SRI LANKA ARMY

08-04-2009

Forty-two More Enter Cleared Areas

MULLAITTIVU: FORTY-TWO more trapped civilians from the No Fire Zone entered cleared areas in the general area of PUTHUKUDIRIPPU. late Tuesday (7) evening.

     The group included nineteen males, twelve females, eight boys and three girls.

More Clearing Leads to More LTTE Recoveries

MULLAITTIVU: ARMY troops conducting search and operations in the general area of PUTHUKUDIRIPPU found five LTTE dead bodies, eleven T-56 weapons, one Light Machine Gun, two Rocket Propeller Grenades, two I-com sets, three pouches, seven T-56 weapons.

     In the meantime, troops recovered one T-56 weapon, twenty-five anti personnel mines, seven Rocket Propeller Grenades, five hand grenades, two pouches, one shot gun and one Arul bomb from the general area of RAMANADAPURAM.

     Meanwhile, troops in addition recovered eleven Rocket Propeller Grenades, five LTTE uniforms, one pouch, one T-56 ammunition box and two LTTE caps from the general area of VISUAMADU in KILINOCHCHI.

     In the meantime, troops recovered one LTTE dead body, one 60 mm mortar launcher and seven Multi Purpose Machine Gun links from the general area of OLUMADU.

FM Tells International Community: Take Punitive Action Against LTTE

8th April 2009,10:14:41

FOREIGN Minister Rohitha Bogollagama told Parliament yesterday the international community should reach a crescendo in calling on the LTTE to lay down arms and allow the people to leave the safe zone, in the absence of which punitive measures would follow. The Minister speaking at the Emergency debate said, “We welcome the ministerial statement issued earlier this month by the British Foreign Secretary Miliband that the LTTE is a terrorist organisation and that the Government of Sri Lanka has a need to root out the threat from terrorism.

More Clearing Leads to More LTTE Recoveries

8th April 2009,10:08:07

MULLAITTIVU: ARMY troops conducting search and operations in the general area of PUTHUKUDIRIPPU found five LTTE dead bodies, eleven T-56 weapons, one Light Machine Gun, two Rocket Propeller Grenades, two I-com sets, three pouches, seven T-56 weapons. In the meantime, troops recovered one T-56 weapon, twenty-five anti personnel mines, seven Rocket Propeller Grenades, five hand grenades, two pouches, one shot gun and one Arul bomb from the general area of RAMANADAPURAM.

Overseas Tiger Lobbyists Take to Streets

7th April 2009,19:44:36

AN ESTIMATED CROWD of about 150-200 Tiger supporters in Oslo Tuesday (7) morning stormed Norwegian Prime Minister Stoltenberg’s office and demanded Norway’s immediate intervention for a cease-fire in Sri Lanka. A similar simultaneous protest on the Thames Bridge in London has also been reported Tuesday (7) morning around the same time. Those Oslo agitators, holding placards with Prabhakaran’s portrait condemned the Sri Lankan government and threatened the Police encircling them that they would not leave the premises until Norway gives an undertaking to them on their demands. Several Police dogs in the company of riot squads watched the developments which they described as ‘illegal’.

Unbelievable LTTE Weapon Stocks & Explosives Uncovered

7th April 2009,13:37:27

MULLAITTIVU: MASSIVE stocks of LTTE explosives, arms and ammunition, lethal weapons, sophisticated technical devices and other accessories continued to emerge as troops were busy clearing captured areas in the north and east of PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU on Monday (6) and Tuesday (7) morning. Troops recovered one I-com set, one Improvised Explosive Device (IED), one 60 mm mortar IED and five anti personnel mines from RAMANATHAPURAM area.....

LTTE Woman Suicide Bomber Takes her Own Life

7th April 2009,13:36:11

MULLAITTIVU: AN LTTE WOMAN SUICIDE BOMBER blew herself up at about 2.00 p.m. on Monday (6) in the general area of RAMANATHAPURAM immediately after she spotted the presence of Army troops ahead of her. The impact of the explosion injured one of the officers on duty in the area, but his condition was out of danger and not critical, according to the ground sources.