Intense fighting in north of Palamathalan; a senior sea tiger leader killed; 13 LTTE bodies found ...

Intense fighting in north of Palamathalan; a senior sea tiger leader killed; 13 LTTE bodies found


SRI LANKA-Troops of 55 Division, operating in north of Palamathalan to rescue the innocent Tamil civilians held in no fire zone, have already breached the LTTE built earth bund and continued their offensive beyond the earth bund by last evening, 29 March, inflicting heavy damages to the enemy, latest military report received from the battlefront said.- defence.lk

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Navy destroys 04 Sea tiger boats killing 26 sea tiger cadres on board in the seas off Chalai and Mullaithivu ........

Navy destroys 04 Sea tiger boats killing 26 sea tiger cadres on board in the seas off Chalai and Mullaithivu



SRI LANKA-During two fierce gun battles that erupted in the seas off Chalai and Mullaithivu, Sri Lanka Navy destroyed four Sea Tiger boats killing twenty- six Sea Tigers on board, around midnight on the 29th and at dawn on the 30th March 2009.
The units of the Navy's elite Boat Squadrons, the SBS and the RABS, based at Chilawatte and Chundikulum, intercepted and engaged two clusters of sea tiger boats with heavy Naval gunfire on two separate occasions. Three sea tiger boats were destroyed in the seas off Chalai around 29th midnight and the other sea tiger boat was destroyed in the seas off Mullaithivu during the wee hours today (30th March).
During the fierce gun battles that ensued, the Navy inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy repulsing their desperate attempts. The LTTE sea tiger boats were desperately attempting to speed off when the Naval personnel targeted them directing heavy Naval fire. As a consequence, all four sea tiger boats were completely destroyed engulfed in a ball of fire.
Monitoring of the enemy transmissions has revealed that several LTTE leaders including Maran have been killed. One sailor sacrificed his life and three Naval personnel including one officer received injuries in the incident.
Sri Lanka Navy exercises maximum precautions when confronting LTTE Sea Tiger movements in order to maintain zero casualties to Tamil civilians who also use the seas to flee into cleared areas. A well-fortified Naval blockade has been put in place to cut off all sea tiger movements in the seas off Nayaru, Mullaithivu, Chalai and Chundikulum. This has forced LTTE sea tigers to make desperate attempts at breaking through the Naval defences even at the expense of heavy cadre and vessel losses.
Courtesy: SL Navy

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LTTE terrorists face heavy setback: Troops thwart LTTE offensive attempt- Mullaittivu ..

LTTE terrorists face heavy setback: Troops thwart LTTE offensive attempt- Mullaittivu

SRI LANKA-Scores of terrorists were reported killed and many injured when troops of the 58 Division pushed back LTTE offensive elements moving towards the military forward defences North of Iranapalai, at the Mullaittivu battlefront today (March 25). defence.lk

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SAM missiles fired from No-Fire-Zone - Puthukkudiyirippu.......

SAM missiles fired from No-Fire-Zone - Puthukkudiyirippu

SRI LANKA-LTTE terrorists have reportedly fired surface-to-air-missiles (SAM) at two Sri Lankan Air Force Bell- 212 helicopters, engaged in casualty evacuation operations in general area Puthukudiyirippu today (March 25) at around 11a.m. defence.lk

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LTTE killed my father –Rahul ..........

LTTE killed my father –Rahul

Rahul Ghandi, son of slain Indian PM Rajiv Ghandi has told Indian media he is not "particularly fond" of the LTTE because they killed his father. dailymirror

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Intense fighting in Iranapalai; 10 LTTE bodies found

Intense fighting in Iranapalai; 10 LTTE bodies found

SRI LANKA-Battlefront report on yesterday's (17 March) military offensive against LTTE terrorists indicated heavy defeats to them as troops advanced further into LTTE hiding areas with the falling of strategically vital Iranapalai junction in Puthukkudiirippu. defence.lk

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Despite global economic downturn: ...........

Despite global economic downturn:
GDp grows six percent

SRI LANKA-Despite the global economic downturn, Sri Lanka recorded an economic growth rate of 6.0 percent in 2008, Executive Director Government Department of Census and Statistics D. B. P. S. Vidayaratne told a press conference in Colombo yesterday.dailynews

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Security Forces enter Iranapalai .......

Security Forces enter Iranapalai

SRI LANKA-The Security Forces who are now on the final leg of their battle against the LTTE has entered the outskirts of Iranapalai, the last operational centre of the top rung Tiger leaders including Intelligence Wing leader Pottu Amman with the troops clearing the last section of the buildup area in Puthkuduyiruppu East by yesterday evening. dailynews

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'Never equate polpotist LTTE with the GoSL' says The Hindu........

'Never equate polpotist LTTE with the GoSL' says The Hindu

In a leading article Chennai's 'The Hindu' said the world while expressing its concern for Tamil civilians trapped in a war should never equate the Polpotist outfit called the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) with the legitimate elected government of Sri Lanka.defence.lk

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Former Rupavahini chairman Prof. Dhammika Ganganath Dissanayake ..........

Prof. Dhammika Ganganath Dissanayake abducted

SRI LANKA-Former Rupavahini chairman Prof. Dhammika Ganganath Dissanayake reported abducted from his residence in Kottawa. His family lodged a complaint with the Kahatuduwa police.-dailymirror

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LTTE’s Financial...........

LTTE's financial head killed

SRI LANKA-LTTE’s Financial Division head Ranjith Appa alias Tamilendi was reportedly killed in the latest fighting in Puthukuduirrippu east area, the military sources said.

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Government condemns .........

Government condemns

SRI LANKA-The Government condemned in the strongest possible terms the LTTE suicide bomb attack on the Milad-un-Nabi Muslim Festival to mark the birthday of Holy Prophet Mohammed, at Godapitiya, Akuressa, Matara this morning around 10.a.m. in which 15 persons were killed and many others injured, including a Government Minister.

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Suicide blast kills 15 injures 46 ........

Suicide blast kills 15 injures 46

SRI LANKA-Fifteen people were killed and another 46, including Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mahinda Wijesekera were injured in a suicide attack which targeted the National Milad-un-Nabi festival at the Jumma Mosque in Godapitiya, Akuressa (Matara District) around 10.30 am yesterday. dailynews

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Our Forces lead global war on terror.....

Our Forces lead global war on terror.

SRI LANKA-Sri Lankan Armed Forces have brought unprecedented fame to the country. Terrorism which the most powerful Armies in the world failed to crush, was made to kneel down by our Forces, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.sources-defence.lk

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Troops surround Tiger leaders........

Troops surround Tiger leaders

SRI LANKA-More than 50 Tiger cadres were reportedly killed and scores of others injured as 58 Division troops foiled a desperate LTTE attempt to breach the Security Forces defences in Ampalavanpokkanai in the North of Puthukudiyiruppu, once troops advanced 400 metres closer to the Puthumattalan safe zone, military sources told the Daily News yesterday. dailynews

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Over 7,000 children conscripted by LTTE....

Over 7,000 children conscripted by LTTE

SRI LANKA-The UNICEF in a recent report has said that over 7,000 children were conscripted into the LTTE's fighting cadre and some have died while others are either injured or under LTTE custody, Media and Information Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said-sources-defence.lk

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Lahore attack attempt to precipitate ........

Lahore attack attempt to precipitate
DIPLOMATIC CRISIS
**Was it a plan to take cricketers hostage?
**Attempt to bargain with India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka?

SRI LANKA-Defence Analysts and intelligence services of South Asia are working hard to ascertain whether last Tuesday’s terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore was part of a larger plan to create a diplomatic crisis among South Asian nations.sources-dailynews

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Shows suspects......

Shows suspects....

A combination of sketches issued by Pakistani police shows suspects allegedly involved in Tuesday's attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore March 4, 2009. Pakistani investigators were following "important leads" to identify who was behind the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Wednesday. The ambush in broad daylight, and the apparent ease with which around a dozen gunmen escaped after a firefight with police of almost 30 minutes, sent shudders through a world fearful of nuclear-armed Pakistan's inability to contain rising militancy. REUTERS

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Imran “ashamed” at security lapse.........

Imran "ashamed" at security lapse

Cricket legend Imran Khan in a Live Interview on NDTV said he is "ashamed" Pakistan could not give proper security for Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.source-dailymirror

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'U.S. condemns attack on SL cricket team......

'U.S. condemns attack on SL cricket team

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday expressed deep concern about the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan, saying the country's frontier regions still is the safe heaven for terrorists.sources-dailymirror

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Suspects arrested in the SL Cricket attack .....

Suspects arrested in the SL Cricket attack

Four suspects were arrested here Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team that left six policemen dead and six players and their assistant coach injured, a media report said.
The Geo TV reported that police in Model Town have arrested four suspects after the attack. "Arms have been recovered from two of them," the report said.
The police also seized an explosive-laden jacket and weapons from a rickshaw.
Six policemen were killed and at least six Sri Lankan cricketers injured Tuesday when heavily armed gunmen attacked the team cavalcade when it was on its way to the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore. The cricketers were later evacuated by an army helicopter as Sri Lanka cancelled its Pakistan tour.
Salman Taseer, governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, said the attack in the heart of Lahore was the handiwork of the same terrorists who struck in Mumbai in November last year.
"It was a planned terrorist act on the pattern of the attack on Mumbai. I believe the same terrorists are involved in both the incidents," Taseer told reporters.
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'Enough already with the genocide talk of LTTE' - Look at the Reality .......

'Enough already with the genocide talk of LTTE' - Look at the Reality


SRI LANKA-"LTTE claims to 'represent' all Tamils on the Island; and murdered tens of thousands of them to underscore the point. They've killed Tamils from rival insurgent movements, from federalist parties, schoolteachers who wouldn't let them recruit children from their classrooms, people who wouldn't pay extorted 'war taxes', and many more. defence.lk

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Pakistan: 8 Sri Lankan cricket players wounded.......

Terror attacked to Sri Lanka National team in Parkistan
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'Cricket Players Hurt In Pakistan Shootings' ........

'Cricket Players Hurt In Pakistan Shootings'

Breaking News
Several Sri Lankan cricket players have been wounded in shootings near the Pakistan cricket ground, according to reports.

Gunmen are believed to have opened fire on the Sri Lankan cricket team's vehicle
A Pakistan Cricket Board official has said the team members were hurt after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle.
Five police officers have been killed in the attack near the Gadaffi stadium in Lahore, according to the AFPnews agency.
Sources said up to eight of the players had been wounded.
Batsman Kumar Sangakkara is believed to be among the injured, according to team manager Brendon Kruppu.
Sri Lankan sports minister Gamini Lokuge said two players, Tharanga Paranavitana and Thilan Samaraweera, had been taken to hospital.
Skipper Mahela Jayawardena has been hurt in the foot, other reports suggested.sky news

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Attacked sri lankan criket team....

Pakistan: 8 Sri Lankan cricket players wounded

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — An official says eight members of Sri Lanka's national cricket team have been wounded after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in eastern Pakistan.
Pakistan Cricket Board security official Nadeem Iqbal says the team members were hurt Tuesday near the stadium where they were due to arrive to play.
Sri Lankan team manager Brendon Kruppu confirmed the incident and said the team's batsman, Kumar Sangakkara, was among the injured.
Security concerns have plagued Pakistan for years and some foreign sports teams have refused to play here.NDTV

Sri Lankan criket team attacked in Lahore

Unidentified gunmen attacked the bus taking the Sri Lankan cricket squad and its police escort to a cricket stadium in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore on Tuesday, according to witnesses and cricket officials.
Television channels reported that four people were killed, including at least three policemen, while a Pakistani cricket official said two members of the Sri Lankan squad were among the wounded.

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Photographs, Videos found in terror TV station bare dark secrets .........

Photographs, Videos found in terror TV station bare dark secrets

SRI LANKA-Sri Lankan soldiers of Army 58 Division have made a startling discovery exposing an abominable conspiracy against Sri Lankan citizens. The soldiers have found several recent photographs and video footage in a building earlier occupied by the LTTE terrorists showing certain South Indian politicians in LTTE camps in Wanni.
According to defence sources in Puthukkudiyiruppu, these photographs and videos were discovered by the infantrymen of 6 Gemunu Watch (6GW) last afternoon (1 Mar), while engaged in clearing operations at the captured LTTE satellite communication center, in Puthukkudiyiruppu West.
Defence.lk special correspondent in Puthukkudiyiruppu said that there were a number of photographs showing some of the South Indian politicians championing tribalism, actively participating in terrorist activities in Wanni.
Leader of MDMK party in Tamil Nadu , Mr. Vaiko had been photographed in LTTE uniform, firing pistols with LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran, delivering brain-washing lectures to the LTTE terrorists, and having discussions with Prabhakaran.
"There were photographs of several other South Indian politicians involved in LTTE activities including Mr. Nadumaran", he said.
Meanwhile an analyst speaking to defence.lk, expressed his surprise at the shameless relationship, these South Indian politicians have with the convicted murderer of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandhi.
" Prabhakaran has called Mr.Vaiko as the person who would link Tamil Eelam to Tamil Nadu one day...these photographs reveal that the plans for a greater Tamil Eeelam had been already on the way" , the analyst said.
The analyst further said that Mr. Vaiko's ceaseless attempt to save the LTTE from a military defeat might have reasons other than his so-called interest in the Sri Lankan Tamils.
"Perhaps, he is afraid of the dark truths that would surface with the end of the LTTE", he added.
Meanwhile, an LTTE attempt to launch a national TV station for its utopian state of Tamil Eelam has been exposed by a video tape found at the captured satellite communication centre.
According to our correspondent, the video tape contains a trailer created for the "National Television of Tamil Eelam" with news segments produced in Tamil, Sinhala and English languages. The news segments had been produced similar to the news telecast of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
"When watching the news segments produced by the LTTE, it is clear that their intention was to reduce public support in the South to counter the terrorist move"
" They had been copying the news segments produced by embedded media teams of government and private TV channels and tried to counter them with false news segments produced by the LTTE propagandists", defence.lk correspondent said.
"There were many leading news items based on comments made by treacherous politicians in the South to belittle the commitment of the war heroes, aimed at character assassination of the President, Secretary Defence and the chiefs of the Armed Force, etc...it seems that the LTTE leadership like some politicians in the South, has been desperate over the public support enjoyed by the government"
Meanwhile, a senior member of an embedded media team inspected the captured satellite equipment and said that the LTTE was planning to transmit its programs via satellites. He said that the items were donated by Norway to the LTTE during the UNP government in 2002. According to him, the satellite station that the LTTE had here was similar to the national earth stations at Piduruthalagala and Padukka.defence.lk

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A-9 opens ...........

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A-9 opens
*Twenty buses carrying 400 troops commenced their journey through the newly liberated area of the A-9 road
*Another historic occasion in two and half year humanitarian operation


SRI LANKA-Security Forces marked yet another historic occasion in their two and half year humanitarian operation, opening the Jaffna-Kandy A-9 road for troop movement after 24 years with 400 troops from Jaffna reaching Anuradhapura and another 400 troops from Anuradhapura reaching Jaffna along the A-9 road.
Twenty buses carrying 400 troops commenced their journey through the newly liberated area of the A-9 road at 9.04 am after an official function at Elephant Pass with the participation of Jaffna Security Forces Commander Major General Mendaka Samarasinghe and other high ranking officials of the Security Forces in Jaffna. dailynews

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