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LTTE air wing: How it began and what it means October 2005 shooting down of UAV should have set off alarm bells Repeated Sunday Times disclosures were buried in denials By Iqbal Athas An incident in the skies over Wanni in October 2005, just months after it came to be known that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had built an airstrip and acquired light aircraft, seems the first occasion when the guerrillas demonstrated their air capability. Yet, the implications of this encounter, strange enough, were buried in denials both from the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). These came after an Israeli built Searc…

SLA Navy captured it through infra-red camera. At first you see the aircraft as dot, then after 5 mins, it will show the full plane and when it bombing. It is in black and white. Get Flash to see this player.

They have done great service to their people and you can't brand them as pure terrorists as they are genuine freedom fighters. That is the structure that needs to be discussed.The current policy of the government is a hit-back policy and that is an Israeli policy. I don't think it's right. Mahatma Gandhi said that the eye-for-an-eye, a-tooth-for-a-tooth policy makes the world blind and toothless. And it will only keep escalating.We can't ask them to disarm in order to sit down and talk while we hold onto our arms. Things must be left as they are and we must talk about devolution, federal state or autonomy. (மேலும்...) இணைத் தலைமைகளைச் சமாளிக்க:

Business with philanthropy Sri Lanka's Dr Lalith Kotelawala's business card is actually six cards printed on either side with five folds, listing all the companies that are part of his company, Ceylinco Consolidated. As a Sinhala Christian, Kotelawala is part of a minority group, but as the head of 256 companies that employ more than 30,000 people, he is also acknowledged as one of the country's leading business personalities. He reveals for the first time how he entered a Tamil Tiger's home, was welcomed, and how he believes that the chances for peace in the nation have never been better. Kotelawala's uncle was the third prime minister of Sri Lan…

LTTE Are Genuine Freedom Fighters. Dr-Lalith Kotelawala. They have done great service to their people and you can't brand them as pure terrorists as they are genuine freedom fighters. That is the structure that needs to be discussed.The current policy of the government is a hit-back policy and that is an Israeli policy. I don't think it's right. Mahatma Gandhi said that the eye-for-an-eye, a-tooth-for-a-tooth policy makes the world blind and toothless. And it will only keep escalating.We can't ask them to disarm in order to sit down and talk while we hold onto our arms. Things must be left as they are and we must talk about devolution, federal state or autonomy. …

Pirapaharan a liability for the Tamil cause Ltte avoids battle of attrition in the east By B. Raman Territorial control where possible; withdrawal where necessary. That has been the tactic followed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka where the Sri Lankan armed forces, with the help of the trained cadres of "Col." Karuna, the former LTTE commander for Batticaloa, have mounted an offensive since September last year in an attempt to eject the LTTE from the Eastern Province. Karuna, who had deserted from the LTTE in March, 2004, following differences with Leader Pirapaharan, has since then been co-operating w…

LTTE begins aggressive fund raising in Europe. Demands large sums for the �Final War� Special Correspondent in London, October 31. During the last few weeks, LTTE operatives in major European cities have commenced an aggressive fund raising campaign demanding large sums of money from the Tamil expatriate community. In London, LTTE operatives are reported to be demanding 5000 pounds from individuals and 50 thousand pounds from businessmen. Despite the fact that the LTTE is a banned terrorist group and contributing or collecting money for the group is a punishable offense in the UK LTTE operatives are openly visiting business premises and demanding large sums fr…

LTTE cadre, civilian killed in Claymore attack in Mannar [TamilNet, January 03, 2006 12:43 GMT] A cadre of Mannar Political Division of the LTTE, Jeyananthan, and a civilian identified as Vinoth, riding in a motorbike in LTTE controlled area at Valaiyankattu in Mullikkulam, 45 km south of Mannar town, were killed when a Claymore mine was exploded by Sri Lankan soldiers, LTTE sources in Mannar said. The attack took place around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday. The political cadre killed in the Claymore attack was a disabled cadre who had lost one of his legs, the sources added. Further details are not available at the moment. Tamilnet.com

LTTE could gain from Tamil Nadu realignments MR Narayan Swamy (IANS) New Delhi, March 11, 2006|13:29 IST Tamil Nadu's close race for power might prove a mixed bag for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas, rather than the windfall it could have been for the insurgent group outlawed in India. The moves by Vaiko's MDMK and T Tirumavalavan's Dalit Panthers of India (DPI) to contest the May assembly elections with Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK may provide the Tigers political access to Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa they lacked - if she retains power. But if India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ousts the MDMK for aligning with its foe in …

The LTTE defense spokesperson Ilanthirayan speaking about the allegations made by the Government of Sri Lanka re the two bomb blasts on Friday and Saturday said, “Government of Sri Lanka is trying to blame the LTTE for the two bomb blasts in the south of the island on Friday and Saturday. This is a baseless allegation made without any evidence to support it. GoSL attempt at blaming the LTTE is aimed at discrediting the LTTE”. “This is a feeble attempt by the GoSL which stands accused of horrendous and repeated crimes against humanity carried out against the Tamil people in the Tamil homeland”, Ilanthirayan added.

[TamilNet, Thursday, 07 December 2006, 11:48 GMT] Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Thursday morning launched artillery attacks towards Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled Verugal, 14 km northwest of Vaharai and 27 km southeast of SLA captured Sampoor. Meanwhile, SLA troops that moved 5 km inside LTTE territory into Kattumurivu, southwest of Vaharai, have stationed in a school, following stiff LTTE resistance. Heavy fighting ensued between SLA troops and LTTE fighters at Eachilampattu, 6 km north of Verugal, amid heavy artillery fire from SLA positions, according to LTTE Military Spokesman Irasiah Ilanthiryan. Commenting on the SLA claim that LTTE fired arti…

Who is to blame to wreck peace talks, Sri Lanka or TTs? MIL, Jun 22, 2006. Dr. Raj Baldev The head monk of a Buddhist temple has contradicted a Sri Lankan government report that the Tamil Tigers attacked his temple as per BBC. As per other sources close to head of a Buddhist Temple, the statement of Sri Lanka that Tamil Tigers attacked the temple was unauthentic; probably their motive was to abet the public against them. By issuing misguiding statement, Sri Lanka cannot win the hearts of the Tamil Tigers and so the peace talks might not mature and it goes against the collective interests of Sri Lankan govt., the people and the Tamil Tigers. Sr…

LTTE digging in for big battle in Jaffna - Iqbal Athas [by Admin , Feb 18,2007] It happened when the National Security Council was in session in Colombo last Wednesday — the first since President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka after his three-day official visit to the Maldives. Tiger guerrillas directed a barrage of 130 mm artillery fire at the Army's 53 Division Headquarters in Kodikamam north. It came just minutes after senior officers of the Division lit the traditional oil lamp and when refreshments were being served. The occasion was the opening of the Regimental Headquarters of the newly-established Mechanised Infantry. It is made up of …

Lt. Col. Nalinda Kumarasinghe was killed in Jaffna Thursday The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) currently withdrawing from the Jaffna peninsula delivered a big blow to the army on Thursday Jan 8th as a high – ranking army officer was killed. Lt. Col Nalinda Kumarasinghe RWP, RSP was killed in a booby trap explosion in the Puloppalai area of the peninsula. Lt. Col Kumarasinghe was the commanding officer of 5 Gemunu watch which is attached to the Air Mobile brigade that is a component of the 53 division Lt. Col Kumarasinghe was moving along with his troops from Pallai in a south eastern direction. The carefully booby trap exploded as the jeep t…

சிங்கள பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு இப்படியொரு செய்தியை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. LTTE terrorists launched a mortar attack targeting VIP air movement carrying Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe along with few foreign diplomats around 9 this morning. Defense sources said that the mortars were launched as the two helicopters landed at the Webber stadium in the Batticaloa town. Sources further confirmed that Minister suffered no injuries in the attack. However, few people including a foreign diplomat have suffered injuries. A helicopter belonging to a private airliner was slightly damaged in the attack. More information will follow.

The leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Mr. V. Pirapaharan in a statement issued today (13.05.1998) to mark the anniversary of the Sri Lankan military offensive operation called "Jayasikuru" (Victory Assured) described the Government's military campaign as a monumental disaster. Sri Lanka suffered unprecedented casualty rate in the year long battle with over 3000 Sinhala soldiers killed and 7000 injured, Mr. Pirapaharan said. The Government of Chandrika Kumaratunga is driving the country towards the path of destruction impelled by a singular passion to dominate and subjugate the Tamil homeland by military means, he further said. The following are extr…

LTTE moving north: report B. Muralidhar Reddy Exodus of civilians still continuing, says SLMM COLOMBO: Amidst reports of continuing civilian exodus from the remaining areas in Batticaloa district where the LTTE has influence, the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) has assessed that the Tigers could possibly have decided not to hold territory in the east but remain present there. In its latest assessment report after the fall of Vaharai, the SLMM said the LTTE has withdrawn from the area and is believed to be regrouping in the jungle north and west of Batticaloa and into Trincomalee district. "It is plausible that the LTTE has de…

LTTE Posses 3 Single Engine Helicopters (LeN-2007 Jan. 02, 7.00pm) The government defense spokesperson minister Keheliya Rambukwella warns, of a possible air strike on the Parliament or the Presidents house, based on the information received by the security forces about 3 single engine helicopters said to be in the possession of the LTTE. He was answering a question raised by a journalist whether there were plans of arresting the Editor of the Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickremetunga on charges of writing about a bunker, said to be built for the President. When the minister categorically stated that Lasantha Wickremetunga was not arrested, the journalist requi…

On 19 January 2007, LTTE decided to pull back from its Pannichchankerni position which is on the access route to Vaharai. People in Vaharai, residents and the displaced, have endured more than six months of denial of humanitarian access. Since October only once a small quantity of food and medicine was allowed into Vaharai. People have been forced to run around from place to place to avoid indiscriminate artillery shelling by the Sri Lankan military since October. Ninety three civilians including several children were killed in November and December in three schools, Kathiraveli, Patchenai, and Vammivedduvan, converted into refugee camps. Many more were severely …

LTTE Spokesperson for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Right to Life in their own habitats is a fundamental right of every civilian. This very fundamental right is being denied to the Tamil people in Sri Lanka. The Government of Sri Lanka has been violating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by denying civilians access to their own habitats. Armed Forces of the Government of Sri Lanka which are occupying many predominantly Tamils areas in the districts of Trincomalee and Batticaloa has been trying again to settle Sinhalese population there. Already Muthur east and Sampur areas comprising 28 villages of 12 Grama Sevaka Divisions which belong to…

LTTE to hand over bodies of 40 SLA troopers [TamilNet, August 03, 2006 14:03 GMT] The Liberation Tigers were making arrangements to hand over bodies of forty Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers killed in Muttur fight, LTTE's military spokesman Irasiah Ilanthirayan said. The LTTE would be handing over the bodies through the ICRC. "Twelve Tiger fighters have been killed during the last 48 hours fighting in Muttur area thwarting the Lankan navy and army attempts to land their troops," he said. The Tiger forces were led by LTTE's Special Commander Sornam and Trincomalee LTTE Commander Arivu, according to Ilanthirayan. "A Sri Lanka Navy boat was sunk in the clash wi…

LTTE urges sports boycott of Sri Lanka. The Tamil Tigers Tuesday backed an Amnesty International awareness campaign that has embarrassed Sri Lanka's government during the cricket World Cup and urged a full sporting boycott of the country, AFP reported. Amnesty’s campaign to build support for international human rights monitoring in Sri Lanka, using the topical theme of cricket, has drawn the fury of the Colombo government as well as the main opposition Sinhala parties. Capitalising on the interest around the World Cup, Amnesty International last week launched a publicity campaign - using the slogan ‘Play by the Rules’ - to urge Sri Lanka’s warring parties to r…

A clash between Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) erupted Tuesday around 7:45 a.m in Jaffna lagoon near Ko’lumpuththu’rai when SLA troops in the sentry posts along the lagoon shore attacked LTTE boats, sources in Jaffna said. LTTE retaliated from their boats and the fighting lasted for nearly fifteen minutes, the sources said. The SLA, from its artillery bases in Jaffna peninsula, launched rocket fire towards LTTE held Poonakari, across Jaffna lagoon, according to the sources. Fishermen fishing in the area rushed back to the shore and tension prevailed in Ko'lumpuththu'rai. Normalcy returned to the peninsula when the shelling…

நித்திரை கொள்ளமுடியாமல் தவிக்கும் ராமனின் "அழல்" கருத்துக்கள்.. Paper no. 2182 26.03.2007 LTTE'S AIR STRIKE ON AIR FORCE BASE - INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM MONITOR---PAPER NO. 209 by B. Raman (To be read in continuation of my article dated June 2, 2005, titled "The World's First Terrorist Air Force" available at http://www.saag.org/papers14/paper1398.html. It is annexed below) The Tamil Eelam Air Force (TAF) of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which has been in existence for at least nine years without the Sri Lankan intelligence having the least idea about its location and capability, went into action for the first time since its cr…

Attack boats enter Harbour of Colombo, SLN claims destroying 3 boats [TamilNet, Saturday, 27 January 2007, 02:24 GMT] Three to five attack boats Saturday morning entered the outer harbour waters of Colombo Harbour and launched attacks on Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) vessels. Big explosions were heard, according to the crew members of a cargo ship. SLN claimed to have attacked and destroyed 3 "suspicious boats" moving towards restricted waters off Colombo, around 5:40 a.m. Shock waves from the explosion slightly damaged a Panama registered container vessel PELOPONESIAN PRIDE, approaching the harbour. A search operation was launched by the Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lankan Air…