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MORE TIGERS PERISHED, LTTE ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN & EXPLOSIVES FOUND

MULLAITTIVU: TROOPS now in its final push for emancipation of trapped civilians, with the Army opening up an escape route on Thursday (14) continued their simultaneous surveillance and extended searches in VELLAMULLVAIKKAL, KARAYANMULLIVAIKKAL, PUTHUKUDIYIRUPPU, RAMANADAPURAM and MULLAITTIVU areas. Confrontations that continued in VELLAMULLIVAIKKAL brought death to more than two dozens of Tiger terrorists on Thursday (14). By Friday (15) morning, 58 Division troops have recovered 14 dead bodies of the LTTE terrorists along with one 12.7 anti air craft gun and twenty nine T-56 weapons, one RPG rocket launcher, one LTTE made ‘Baba’ mortar.
Giving Tigers 'Oxygen of Hope' - "The Island" Editorial

PRESIDENT Barack Obama is a leader one is loath to criticise. But, unfortunately he doesn't seem to follow the policies of the great man whose bible he used at his inauguration in January, where a sovereign nation's right to protect itself against separatist terrorism is concerned. Hadn't President Abraham Lincoln––President Obama's hero––defended America through military means and prevented its disintegration, there would not have been a country left for President Obama to lead today.
ESCAPEES FLEE FROM "LIBERATORS" & FLOAT ON TYRE TUBES

AN ESTIMATED crowd of 3719 civilians, suffering under the jackboot of the terrorist leader, PRABHAKARAN in the rapidly shrinking New Safety Zone, stood up firmly and made use of the newly opened up ‘escape route’ via NANTHI KADAL lagoon in the past 24 hours, braving LTTE’s indiscriminate fire in VADDUVAKKAL area as those civilians commenced fleeing. Those trapped civilians got hold of anything available at hand to float on water, including inflated tyre-tubes, rafts, ropes, small boats, locally-made ‘Theppam’, etc, and managed to cross the lagoon en masse, despite rains of LTTE bullets, meant to frighten, injure and prevent the escapees from deserting Tigers. Though some of these photos in this story could be somewhat disturbing, and a disgrace to humanity, www.army.lk wanted to tell the world how the LTTE, contrary to what was being transmitted by them distorting the truth, were treating their own people while forcibly holding them as ‘human shields’ in the New Safe Zone.
TROOPS FORGING AHEAD FIND TWO ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNS, 56 T-56 WEAPONS, 12.7 MM GUN & MORTARS

MULLAITTIVU: TWO anti aircraft guns, one 12.7 mm gun, fifty-six T-56 weapons, twenty-two 60 mm mortars, six boats, one radar, one 81 mm mortar barrel, one 122 mm tri-pod and one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) were among the latest recoveries made by 58 Division troops from VELLAMULLAVAIKKAL area Friday (15) afternoon as they commenced extended searches into newly dominated areas. All those LTTE explosive devices and equipment, believed to be from an underground LTTE armory emerged accidentally when the troops on suspicion dug the area early Friday (15) morning.
TEENAGE TIGERS SEEK TROOP PROTECTION

MULLAITTIVU: THREE teenage LTTE (Tamil Tigers) child soldiers after escape from terrorist grip surrendered to the 58 Division troops at VELLAMULLAVAIKKAL this afternoon (15) at about 2.00 p.m. Those three teenagers of 15,16 and 18 years of age after escape had reportedly mingled with ordinary civilians who were about to cross into cleared areas and waited patiently until the right opportunity dawned.
MASSIVE EXODUS LINED UP; OVER 10,000 REACH TROOPS SEEKING REFUGE

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MULLAITTIVU: THE FINAL massive exodus of civilians into government-held cleared areas from the remaining New Safety Zone areas was fast swelling in the past two hours as more than 5,000 – 10,000 escapees have already lined up from a distance to entire government held areas. As the clock struck 5.00 p.m. Friday (15) evening (local time) KARAYANMULLIVAIKKAI troops screened 1405 civilians and took them in after they crossed NANTHI KADAL lagoon, adjacent to the New Safe Zone through the new opening made by the troops on Thursday (14).
SOOSAI'S WIFE, SON, DAUGHTER & RELATIVES NABBED WHILE FEELING

MULLAITTIVU: NAVAL TROOPS serving MULLAITTIVU seas on Friday (15) evening captured Sea Tiger leader, SOOSAI’s wife, son, daughter, sister-in-law and her son and seven more SOOSAI’s relatives aboard a boat while they were trying to escape, Navy spokesman told the Media. Those escapees, related to SOOSAI’s family were immediately arrested and brought to PULMODDAI area by the Navy for investigations and questioning. SOOSAI’s wife SATHYADEVI, son SURESH, daughter MADHI and his close relatives were in the group. Reports also said that a sum of Rs. 600,000 and a stock of gold jewellery had been in their possession at the time of the arrest.
COUNTDOWN FOR DOOMSDAY BEGINS: TIGERS IN DOUBLE CAB COMMIT SUICIDE

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MULLAITTIVU: AS THE DOOMSDAY of the world’s most ruthless terrorist outfit, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was fast drawing nearer, remaining hardcore terrorists in the last strip of land appear to have completely lost their senses while continuing to resort to desperate suicidal missions. The latest suicide explosion in VELLAMULLAVAIKKAL a few minutes ago targeting 58 Division troops at the frontal defence positions, failed to produce desired results, as the red-coloured LTTE double cab prematurely exploded and went up in flames as it was nearing the troops in the opposite direction.
THOUSANDS MORE ENTER CLEARED AREAS

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MULLAITTIVU: AS THE COUNTRY'S protracted War for Separation was drawing to an end, igniting hopes for a Rejuvenated Sri Lanka, free from Grips of Terrorism, an estimated total of 5244 entrapped civilians from the New Safe Zone found their emancipation Friday (15) late evening after reaching troops in 59, 58 and 53 Divisions. 53 Division in KARAYANMULLIVAIKKAL received 2300 civilians whereas 58 Division and 59 Division troops cleared 2407 and 537 civilians for entry into troop-held areas respectively as of 21.00 hours Friday (15) night. Troops are still attending the remaining civilians who are still lined up for entry into the cleared areas.
TIGERS RUNNING AMOK BUT TROOPS DISABLE ALL THEIR ATTEMPTS

MULLAITTIVU: HEAVY FIGHTING that erupted in the general area of WADDUVAKAL in the remaining patch of land in the New Safe Zone brought further disaster to the LTTE terrorists now breathing their last as of Friday (15) evening. Tiger terrorists, going berserk drove off a red colour BOLERO jeep targeting troops, close to the beach side of the defences, in order to strike a major blow, but valiant troops took the lead in advance and fired on the oncoming vehicle with precision. Tyres after shooting got deflated and got unexpectedly stuck in the beach, making the vehicle unmotorable any more. Tigers inside got off, but succumbed to injuries as a result of heavy firing of the troops.