Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
De-listing of the Army deserters in Anuradhpaura district is now in full swing at the Army Directorate of Recruiting, Malay street, Colombo beginning today (06).
Sri Lanka’s newly appointed Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General G.S.C Fonseka RWP RSP rcds psc assumed office Tuesday (06) morning as 18th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army during a formal ceremony, dignified by the presence of religious dignitaries and a host of Senior Army Officers.
Inaugurating the office of the 18th Army Commander in the Army, Lieutenant General G. S. C Fonseka on Tuesday (06) appealed all his soldiers to dedicate themselves to protect the country\'s sovereignty & territorial integrity by contributing to the sustenance of relatively peaceful atmosphere in the north and east.
A high level delegation of the Government including Secretary to His Excellency, the President Mr Lalith Weeratunga, Secretary Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, three Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police flew to Jaffna on Tuesday (06) afternoon to review the current security developments and adopt measures to intensify security measures after two separate LTTE claymore explosions, in which fifteen soldiers were killed including an Officer.
A CTB bus plying from Anuradhapura to Padaviya was caught in the LTTE claymore mine on Wednesday around 8.15 pm killing 15 civilians including two soldiers and three women and injuring 23 others.
MANNAR: 17 LTTE CADRES were killed and over 18 injured in pre-emptive strikes launched by the Army in the NARRIKKULAM general area in MANNAR this morning (07).
VAVUNIYA: AS SPORADIC CLASHES continued between troops and Tiger terrorists in PERIYATHAMPANAI area in VAVUNIYA during daytime Friday (7) troops successfully retaliated and repulsed several Tiger offensives and neutralized an LTTE mortar location by launching a concentrated artillery attack on it.
BEING COMMITTED to peace talks does not preclude military action against the LTTE, the government said yesterday.
GOVERNMENT\'S DEFENCE SPOKESMAN and minister, Keheliya Rambukwella, said in Parliament yesterday that Kilinochchi was within sight, and therefore the Government would pursue the target of eradicating terrorism to create a democratic environment.During the debate on the extension of the Emergency, Mr. Rambukwella said that a favourable atmosphere would be created so that a political solution, which would accommodate the aspirations of the Tamil people, could be worked out with the assistance of all democratic Tamil parties.
THE CANNIBAL OF Wanni has preyed on another busload of men, women and children. Over fifteen people were killed and many more injured in a claymore mine attack the LTTE mounted on a civilian bus in Kebithigollewa on Wednesday. That cowardly act of naked terrorism came close on the heels of a parcel bomb that killed about twenty people at Nugegoda last week.