MULLAITTIVU: THREE hundred and thirty-two more civilians reached cleared areas of PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU on two different occasions on Sunday (29) after escaping from the LTTE grip. Ninety-four males, one hundred and five females and one hundred and thirty-three children were among the IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons).
YOUR FAVOURITE www.army.lk website is back on track with a colourful re-design from today (2nd April 2009) onwards after it dispensed with previous technical failures, experienced under our former service-provider. The Army while thanking our readership for their enormous interest, enthusiasm and more importantly, the persistent understanding they have been showing towards us, as and when the previous website service goes off whenever the world wants to learn the truth from us, is proud to announce that the Army Information Technology Unit has now undertaken its maintenance with the unstinted support, extended by Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd.
MULLAITTIVU: MAKING ONE more achievement in the fight against terrorists, advancing Army troops in the general area of PALAMATTALAN captured yet another earth-bund, built by Tigers on Sunday (29) and took control over more territory in the area. Troops inflicted heavy casualties on terrorists and recovered one 250 HP Out Board Motor (OBM).....
MULLAITTIVU: ARMY troops engaged in extensive search and clear operations in captured areas, north of PALAMATTALAN, PUTHUKUDIYIRIPPU this morning (30) collected dead bodies of fifteen more Tigers along with twenty T-56 weapons and one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG).....
EXPATRIATES in South Korea, under the auspices of Ven Dr. Welangiriye Vachissara Thera, incumbent, Maha Bodhi Monastery in South Korea, were among the latest group of patriotic philanthropists to offer their share for the benefit of War Heroes fighting the most ruthless terrorist outfit in the world. Korea based donors, led by Korea – Sri Lanka Cultural Association’s President Ven Dr. Welangiriye Vachissara Thera...
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MULLAITTIVU: NAVAL troops following a pre-dawn sea encounter off the seas in CHALAI on Monday (30) killed the LTTE Sea Tiger leader, MARAN, including twenty-six Sea Tiger terrorists, the Navy reported. Naval gunfire submerged four of those LTTE Sea Tiger crafts during the fighting that went on till Monday (30) morning after the Navy .....
WANNI Commander Major General Jagath Jayasuriya met Vavuniya International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head Ms. Valerie Petitpierre at the Wanni Security Forces Headquarters early this week and discussed measures in place for the welfare of Internally Displaced Persons in camps. The discussion mainly focused on facilities of civilians arriving in government-controlled areas from un-cleared areas.
MULLITTIVU: A CANTER lorry trying to enter troops held areas and cause an attack on the troops in PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU cleared area near the Army Forward Defence Line (FDL) ended in ill-fate when the troops took the lead and destroyed the vehicle with the terrorists onboard, on Monday (30) afternoon.
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MULLAITTIVU: AS the final countdown on liberation of terrorist-held areas has already begun, determined troops late Monday (30) moved further into the interior capturing one more earth bund, put up by the terrorists in the general area of THEVEDDI amidst fierce gun battles. The earth bund, about 15 ft in depth and 12 ft in height has been erected to stall the advance of the troops .....
MULLAITTIVU: DISASTER struck hard on Tiger terrorists once again at about 11.30 a.m. Tuesday (31) forenoon when Tiger terrorists after bringing a 130 mm Artillery gun, as close as some 200 meters away from troop positions in PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU, started launching direct-roll fire (face to face) on the troops.Timely preparedness and alertness of the troops however prompted action and completely destroyed ....
