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Terrorists Violate Humanitarian Pause & Snipe Soldier

MULLAITTIVU: LTTE terrorists who continue to occupy “No Fire Zone” keeping entrapped civilians as hostages directed a sniper gunfire towards troops this morning around 9.00 a.m. killing one soldiers on duty at a distant defensive position in the general area of PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU. In the meantime, LTTE also directed artillery gunfire on troops in the general area of PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU this morning (13) injuring one more soldier. Those are the latest acts of terror conducted by LTTE hours after His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa offered a humanitarian pause for the ongoing counter terrorists operations.
Commander on New Year Day Salutes His Valiant Men, Dedicated to Wipe Out Terrorism

“IT GIVES ME IMMENSE PLEASURE to address you at the dawn of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year when Sri Lankans of all ethnicities, Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims and Burgher, living in this resplendent island, popularly called the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’ eagerly await the joy of peace.”, so said Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka in his New Year Message. “From time immemorial, Sri Lankans are used to celebrate this cultural festival, symbolizing unity and mutual cooperation among all Sri Lankan communities giving prominence to traditional and religious rites and rituals.
LTTE Celebrates Sinhala & Hindu New Year Killing Three more Innocent Civilians

MONARAGALA: TIGER TERRORISTS once again showed their barbarism killing three more innocent civilians in GALTEM ARA remote village in MONARAGALA Monday (13) evening. Villagers were getting ready to celebrate the Sinhala and Hindu New Year to dawn within a few hours when the armed LTTE terrorists stormed the village and opened fire at the villagers killing two elderly women and one male. Police also found one more women with severe cut injuries. Police suspect that the same group of LTTE gunmen who massacred nine civilians in MAHAGODAYAYA in the same area on the previous day is involved in this latest brutal act of violence.
Buddhist Monks & Villagers in Moragahahena Visit Vanni Troops in New Year

THE ANNUAL “Vavuniya Avurudu Charika” (New Year Visit to Vavuniya) of the Moragahahena Sri Purvarama Buddhist Development Foundation in Horana was organized this year too for the eighteenth consecutive time. Buddhist monks of Moragahahena Sri Purvaramaya temple and dwellers in surrounding villages on 11th April took their Sinhala and Hindu New Year greetings.....
Hundreds of Civilians in Vavuniya Attend New Year Celebrations at UC Grounds

A FESTIVAL full of traditional sports and games was organized in Vavuniya with coordination of the A FESTIVAL full of traditional sports and games was organized in Vavuniya with coordination of the Security Forces Headquarters-Wanni (SFHQ-W), Police and Civil Administrative Authorities to mark the Sinhala and Hindu New Year.
Four LTTE Missiles Found

MULLAITTIVU: TROOPS conducting search and clear operations in the north of NANTHI KADAL lagoon found four Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) this afternoon (14) around 2.30 p.m.. Those four serviceable missiles were found by the troops while they had been buried by the LTTE terrorists under the soil near a tree in the area. Further search and clear operations are continuing.
LTTE Kills Two Soldiers during Two-Day Humanitarian Pause

MULLAITTIVU: BELITTLING the forty eight-hour humanitarian pause declared by His Excellency the President as Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces during Sinahala and Hindu New Year festival, LTTE snipers in the “No Fire Zone” fired and killed one more soldier in VADUKKAI area on the New Year day (14) morning. His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces Mahinda Rajapaksa had instructed Security Forces to refrain from offensive operations against the LTTE on the 13th and 14th. However, hours after it was declared, LTTE sniped and killed one soldier serving in a distant defensive position in PUTHUKUDIYIRUPPU on Monday (13) morning. One more soldier sustained injuries due to LTTE artillery fire directed from the “No Fire Zone”. (See Situation Report on 13th April 2009).
More IDPs Sent to IDP Centres

MULLAITTIVU: TWO HUNDRED and forty-nine (249) civilians reached PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU and AMPALAVANPOKKANAI on Tuesday (14). Those IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) included seventy-seven males, sixty-six females, sixty-eight boys and thirty-eight girls. They were sent to IDP centres. With their arrival, the total numbers of IDPs who reached the cleared areas rose to sixty eight thousand and forty seven (68047).
Commander Shares New Year Thoughts with His Staff at AHQ

“EVERY Sri Lankan citizen warmly admires peace, friendship and cooperation. The whole nation is under the impression that the country would be blessed with a peaceful society in the near future. On this noble day, let’s determine to make their wish a reality.” So said Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka during his New Year address held at the Army Headquarters Wednesday (15). Army Commander every year hosts his staff at Army Headquarters to tea on account of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year celebration.
Ammo, Explosives & OBM among Latest Recoveries

MULLAITTIVU: ARMY troops conducting search and clear operations in the general areas of PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU and VISUAMADU Tuesday (14) found six hundred and ten anti personnel mines, four Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) bombs, five hundred and thirteen rounds of Multi Propose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition, two MPMG links, one 12.5 kg claymore mine, one belt order, one 60 mm base plate, forty-six 60 mm mortar bombs....