. It is marching forward to the LTTE defence lines,” Brigadier Nanayakkara said.
The Michael base was captured following three days of operations. “Troops are consolidating their positions at the Michael base following three days of fierce fighting,” he added.
He said the Michael base was similar to the Munnagam base with an underground structure. The structure of the Michael base was extended in an area containing 200 square metres.
The Security Forces launched a search and clear operation in the area following the capturing of the base.
Extracted from,
http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/07/05/sec01.asp
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http://www.army.lk/morenews.php?id=14346 and
http://www.army.lk/morenews.php?id=14348
'Prabhakaran shoots people who disagree with him'
Nothing lends credibility to an argument or an accusation more than a first person account. Be it autobiographies or first person accounts, they are simple yet powerful. Such works also stand out for the courage, for you don't know what the consequences will be.
So, it was with great fear that, seven years ago, Sri Lankan Tamil writer Shobasakthi wrote about his time as a child soldier with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, blowing the lid on a cruel practice of one of the deadliest and most ruthless terrorist organizations in the world.
With that book, Gorilla, translated into English earlier this year and reaching a wider audience, Shobasakthi talks about life as a refugee, his future plans, the future of Tamil Eelam and much more in this interview with Krishnakumar P.
Read more,
http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/04inter.htm
So, it was with great fear that, seven years ago, Sri Lankan Tamil writer Shobasakthi wrote about his time as a child soldier with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, blowing the lid on a cruel practice of one of the deadliest and most ruthless terrorist organizations in the world.
With that book, Gorilla, translated into English earlier this year and reaching a wider audience, Shobasakthi talks about life as a refugee, his future plans, the future of Tamil Eelam and much more in this interview with Krishnakumar P.
Read more,
http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/04inter.htm
Death Watch or Death Match?
The army believes it has killed about 4,500 LTTE rebels during the first six months of the year, while losing about one tenth that number. In the last three years, since the fighting resumed, over 10,000 people have died (plus another 60,000 between 1983-2002). Since the army went on the offensive two years ago, they have lost about 1,700 dead and 4,000 wounded.
The army believes they have killed or captured some 9,000 LTTE fighters in that period. Some of those captured were actually deserters, who are a good source of info on what is happening in LTTE territory.
The generals now believe the LTTE is in a death spiral, but still capable to doing a lot of damage if the army gets sloppy. The LTTE maintain a reserve of a hundred or more suicide bombers, plus several hundred trained and loyal commandos. So the deliberate, carefully planned attacks on LTTE bunkers continues, capturing a few square kilometers of LTTE territory a week.
In this way, the army now believes it will take about a year to recapture all the LTTE controlled territory in the north and shatter (but not totally destroy) the LTTE. The government assumes that the LTTE will continue as a terrorist organization, trying to maintain bases among radical Tamils living in southern India (where Tamils have lived for thousands of years).
Read more,
http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/srilank/articles/20080701.aspx
The army believes they have killed or captured some 9,000 LTTE fighters in that period. Some of those captured were actually deserters, who are a good source of info on what is happening in LTTE territory.
The generals now believe the LTTE is in a death spiral, but still capable to doing a lot of damage if the army gets sloppy. The LTTE maintain a reserve of a hundred or more suicide bombers, plus several hundred trained and loyal commandos. So the deliberate, carefully planned attacks on LTTE bunkers continues, capturing a few square kilometers of LTTE territory a week.
In this way, the army now believes it will take about a year to recapture all the LTTE controlled territory in the north and shatter (but not totally destroy) the LTTE. The government assumes that the LTTE will continue as a terrorist organization, trying to maintain bases among radical Tamils living in southern India (where Tamils have lived for thousands of years).
Read more,
http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/srilank/articles/20080701.aspx
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