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Time Running out for LTTE Runways

Nov 24th, 2008 | By | Category: Daily News

WITH THE ARMY steadily advancing on the remaining LTTE strongholds east of A9 and north of the Mankulam-Mullaitivu road, three runways located in this area will never be able to be used at least once, to bring in an arms load. The runways will come within artillery and mortar range as the area under LTTE [...]



They came, they bombed and they went away

Nov 3rd, 2008 | By | Category: Featured articles

Intercepts of coded radio communications between two Tiger guerrilla bases in the north last week baffled Colombo’s intelligence community. There were references to “black birds” and “black air” in the conversation in Tamil. It suggested plans were afoot to attack an unknown target. Initial deciphering prompted them to suspect that artillery attacks were planned on [...]



Interceptors’ missile ‘lock on’ failure jolts SLAF

Oct 30th, 2008 | By | Category: Latest News

Kelanitissa loses capacity to generate 275 mega watts: Tuesday’s failure to shoot down a single LTTE aircraft despite timely detection by radar has jolted the SLAF into investigating its limitations amidst evidence that the enemy has acquired a capability to neutralise the threat of a heat seeking missile attack. An authoritative source said that Chinese [...]



LTTE Air Strikes at Kelani-Tissa Power Plant Colombo & Mannar

Oct 29th, 2008 | By | Category: Daily News

Colombo: LTTE light aircraft bombed locations in Mannar and Colombo a short while ago. The attack in Colombo led to the sound of anti-aircraft fire reverberating across the city, parts of which have been blacked out as a precaution at around 10.45PM.



LTTE Terrorists & Mercenaries

Oct 5th, 2008 | By | Category: Featured articles

Many a time readers have wondered the flying skills of the Tamil Terrorists flying home-assembled aircraft, dropping bombs, returning to base and then disappear into thin air. This is an acquired skill, with a great deal of professional experience and technical savvy. First, the finger pointed towards the NATO member Norway. Yes Norway has presumably [...]



The unfolding mystery of mercenary Ukrainian Pilot

Oct 1st, 2008 | By | Category: Daily News

Finally, the last bit of confirmation regarding the LTTE’s use of mercenaries and further confirmation of the downing of the Zlin 143 has come to light. The first group of civilians to escape the LTTE’s clutches recently and reach Weli Oya last week confirmed both the above findings. According to these civilians who undertook a [...]



More evidence of mercenaries flying TAF planes

Sep 17th, 2008 | By | Category: Daily News

Intelligence agencies in Sri Lanka are examining what they consider are international mercenaries fighting for the LTTE, particularly with regard to the “Tiger Air Force” or TAF. We have discussed this issue in early September this year following our own investigations into the Trincomalee attack (Click here for article). These suspicions first arose during an [...]



Two Indian radar technicians wounded in LTTE attack

Sep 9th, 2008 | By | Category: Daily News

Two Indian radar technicians were wounded when Tamil Tiger rebels launched a major pre-dawn assault ‘coordinated with artillery fire and an air raid’ on a key military base in Sri Lanka’s northern Vavuniya town Tuesday, Indian authorities here said. Two Indian technicians, who are here in Sri Lanka for some time for routine servicing and [...]



LTTE Plane Shot Down by SL Air Force – Mullaittiuvu

Sep 9th, 2008 | By | Category: Daily News

Sri Lanka Air Force has shot down one of the aircraft belonged to LTTE terrorists this morning (Sept 9). Air Force spokesperson Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara speaking to defence.lk said, the aircraft has been shot down in the Mualaithiuvu skies while running away