Each ‘flying bomb’ carried 210 kgs of plastic explosives. Low flying Tigers evaded F7 interceptors. With the area under LTTE control now down to approximately 70 sq. km in the Mullaitivu District, some of the fighting formations have suspended offensive action leaving three Divisions and one Task Force to finish off the Tigers. Brigadier Udaya [...]
Now cornered in a mere 87sq.km land patch in the Mullaittivu district the psycho terror chief Prabakaran may have thought to showcase a stunt out of his sleeves on Friday (Feb 20) in the Colombo skies pushing for a turn of tables, drawing skeptical analysis from the ‘Colombian elites’ and draconian media stooges, while simultaneously [...]
The latest reports indicate that both LTTE aircraft entered into the Colombo aerospace were destroyed by the air defence system. One of the aircraft disabled by anti air gunfire reportedly crashed in the rear of the Inland Revenue Department building located on the Sir C.A. Gardiner road. the Two LTTE aircraft were detected in the [...]
Security forces now pushing into the last LTTE bastion town at Puthukkudiyirippu in Mullaittivu have come across two partially burnt LTTE aircraft, which military believe were under construction, Thursday (Feb 19). According to ground sources, one craft found was a light fixed wing craft while the other was an unmanned aircraft (UAV). It is believed [...]
MULLAITTIVU: THE seventh and apparently the last some 2 km long LTTE runway in the west of SUNDARAPURAM, THIRIVILARU, northeast of PIRAMANTHARUKULAM, PUTHUKUDIRIPPU was captured and the area brought under the control of 58 Division troops commanded by Brigadier SHAVINDRA SILVA by Tuesday (3) morning, the Army Headquarters declared. Though the entire strip is about [...]
THE 57 Division troops during their extended clearing operations in the general area of the MULLAITTIVU jungle where they located the LTTE’s 6th airstrip Friday (16) found wreckage of an aircraft Sunday (18). Troops believe that the plane found closer to the airfield could have been used by the LTTE for training purposes. Further investigations [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
