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	SriLankan ARMY Helped Vaharai Tamil Refugees Those are the people trapped in the Tiger held areas of Wakarai. Sandwiched between war and peace, these impoverished Tamils had undergone untold hardships in the land cursed by the so called 'sun-god' who wanted them to starve in order to win the final battle against the Sri Lankan army, thus triggering off a massive humanitarian crisis in the North and the East. Though they have prayed earnestly for help from the so called liberators, these innocent Tamils now sought refuge in the Sri Lankan army controlled areas, an area where they could live in harmony, though temporary shelters in make-shift Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. What is unfolding before our very eyes is a tragedy which the nation experienced throughout, mother with their infants, had fled the land of the sun-god braving dense jungle as all the roads leading to the Government controlled areas were heavily mined by the terrorists. At the moment the Government and the NGOs have supplied life-blood for them. However, still they need supplies of food and basic sanitary facilities such as toilets, access to drinking water and make-shift shelters. Therefore, it is the duty of all Sri Lankans to help their fellow citizens who were denied of life in the name of liberation by the 'sun-god' and his brand of militia. International Community may open their deliberately closed eyes to see the human catastrophe unfolding in the North and East which is precipitated by the terrorists positioning of their heavy weapons in residential areas and the artificial shortage of food masterminded by the LTTE denying the movements of food supplies via sea and alternative routes. It is their strategy to win over the sympathy of the International Community, the European liberal democracies and also to lift the worldwide ban on them, by creating a humanitarian tragedy and blame it on the Government. By now it is obvious that the hapless population under the claws of the Tigers are not more than mere instruments in the hands of the beatified demigods to achieve an illusive State of Eelam. The two video footages issued by the Media Center for National Security recently shows the actual conditions of the IDP camps set up by the security forces in the Batticaloa district. The first video shows the women soldiers of SL Army Women's corps engaged in uplifting the living the living standards of the IDPS whilst the second shows an interview with an elderly IDP. The IDP reveals how the LTTE has been using the innocent civilians to cover their attacks.
	Sri Lanka National Anthem The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C. probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The coastal areas of the island were controlled by the Portuguese in the 16th century and by the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983. Tens of thousands have died in the ethnic conflict that continues to fester. After two decades of fighting, the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formalized a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Violence between the LTTE and government forces intensified in 2006 and the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007, but neither side has formally withdrawn from the cease-fire. Capital: name: Colombo geographic coordinates: 6 56 N, 79 51 E time difference: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) Administrative divisions: 8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western note: in October 2006, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court ruled voided a presidential directive merging the North and Eastern Provinces; many have defended the merger as a prerequisite for a negotiated settlement to the ethnic conflict; a parliamentary decision on the issue is pending https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html
	SLMM Head Comes Under Artillery Attack. Sri Lanka 08 November 2006 - Sri Lanka Army (SLA) fired artillery shells crossed over the Head of Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Major General Lars Johan Sølvberg and his delegation who were visiting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled Pooneryn jetty Wednesday evening to undertake a feasibiity study on Colombo's latest suggestion in opening Pooneryin Sangupitty Road as an alternative to A9. SLA fired artillery shells exploded 200 meters behind in Pooneryn jetty area while the delegation was visiting the site for inspection around 3:15 p.m. The Norwegian Major General returned safely, LTTE officials told TamilNet. While returning, artillery shells exploded at 20 meter distance. More @ http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=20198
	Sri Lanka Troops take control of 01 Km of Karuppukulum The Security Forces have succeeded in consolidating their positions a kilometre within the Karuppukulam town in Mannar. The Media Centre for National Security said the troops had shattered many terrorist bunkers at Wattarawattikulam in Vavuniya. Heavy fighting raged throughout yesterday with the terrorists in Jaffna, Mannar, Vavuniya and Welioya areas. The troops took control of a stretch one kilometre long and 600 metres wide in the Karuppukulam town in Mannar after unleashing attacks. There were encounters at Nedhumkandal, Vehiya-Murippu, Puliyankulam and Veppankulam areas. 12 terrorists were killed and 22 seriously wounded. Two more terrorists were killed in an encounter in Muhamalai. Government troops unleashed attacks on the terrorists, lurking in Navatkulam, Villayankulam, Mattara-Wattikulam, Palampiddi, Kandaperiya-Kulam and Winnawayan-Kulam areas in Vavuniya. 11 terrorists died in these attacks. The number of terrorists killed in fighting at Janakapura North and Kiri-Ibbanwewa in Welioya, was six. The Media Centre said two bodies of the terrorists were recovered in follow up search operations in addition to two T56 assault rifles, 27 anti personnel mines, four booby traps and five modified bombs.
	LTTE : Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(01.03.2008) :அலசல் The war in Sri Lanka may be characterized as either a civil war or a war of national liberation in the exercise of the right of self- determination. A civil war exists if there is armed conflict inside one country between government armed forces and at least one other force having an identifiable command and having sufficient control over territory to carry out "sustained" and "concerted" military action and the practical capacity to fulfil humanitarian law obligations. "The LTTE has clearly met this test for more than ten years." A war of national liberation exists if armed conflict exists between the armed forces of a government against the armed forces of a people that has the right to self-determination. In my view, the war in Sri Lanka is a war of national liberation because the Thamil people have the right to self-determination. This is because the Thamil people, the original in habitants of the north and east of the island of Ceylon, had their own state complete and separate from the Sinhala state prior to colonization by the British. The Thamil people, primarily Hindu, and secondarily Christian and Muslim, speak their own language and have their own traditions and customs. The Sinhala people are primarily Buddhist, and secondarily Christian and their traditions and customs reflect that heritage. With the forced unitary rule, first as a result of colonization and then under the post-colonial Sinhala majority rule, the Thamil people were increasingly threatened. In the late 1970s, after nearly thirty years of attempted peaceful resolution to the many points of profound differences, the Thamil people began forming armed defence forces. At present, Thamil forces are consolidated in the LTTE, which continues to defend Thamil areas in a war against the Sinhala government's armed forces, "Home guards" and other armed entities. If the war in Sri Lanka is a civil war, outside states are required to be neutral- a civil war is by definition an internal affair of state. This is known as the duty of neutrality. If the war is a war of national liberation, outside states are required to support the side with the self-determination claim the Thamil side. This is because of the jus vogens nature of the right to self-determination. This does not mean that another state must provide direct aid to the Thamil people or the Thamil armed force. However, other states must not engage in any activity with the Sinhala government that in any way undermines the realization of self-determination by the Thamil people. Both parties to the armed conflict on the island of Ceylon violate the rules of armed conflict or humanitarian law. However, the mere fact that one side or the other violates humanitarian law norms does not deny either the rights or duties of combatant force. Accordingly, the LTTE may not be called a "terrorist" organization because in the course of the armed conflict, some of its soldiers have violated the rules armed conflict. In the same light the government cannot be called "terrorist" state because some of its military operations have violated the rules of armed conflict. Neither side, of course, can be considered to violate humanitarian law for carrying out military actions. I have noted "condemnation" of the LTTE by the government and others for carrying out military operations that are not prohibited in humanitarian law. For example, the LTTE shot down a number of air planes and sank a number of ships of the of the Sri Lankan forces . These actions were called "terrorist" by the government of Sri Lanka. These are not violations of humanitarian law and therefore cannot be characterised as "terrorist" . I do note, however, the rampant disregard of humanitarian rules by the government forces in , persistent and repeated military operations against hospitals, schools, market places, churches and locations with a strong historical and cultural significance to the Thamil people. I also note the difficulty in establishing the culpable party(ies) in a number of situations where the LTTE has been accused by the government of killing civilians. This is not to say the LTTE have not resorted to killing civilians. However, the fact that the government accuses the LTTE does not mean the LTTE actually carried out the acts in question. The government's rejection of impartial, international fact finding makes ascertaining the truth ever more difficult. The international court of Justice decided that all states have an obligation under Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions to, "ensure respect" for the Geneva Convention even when not directly or indirectly involved in a conflict. From my point of view, this requirement mandates at least that the international community insist that the government of Sri Lanka allow both humanitarian relief to all victims of the conflict and international, impartial fact-finding to take place."
	ANOTHR TAMIL RED CROSS WORKER KILLED IN JAFFNA by ARMY Intel ANOTHR TAMIL RED CROSS WORKER KILLED IN JAFFNA SRI LANKAN army intelligence group..since 2006 over 30 TAMIL NGO workers KILLED in Government control areas.
	The Humanitarian Mission of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces The Mavil Aru dam is safe. Water is flowing. And the Tamil Tigers(LTTE) has withdrawn after the Security Forces advanced to take over the territory which controls the flow of water to the farmers downstream of Mavil Aru. This is the latest after the Sri Lankan Air Forces bombed the LTTE positions held by the Tiger cadres in Mavil Aru territory. Kheliya Rambukwella, Government defence spokesperson, confirmed that the government is now in control of the sluice gates. The government's objective was to be in command of the sluice gates without letting the LTTE control the flow of water. The government threw in all it forces from air, land and sea to push the LTTE out of the Mavil Aru area. There were casualties on both sides. LTTE took the brunt of the attack, losing over 45 cadres. Many more were injured. The record, as it stands now, shows that the LTTE has lost unexpected number of its cadres, lost control of Mavil Aru dam and sluice gates and lost territory. The Security Forces are satisfied that despite the loss of cadres it has won a politically significant battle more than a military victory. This victory is also a defeat for Erik Solheim who was hoping to save his LTTE allies by urging both parties to withdraw to their original positions which meant conceding territory to the LTTE. The Government's refusal has paid dividends.
	Wanni Operation 26/09/08 - Tamil civilians return to cleared areas Tamil civilians return to cleared areas A group of Tamil civilians has sought protection of the security forces, escaping from the grip of the LTTE in uncleared areas. Our Special Representative Sujth Kumara reported that members of nine families arrived in Pulmuddai via the Mullaitivu sea belt in two boats, they comprised 37 members. There were 10 children and 13 women. These civilians crossed from Kallamadu in Mullaitivu, from ignoring LTTE orders and surrendered to the Army at Pulmuddai. Tens of thousands in Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi are desirous of crossing over to government controlled areas. The Security Forces and the Police are meeting their needs. They will be sheltered in welfare camps.
	Tamil Refugees trapped in the(Tiger) held areas of Vaharai Those are the people trapped in the Tamil Tiger (LTTE)terrorist held areas of Wakarai. Sandwiched between war and peace, these impoverished Tamils had undergone untold hardships in the land cursed by the so called 'sun-god' who wanted them to starve in order to win the final battle against the Sri Lankan army, thus triggering off a massive humanitarian crisis in the North and the East. Though they have prayed earnestly for help from the so called liberators, these innocent Tamils now sought refuge in the Sri Lankan army controlled areas, an area where they could live in harmony, though temporary shelters in make-shift Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. What is unfolding before our very eyes is a tragedy which the nation experienced throughout, mother with their infants, had fled the land of the sun-god braving dense jungle as all the roads leading to the Government controlled areas were heavily mined by the terrorists. At the moment the Government and the NGOs have supplied life-blood for them. However, still they need supplies of food and basic sanitary facilities such as toilets, access to drinking water and make-shift shelters. Therefore, it is the duty of all Sri Lankans to help their fellow citizens who were denied of life in the name of liberation by the 'sun-god' and his brand of militia. International Community may open their deliberately closed eyes to see the human catastrophe unfolding in the North and East which is precipitated by the terrorists positioning of their heavy weapons in residential areas and the artificial shortage of food masterminded by the LTTE denying the movements of food supplies via sea and alternative routes. It is their strategy to win over the sympathy of the International Community, the European liberal democracies and also to lift the worldwide ban on them, by creating a humanitarian tragedy and blame it on the Government. By now it is obvious that the hapless population under the claws of the Tigers are not more than mere instruments in the hands of the beatified demigods to achieve an illusive State of Eelam. The two video footages issued by the Media Center for National Security recently shows the actual conditions of the IDP camps set up by the security forces in the Batticaloa district. The first video shows the women soldiers of SL Army Women's corps engaged in uplifting the living the living standards of the IDPS whilst the second shows an interview with an elderly IDP. The IDP reveals how the LTTE has been using the innocent civilians to cover their attacks.2006/November
	Pongu Tamil Rally in support of Tamil Eelam in London UK 2008 Pongu Thamil rally symbolizes quest towards self-determination of Tamil Eelam Pongu Thamil can be described as 'awakening' 'revival' 'uprising' 'upsurge' or 'renaissance.' The word 'Pongu' is the act of boiling over of the pot of rice especially during the annual Pongal celebrations held on 14th. of January. It signifies the surge (boiling over). And the word Thamil denotes not the language but the people who speak Thamil.Pongu Thamil symbolizes the quest towards self-rule as an alternative to armed struggle. The initial driving force behind the PT uprising was the Jaffna University Students Association. It was the restless student community that unfolded the flag of peaceful protest at a time when the Jaffna populace was reeling under the military jack-boot of the Sinhala occupation army. PT uprising was a turning point in the history of the Thamil people's liberation struggle. It came to denote people's power spearheaded by radical Thamil students and ably backed by civil organizations in the Northeast. But PT success did not come easily. When Thamil students staged the Pongu Thamil uprising the war was still there. Only LTTE had declared a unilateral ceasefire for 4 months beginning 25th December, 2001. This unilateral ceasefire was not reciprocated by the Government of Sri Lanka. True to form the Sri Lankan army, which is the terror arm of the Sinhala oppressive state, was openly hostile to the peaceful rally. It used every trick in the book to intimidate, threaten, harass and break the spirit of the Jaffna University students. Thivyan who took a leading part in organizing the Pongu Thamil was arrested and thrown into prison. President Chandrika's government used Quisling groups like the EPDP to undermine and sabotage the PT. Douglas Devananda as Minister was the local Czar who exercised political control over Jaffna. And Varatharajaperumal was brought in from political exile in India and given five-star treatment. It was obvious President Chandrika was resorting to the same age-old political machinations and subterfuges employed by her predecessors to divide the Thamil side. The SLA refused to allow the holding of the PT and warned students, lecturers and residents of the dire consequences of participating in it. Nine students were arrested by the SLA to instill fear in others. On January 17, 2001 roads leading to the university were blocked off with barbed wire placed across most of the streets. SLA troops also set up roadblocks at the major entrances to the university and refused entry to the grounds for anyone who was not staff or a student. Bicycles of hundreds of participating students were confiscated, loaded onto trucks and taken away by the SLA. Identity cards of several students were confiscated and taken to the nearby Army camp. The students were told to report to the SLA to get their cards back. Despite the concerted campaign of intimidation and thuggery by SLA and EPDP to brow-beat the student community, the PT celebrations turned out to be a huge success beyond the expectations of the organizers themselves. People scaled over the walls and found ways around the blocked streets to enter the grounds, which were decorated in red and yellow bunting, and joined the celebrations. The PT sent a clear message to the Government of Sri Lanka that the LTTE is the sole representative of the Thamil people and the government should reciprocate the unilateral ceasefire declared by the LTTE and negotiate with them a just and equitable solution to the national conflict. A Declaration signed by the Jaffna University Students Association, Jaffna University Teachers Association and the organizations representing the various support staff of the university stated as follows: * "At this juncture, we raise our suppressed voices together. " * "The government must immediately stop this war. It must immediately begin meaningful and just peace talks with the Liberation Tigers." * "Through this process, we want to see a just solution that recognizes Thamil people's right to self-determination, their traditional homeland and their distinct national identity and their right to self-determination." * "We call on the international community to understand the real hopes and aspirations of our people who have long been suppressed." * "Your conscience must lead the way to finding a just and peaceful solution to the national conflict."
	LTTE :: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) LTTE: அலசல The war in Sri Lanka may be characterized as either a civil war or a war of national liberation in the exercise of the right of self- determination. A civil war exists if there is armed conflict inside one country between government armed forces and at least one other force having an identifiable command and having sufficient control over territory to carry out "sustained" and "concerted" military action and the practical capacity to fulfil humanitarian law obligations. "The LTTE has clearly met this test for more than ten years." A war of national liberation exists if armed conflict exists between the armed forces of a government against the armed forces of a people that has the right to self-determination. In my view, the war in Sri Lanka is a war of national liberation because the Thamil people have the right to self-determination. This is because the Thamil people, the original in habitants of the north and east of the island of Ceylon, had their own state complete and separate from the Sinhala state prior to colonization by the British. The Thamil people, primarily Hindu, and secondarily Christian and Muslim, speak their own language and have their own traditions and customs. The Sinhala people are primarily Buddhist, and secondarily Christian and their traditions and customs reflect that heritage. With the forced unitary rule, first as a result of colonization and then under the post-colonial Sinhala majority rule, the Thamil people were increasingly threatened. In the late 1970s, after nearly thirty years of attempted peaceful resolution to the many points of profound differences, the Thamil people began forming armed defence forces. At present, Thamil forces are consolidated in the LTTE, which continues to defend Thamil areas in a war against the Sinhala government's armed forces, "Home guards" and other armed entities. If the war in Sri Lanka is a civil war, outside states are required to be neutral- a civil war is by definition an internal affair of state. This is known as the duty of neutrality. If the war is a war of national liberation, outside states are required to support the side with the self-determination claim the Thamil side. This is because of the jus vogens nature of the right to self-determination. This does not mean that another state must provide direct aid to the Thamil people or the Thamil armed force. However, other states must not engage in any activity with the Sinhala government that in any way undermines the realization of self-determination by the Thamil people. Both parties to the armed conflict on the island of Ceylon violate the rules of armed conflict or humanitarian law. However, the mere fact that one side or the other violates humanitarian law norms does not deny either the rights or duties of combatant force. Accordingly, the LTTE may not be called a "terrorist" organization because in the course of the armed conflict, some of its soldiers have violated the rules armed conflict. In the same light the government cannot be called "terrorist" state because some of its military operations have violated the rules of armed conflict. Neither side, of course, can be considered to violate humanitarian law for carrying out military actions. I have noted "condemnation" of the LTTE by the government and others for carrying out military operations that are not prohibited in humanitarian law. For example, the LTTE shot down a number of air planes and sank a number of ships of the of the Sri Lankan forces . These actions were called "terrorist" by the government of Sri Lanka. These are not violations of humanitarian law and therefore cannot be characterised as "terrorist" . I do note, however, the rampant disregard of humanitarian rules by the government forces in , persistent and repeated military operations against hospitals, schools, market places, churches and locations with a strong historical and cultural significance to the Thamil people. I also note the difficulty in establishing the culpable party(ies) in a number of situations where the LTTE has been accused by the government of killing civilians. This is not to say the LTTE have not resorted to killing civilians. However, the fact that the government accuses the LTTE does not mean the LTTE actually carried out the acts in question. The government's rejection of impartial, international fact finding makes ascertaining the truth ever more difficult. The international court of Justice decided that all states have an obligation under Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions to, "ensure respect" for the Geneva Convention even when not directly or indirectly involved in a conflict. From my point of view, this requirement mandates at least that the international community insist that the government of Sri Lanka allow both humanitarian relief to all victims of the conflict and international, impartial fact-finding to take place."
	Katunayake Airbase Attack On Tuesday, July 23, 2001 at 3:30am, a strike team consisting of fourteen members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam infiltrated the Katunayake Airbase and commenced a 10 hour assault on the Sri Lankan Air Force. This battle caused the largest amount of financial loss to the Sri Lankan Army in the 18 years of the Tamil Eelam separatist conflict. The total financial loss was estimated by the Sri Lankan government to be $375 million USD. The meticulously planned attack by the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) targeted SriLanka Airlines aircraft parked on the apron and another foreign-owned cargo plane was spared. When the battle was over 14 members of the LTTE, 7 soldiers of the Sri Lankan Air Force had been killed. There were no civilian casualties. The confidence of the Sri Lankan military had been shattered. Ten Squadron" Bombing Runs Sri Lanka had newly assembled an aerial bombardment fleet known as "Ten Squadron". It consisted of thirteen Kfirs and eight MIG-27s. Katunayake that had the most suitable infrastructure in terms of tarmac and runway facility for smooth multi-level take offs and landings for these aircraft, particularly the supersonic MIGs and Kfirs. Though the Katunayake attack had been put together in the year 2000 the LTTE had refrained from implementation because the LTTE had been observing a unilateral ceasefire. The Kumaratunga regime rejected the LTTEs peace offer and pursued war. It launched operation 'Agni Kheela' on April 24 which ended in failure. The turning point came when the government embarked on a massive bombing spree in the North on June 30, under the flimsy pretext that it was necessary to preempt an offensive planned by the Tigers to retake Jaffna. The LTTE denied this vehemently and issued a statement on July 2, warning the government that it must bear the consequences for the unwarranted air raids. Meanwhile some Air force personnel came to the playground after electricity supply was resumed to check out the "picnickers". There were none. Empty soft drink cans, food parcel remains and biscuit and chocolate wrappers were strewn around. The Air force personnel did not suspect anything and told the residents who complained that the "picnickers" must have left after their "bajaw" and returned. This was a security lapse with grave consequences. The Tiger squad reached a point about 400 metres from the outer fence behind the Air base. There was an open stretch of land between the fence and the outskirts of the coconut grove that was a "no go zone' as it was heavily mined. Also the fence was too was electronically activated and could electrocute intruders. There was however a drainage canal that was partly sub - terranean. This was to prevent flooding of the runways and tarmac during rainy season. The water flowed through to a nearby marshy lagoon. It was stone dry now. The Tigers now began to crawl through this drainage canal towards the base. The advance column infiltrated the outer limits of the base through the canal and deactivated the electronic fence. The barbed wire was then cut systematically. Thereafter the entire team with their weapons and equipment got inside the base perimeter. The next step was to fix explosives to the three transformers. The Tigers had accurate maps and diagrams of the installation and knew exactly where everything was. Some Tigers also moved towards the hangars and prepared to explode the aircraft within. At 3:15AM a single subdued shot was fired by one of the Tigers. Air force sentries heard it and were puzzled but did not react sharply. It is presumed that the shot was some form of signal to the squad which divided itself into three main groups. The electric transformers were blown up in rapid succession from 3:30 to 3:35AM. The Air base was enveloped in darkness. The Air force did not suspect anything at even this stage. Along with electricity board men attempts were on to check out and restore powers supply again. There were 350 Air force personnel of all categories in the base at the time of attack. While total darkness reigned the Tiger squad moved out in three directions. One went clandestinely to the Airport terminal and climbed on top of the control tower roof. One went inside the hangar premises and started implanting explosives. The third went towards the tarmac and commenced affixing explosives.