Civilians within the No Fire Zone have started attacking LTTE terrorists with clubs and knives. Civi...
Civilians within the No Fire Zone have started attacking LTTE terrorists with clubs and knives. Civilians who managed to escape from the grip of the LTTE said their colleagues, unable to bear LTTE torture, had started attacking LTTE cadres. One civilian said the LTTE opened fire when about 500 people came running towards the Army. Many collapsed. They got into an ambulance. She cannot recollect as to what happened thereafter. Many were injured. The LTTE are mingling among and harassing them ...
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Troops have blasted a massive armoury of the LTTE terrosits. It was located North of Putumathalan. I...
Troops have blasted a massive armoury of the LTTE terrosits. It was located North of Putumathalan. ITN Representative Kelum Gunatilake reporting from the location said the Army launched a massive attack on the LTTE at Thiruwetti, North of Puthumathalan. Intelligence reports said a large haul of weapons was destroyed along with a giant 130mm artillery. The LTTE is building two earth bunds linking the Chalai Lagoon and the sea as a last attempt to hold on to the area. The attack was launched ...
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The Security Forces have uncovered another massive armoury of the LTTE terrorists. ITN Representativ...
The Security Forces have uncovered another massive armoury of the LTTE terrorists. ITN Representative Sujith Vithanapathirana giving more information said the LTTE has been debilitated after the loss of Puthukudiyiruppu which was their stronghold. They had also lost a number of top leaders. At present the terrorists are mingling with the civilians for survival. Yesterday, Task Force Two recovered a weapons storage facility, West of Puthukudiyiruppu. The LTTE had accumulated these weapons ...
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The final assault on the LTTE terrorists trapped in the Puthukudiyiruppu Northern Lagoon gets underw...
The final assault on the LTTE terrorists trapped in the Puthukudiyiruppu Northern Lagoon gets underway. ITN Representative Anura Dorakumbura reporting from the Forward Defence Line of the Security Forces in Puthukudiyiruppu North said operations are progressing to crush the few remaining terrorists in the area. Troops are calling on the terrorists to surrender as further fighting would be futile. The surrendees are assured of security and welfare. Soldiers said the youngest cadres remain ...
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The Sri Lanka Navy is on alert to prevent any LTTE terrorist escaping from the sea route. ITN Repres...
The Sri Lanka Navy is on alert to prevent any LTTE terrorist escaping from the sea route. ITN Representative Kasun Gunatilake said the Navy will thwart all LTTE efforts to venture past the sea. Lt. Commander Nissanka Wickramasinghe said three Defence Lines have been activated and the first one consists of the Rapid Action Force and the special fleet of small naval vessels. The ITN production team was able to witness at the Putumattalan sea belt that the dedication and determination were not ...
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The Security Forces have closed in on the No Fire Zone. They are on alert to liberate the trapped ci...
The Security Forces have closed in on the No Fire Zone. They are on alert to liberate the trapped civilians. ITN Representative Anura Dorakumbura is reporting from the area between the Forward Defence Line of the Security Forces and Puthumattalan North. There is no dearth of LTTE activities in the no fire zone. The Government has taken every possible measure for the safety and welfare of the Tamil civilians forcibly detained by the terrorists. The LTTE has no regard for them. Fleeing ...
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Sri Lanka War Situation
Sri Lanka War Situation
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The LTTE is reported to be exerting more pressure on the civilians who have taken refuge within the ...
The LTTE is reported to be exerting more pressure on the civilians who have taken refuge within the No Fire Zone. ITN Representative Kelum Gunatilake reporting from the vicinity of a ship carrying humanitarian aid to the civilians in the Zone said escaping civilians have revealed that LTTE activities within the Zone are increasing daily. As the 53rd, 55th, 58th Divisions and Task Force Eight have reached the vicinity of the location. The number of fleeing civilians had gone up. They say that ...
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Wanni Situation
Wanni Situation
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Sri Lanka War Situation
Sri Lanka War Situation
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Sri Lanka War Situation
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ITN Representative Nalin Kumara Nissanka giving more details said the President and his entourage jo...
ITN Representative Nalin Kumara Nissanka giving more details said the President and his entourage joined in several official functions and discussions today. The President visited the Ananda-Kutti Vihare in Nepal this morning. Nepal is the country where the Buddha was born. The culture related to Buddhism is common to both countries. Although the Buddha was born in Nepal, Sri Lanka has the honour of establishing Theravada Buddhism in the Island. Theravada Buddhism is centred on the Ananda ...
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Sri Lankan Army soldiers of the 53 Division and Task Force 8 entered the Puthukkudiyirippu Hospital ...
Sri Lankan Army soldiers of the 53 Division and Task Force 8 entered the Puthukkudiyirippu Hospital premises today (March 12) morning, driving away LTTE terrorists who had turned the hospital into a major LTTE hideout since the fall of Mullaittivu town on 25th January. The troops had entered the hospital premises and now engaged in search and mop-up operations in the area.
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The President said the Sri Lankan players had undertaken the tour as Goodwill Ambassadors. The Presi...
The President said the Sri Lankan players had undertaken the tour as Goodwill Ambassadors. The President on an official visit to Nepal expressed these views in a special statement. He inquired into the situation and apprised the Sports Minister to take suitable initiatives. Minister Rohitha Bogollagama who is also in Nepal, was instructed to leave for Pakistan following the attack. The President inquired into the medical facilities needed by the cricketers and instructed the Sri Lankan High ...
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Skipper Mahela Jayawardena, Thilan Samaraweera, Vice Captain Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Chami...
Skipper Mahela Jayawardena, Thilan Samaraweera, Vice Captain Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Chaminda Vaas and Tharanga Paranavithana were the injured players. Assistant coach Paul Frabrace was also injured. The Sports Ministry said their condition is not critical. Five Pakistani Policemen were killed, while the Fourth Judge in Pakistan Asath Raza suffered injuries. 35 persons, including the players were wounded. The Sri Lankan team was reaching the Gaddafi Stadium for the third day of the ...
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Sri Lankas Eastern Province Chief Minister and leader of the Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulihal (TMVP ...
Sri Lankas Eastern Province Chief Minister and leader of the Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulihal (TMVP - or Tamil Peoples Liberation Tigers) Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (alias Pillayan) hands over weapons to Colonel Rattota of the Sri Lanka Armys Eastern Command at the party office at Meenaham in Batticaloa. The TMVP is a break-away faction of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which has been successfully beaten by the islands military and currently confined to a minute fraction of the ...
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The weapons recovered from the LTTE by the security forces so far are enough to arm two armies.
The weapons recovered from the LTTE by the security forces so far are enough to arm two armies.
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Military Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara has said that the LTTE terrorists are now confined to...
Military Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara has said that the LTTE terrorists are now confined to an area of 45 square kilometers.
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The Sri Lankan cricket team is being airlifted by helicopter from Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The tea...
The Sri Lankan cricket team is being airlifted by helicopter from Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The team will fly back from Lahore airport via Abu Dhabi to Sri lanka this evening, according to Pakistani cricket officials.
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The Brigadier imparted his views to our Representative Suneth Hewawitharana who is in Chalai. He sai...
The Brigadier imparted his views to our Representative Suneth Hewawitharana who is in Chalai. He said the 55th Division had debilitated lttes strength from Jaffna to Wanni on the North Eastern coastal area. It has advanced six kilometres from Nagarkovil passing Manmunai, Thaladi, Vettilaikerni, Kadaikaadu, Chundikulam and Chalai. This is a difficult terrain with natural obstructions. His troops have battled with the ground forces as well as the sea tigers and are making headway southwards ...
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