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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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'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
Friday, July 4, 2008
Resin oil bound for Lanka seized
Intelligence sleuths seized 46 cans of resin oil, meant for smuggling to Sri Lanka, at Naripaiyur coastal area near Sayalkudi, here today.
Police sources here said during routine surveillance, a special team of State 'Q' branch police, led Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mahendran intercepted a van carrying the resin oil cans. Each can contained 35 litres of resin oil. The consignment meant for smuggling to Sri Lanka through illegal ferrying was seized.
Seven occupants of the van were arrested and a search was on to nab a few more persons involved in the incident, police added.
Extracted from,
http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20080703/990878.html
Police sources here said during routine surveillance, a special team of State 'Q' branch police, led Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mahendran intercepted a van carrying the resin oil cans. Each can contained 35 litres of resin oil. The consignment meant for smuggling to Sri Lanka through illegal ferrying was seized.
Seven occupants of the van were arrested and a search was on to nab a few more persons involved in the incident, police added.
Extracted from,
http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20080703/990878.html
Sri Lanka frees 300 Indian trawlers
The trawlers were sailing towards the Tamil Tigers-held Vidattaltivu area in north-western Mannar district
Colombo: Sri Lanka has released all the 300-odd Indian fishing trawlers the navy seized while allegedly poaching in the island's territorial waters, after hours of through investigation.
Navy spokesman Commander D.K.P. Dassanayake said the 300 trawlers were sailing towards the Tamil Tigers-held Vidattaltivu area in north-western Mannar district when they were spotted and surrounded by the naval craft on routine patrol on Wednesday afternoon.
"The Indian trawlers were surrounded by naval craft between Delft and Thalaimannar islands and taken into custody. After investigation we released 299 trawlers by 10 in the night while the remaining one trawler was also released on Thursday morning," Commander Dassanayake told IANS.
"We found no suspicious items in their possession," he said, pointing out that the issue of Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lanka's territorial waters was posing a huge threat to the country's security.
Read more,
http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1536495
Colombo: Sri Lanka has released all the 300-odd Indian fishing trawlers the navy seized while allegedly poaching in the island's territorial waters, after hours of through investigation.
Navy spokesman Commander D.K.P. Dassanayake said the 300 trawlers were sailing towards the Tamil Tigers-held Vidattaltivu area in north-western Mannar district when they were spotted and surrounded by the naval craft on routine patrol on Wednesday afternoon.
"The Indian trawlers were surrounded by naval craft between Delft and Thalaimannar islands and taken into custody. After investigation we released 299 trawlers by 10 in the night while the remaining one trawler was also released on Thursday morning," Commander Dassanayake told IANS.
"We found no suspicious items in their possession," he said, pointing out that the issue of Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lanka's territorial waters was posing a huge threat to the country's security.
Read more,
http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1536495
Karuna returns as LTTE eyes the East
LTTE renegade Commander Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman returned to Sri Lanka this evening from London. His return was preceded by newspaper reports of the former LTTE 'Colonel' threatening to allegedly return to the ranks of the LTTE.
In Karuna's absence, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan alias Kubeiran became the Chief Minister of the Eastern Province, a post he said he would cede to his superior, Karuna upon his return. It will be interesting to see whether this pledge is actually carried through.
Informed sources told this site that Karuna's return has come at a time when LTTE's current 'Special Commander' to the East, Keerthi and his band of Jeyanthan Brigade cadres are planning to create havoc in the Eastern Province.
The Karuna group, which broke into two groups, became one after Karuna's arrest and detention. After Pillayan became Chief Minister, it became virtually impossible for TMVP cadres to engage in open combat with the growing LTTE units in the East.
Read more,
http://defencewire.blogspot.com/2008/07/karuna-returns-as-ltte-eyes-east.html
In Karuna's absence, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan alias Kubeiran became the Chief Minister of the Eastern Province, a post he said he would cede to his superior, Karuna upon his return. It will be interesting to see whether this pledge is actually carried through.
Informed sources told this site that Karuna's return has come at a time when LTTE's current 'Special Commander' to the East, Keerthi and his band of Jeyanthan Brigade cadres are planning to create havoc in the Eastern Province.
The Karuna group, which broke into two groups, became one after Karuna's arrest and detention. After Pillayan became Chief Minister, it became virtually impossible for TMVP cadres to engage in open combat with the growing LTTE units in the East.
Read more,
http://defencewire.blogspot.com/2008/07/karuna-returns-as-ltte-eyes-east.html
LTTE claymore explosion wounds 6 people in Eravur - Batticaloa
LTTE terrorists have carried out an indiscriminate claymore attack in front of Eravur Railway station around 8.10 pm today (July 03), says the defence sources. According to the sources, 3 civilians and 3 police officers have been injured in the explosion. The injured have been admitted to the General Hospital Eravur.
The bomb has been fixed onto a push bicycle parked near the station, the sources said. The police officers have been in the police jeep, which has been patrolling in the area, the sources added.
Police conducts further investigations
Extracted from,
http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080703_07
The bomb has been fixed onto a push bicycle parked near the station, the sources said. The police officers have been in the police jeep, which has been patrolling in the area, the sources added.
Police conducts further investigations
Extracted from,
http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080703_07
Tri-Aerial Attacks Take Tigers by Surprise
THREE SEPARATE AERIAL ATTACKS on key LTTE positions and movement off VIDATTALTIVE to the north of MANNAR and POONERYN, southeast of JAFFNA Thursday (3) between 12.00 noon – 3.30 p.m. caused extensive damages and losses to LTTE.
The first aerial attack at about 12.45 noon, 2 km southwest of VIDATTALTIVE was focused on a gathering of Tiger terrorist. The second one with MI-24 gun ships struck several vehicles carrying a group of Tiger terrorists for some of their clandestine operations in the area surrounding VIDATTALTIVE.
The last strike conducted by Fighter Jets at about 3.30 p.m. hit a WALLAIKADU See Tiger Base, some 15 km southwest of POONERYN, JAFFNA. The area is also known as Devil Point in the JAFFNA lagoon.
Pilots maintain all the three air strikes inflicted extensive damages to the LTTE in terms of their manpower and resources.
Extracted from,
http://www.army.lk/morenews.php?id=14312
The first aerial attack at about 12.45 noon, 2 km southwest of VIDATTALTIVE was focused on a gathering of Tiger terrorist. The second one with MI-24 gun ships struck several vehicles carrying a group of Tiger terrorists for some of their clandestine operations in the area surrounding VIDATTALTIVE.
The last strike conducted by Fighter Jets at about 3.30 p.m. hit a WALLAIKADU See Tiger Base, some 15 km southwest of POONERYN, JAFFNA. The area is also known as Devil Point in the JAFFNA lagoon.
Pilots maintain all the three air strikes inflicted extensive damages to the LTTE in terms of their manpower and resources.
Extracted from,
http://www.army.lk/morenews.php?id=14312
Thursday, July 3, 2008
JVP has become LTTE cat’s paw - Wimal
The diehard JVP leadership has become the LTTE’s unofficial cat’s paw. The party has been driven to a sorry state because certain party members have begun to work according to an agenda of some foreign powers active within the party, said the Janatha Nidahas Peramuna (JNP) President Wimal Weerawansa.
He was addressing its inaugural meeting at the Ananda Samarakoon theatre, Negegoda recently.
He said today the JVP has turned to be Ranil’s junior team. For over two years we struggled to change the direction, the party was following.
When it was found our efforts were in futile, we left the party and formed the JNP, so that we were ready to face any challenges. Party President, Wimal Weerawansa, General Secretary Nandana Gunatilleke, National Organiser Kamal Deshapriya and shttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifeveral others participated.
A large number of invitees including the members of the clergy was also present. Several artistes including Buddhadasa Vithanachchi, Lal Kularatne, Rogger Seneviratne and Cyril Enderamulla received the party membership.
read more,
http://www.srilankanewsweb.com/news.view.php?fldNewsID=14260
He was addressing its inaugural meeting at the Ananda Samarakoon theatre, Negegoda recently.
He said today the JVP has turned to be Ranil’s junior team. For over two years we struggled to change the direction, the party was following.
When it was found our efforts were in futile, we left the party and formed the JNP, so that we were ready to face any challenges. Party President, Wimal Weerawansa, General Secretary Nandana Gunatilleke, National Organiser Kamal Deshapriya and shttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifeveral others participated.
A large number of invitees including the members of the clergy was also present. Several artistes including Buddhadasa Vithanachchi, Lal Kularatne, Rogger Seneviratne and Cyril Enderamulla received the party membership.
read more,
http://www.srilankanewsweb.com/news.view.php?fldNewsID=14260
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Liberation ‘Rice Bowl’!
On June 29, the Sri Lanka Army’s 58th Division liberated what is known as the ‘Mannar Rice Bowl’ which had been in the LTTE grip for 20 years.
Brigadier Shavindra de Silva said at 7:30 p.m. last evening, the 58th Brigade from Pallemadhu links with the 57th Brigade from Periyamadhu.
The total land area of the rice bowl is 120 sq.km.
Giant’s Tank and around 153 small tanks situated in this area provide water to the paddy fields in their vicinity.Nearly 20 years ago, Sri Lanka’s biggest paddy crop was harvested from this rice bowl, but all these fertile paddy fields had been covered with LTTE bunkers, landmines, sandbagged trenches and defence lines. Troops are in the process of clearing bunkers, landmines and filling trenches
Brigadier Shavindra de Silva 58th Division Commander, who commanded the operation to liberate the rice bowl area had this to say:
‘The battle to liberate the rice bowl was not a cakewalk as we had to implement an effective strategy and adopt suitable tactics, continually monitoring enemy movements.
‘The rice bowl area is an open land consisting of paddy fields and small tanks. In other words, it is terrain where a soldier has to confront the enemy in the open.
‘When the enemy fires on the soldiers there is very little cover for them because the ground is open, but our soldiers were able to overcome this disadvantage.
Read more,
http://www.thebottomline.lk/2008/07/02/defence_col.htm
Brigadier Shavindra de Silva said at 7:30 p.m. last evening, the 58th Brigade from Pallemadhu links with the 57th Brigade from Periyamadhu.
The total land area of the rice bowl is 120 sq.km.
Giant’s Tank and around 153 small tanks situated in this area provide water to the paddy fields in their vicinity.Nearly 20 years ago, Sri Lanka’s biggest paddy crop was harvested from this rice bowl, but all these fertile paddy fields had been covered with LTTE bunkers, landmines, sandbagged trenches and defence lines. Troops are in the process of clearing bunkers, landmines and filling trenches
Brigadier Shavindra de Silva 58th Division Commander, who commanded the operation to liberate the rice bowl area had this to say:
‘The battle to liberate the rice bowl was not a cakewalk as we had to implement an effective strategy and adopt suitable tactics, continually monitoring enemy movements.
‘The rice bowl area is an open land consisting of paddy fields and small tanks. In other words, it is terrain where a soldier has to confront the enemy in the open.
‘When the enemy fires on the soldiers there is very little cover for them because the ground is open, but our soldiers were able to overcome this disadvantage.
Read more,
http://www.thebottomline.lk/2008/07/02/defence_col.htm
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