PRE-DAWN strike of the troops against a secret stronghold used by hardcore Tiger terrorists in KILALY Forward Defence Line (FDL) area around 3.00 a.m. on Thursday (11) gunned down a Tiger leader, named ‘KALIARADAN’ and three more terrorists. LTTE transmissions later confirmed that area leader called ‘KALIARADAN’ has died in the gun attack directed by [...]
COLOMBO: An explosion that occurred this evening (10) near the DE SERAM road end adjoining the railway track in MT. LAVINIA caused no losses to human lives or considerable damages. Initial reports said there could be a hidden motive behind this explosion which is yet to be investigated. Police and Army troops rushed to the [...]
THE PROPAGANDA mill of the terrorists, now on the verge of meeting its Waterloo with the imminent defeat of Tiger terrorism, appears to be twisting humanitarian ground realities in the MULLAITTIVU and KILINOCHCHI Districts to LTTE’s advantage. The latest ruse came to light with
MULLAITTIVU: REACHING one more decisive phase of the ongoing humanitarian battle, meant to salvage people from the grips of LTTE terrorism, valiant soldiers of the 7 Sinha Regiment in 57 Division under the able command of Major General JAGATH DIAS, General Officer Commanding, 57 Division,
Army Commander: LTTE terrorists have lost the capability to fight as a conventional force due to overall military strategy relentlessly carried out by Sri Lanka forces said Army Commander Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka. Addressing members of Sri Lanka Foreign Correspondents Association (FCA) at the Army Headquarters Lt. Gen. Fonseka said tiger organization would be reduced [...]
The IGP has been directed by President Mahinda Rajapakse not to deploy ‘Anti- Riot Squads’ in protests and demonstrations involving the Maha Sangha, university students and studentss in future. President Rajapaksa said this addressing a function held to inaugurate the renovated and modernized Beruwala Fisheries Harbour that had been devastated by the tsunami in 2004. [...]
Troops operating in the Vavuniya and Mannar fronts made a major breakthrough yesterday fully capturing the Periyamadu village and capturing another 2.5 square kilometres area. Troops of the 57 Division who entered Periyamadu village on Tuesday, fully consolidated their positions in seven square kilometres surrounding Periyamadu village by yesterday noon. Periyamadu is a key location [...]
3 Police constables were killed and another injured when a bomb exploded within 400m distance of the Ayanthamalai Police post in Batticaloa this evening (23rd) say Police sources. 3 constables who had gone to bathe in the lake nearby were killed in the explosion said Police Spokesperson DIG Ranjith Gunasekara, adding that it is believed [...]
The European broadcasts of the Tharisanam Television – a major propaganda arm of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is to be suspended immediately, the service announced. It is believed the Television Service which has been used for a long period of time as an organ not only for LTTE propaganda but also as [...]
Since the Government has established a separate institution to import arms for the Security Forces, there is no arms smuggling going on in Sri Lanka any longer, Construction and Engineering Services Minister Rajitha Senaratne said. “The arms dealers had lost a huge amount of commission which is over 35 per cent due to this situation. [...]
