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  • LTTE's -œRadha- Military Base Bombed

    MULLAITHIVU: SRI LANKA AIR FORCE fighter craft in another surprise aerial attack on one of the major LTTE military bases in PURAVILKULAM, northeast of VISHWAMADUKULAM, MULLAITHIVU this morning (14) at about 10.30 a.m. destroyed the LTTE's “Radha” Military Base completely, pilots confirmed.
  • War for Liberation of Civilians Forges Ahead

    WANNI: TIGER TERRORISTS, now dubbed as the world's most feared ruthless terrorist outfit continued to receive heavy beating for another day throughout Wednesday (13) as the troops were on the march for supremacy in WANNI.
  • Bishop of Mannar Silent on LTTE Attack on Church

    THE BISHOP OF MANNAR had been silent on the LTTE artillery attack on St Sebastian's Church, Thallady. Tuesday\'s attack killed six soldiers who were helping the church parish to clean the church in preparation for its annual feast.
  • Rambukwella Accuses Intl. Organisations of being on LTTE Payroll

    DEFENCE SPOKESMAN Keheliya Ramukwella yesterday (13) accused international organisations such as Amnesty International and those who claim to uphold Human Rights of being in the payroll of terrorist organisations like the LTTE. \"They are carrying out the agenda's of those organisations. They profess to protect human rights but in reality these organisations are helping the terrorists,\" he said.
  • Tigers Among Six Blatant HR Violators

    UNITED NATIONS: Tiger terrorists are among six blatant violators of human rights singled out by the UN for recruiting underage children in armed conflict and using rape and other forms of sexual violence against them.
  • Priest Condemns LTTE Attack on Church

    REV. FATHER ANTHONY Victor of St. Sebastian's Church Thallady condemned the LTTE's artillery attack, which killed six soldiers and injured 10 others on Tuesday morning when the soldiers from the nearby Thallady camp volunteered to help clean the church premises at his request.
  • -œWe Lost Our Son for the Country,- Cry Rajaratnams

    VASANTHA RAJARATNAM was on her way from Hatton to Colombo after attending a wedding. She was expecting to see her son who had won a base ball match but not aware that her youngest son Radiswaran had been killed by a suicide bomb explosion at the Fort Railway Station.
  • Army Chief Meets Jaffna Ground Commanders

    TAKING A BREAK FROM HIS ROUTINE workload and giving more importance to liberation of civilians under terrorist grip elsewhere in the north, Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka flew to Jaffna this morning (14), accompanied by several Senior Officers of the Army Headquarters.