Archive for November 14th, 2008

Secondary investigations to identify those who assaulted Mervyn - CID

The CID told the Colombo Magistrate today that they had initiated secondary investigations into the Rupavahini incident to identify those responsible for damaging property and assaulting Labour Minister Mervyn Silva.

Courtesy: Dailymirror

England team plays first ODI of the series against India today

The first One Day International (ODI) cricket match against India and England commenced today at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot today (14).

The England captain won the toss and invited the Indian team to bat first. India at the end of the 35th over has scored 225 for the loss of 2 wickets.

The opening two Indian batsmen Sehwag and G Gambhir were balled out by Patel while S K Raina and Yuvaraj Singh remains in the wicket with 38 runs and 41runs each.

Courtesy: Lankapuvath

Prabhakaran is in waterloo -MP Muralitharan

Parliamentarian Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan said that Sri Lankan Government’s political will and military planning will defeat terrorists.

He made these comments in an interview with Reuters in Colombo.

Muralitharan said the LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran, about to be captured.

Muralitharan expressed that Prabhakaran has an autocratic policy and never respect others opinions.

He added that the power granted to the military is the key success of the Army’s battlefield and President Mahinda Rajapaksa has given the Army necessary freedom of operations.

Muralitharan said there is an unprecedented momentum in Army offensives and Army will be able to capture Kilinochchi shortly.

Courtesy: Lankapuvath

Army 57 Div maneuvering to Kilinochchi

A field commander issuing orders to the troops in front - Akkarayankulam (07 Nov)

The Army 57 division , operating on the main axis of the Wanni theatre of operations are now successfully maneuvering towards the Kilinochchi town, the administrative hub of the LTTE terrorists, say the defence sources.

Daylong clashes were reported yesterday (Nov 13) as troops of 571 and 572 brigades marched further northwards destroying LTTE positions along the western boundary of the Kilinochchi built-up.

Troops had a series of confrontations with the terrorists in the South Pudimurippukulam area, about 6 Km North of Akkarayankualm tank bund . Intercepted LTTE radio transmissions confirmed heavy damages to the terrorists. Troops found one body of an LTTE cadre and 3 T-56 riffles during subsequent search operations.

Meanwhile , the foremost fighting elements 571 brigade attacked a group of terrorists in the Adampan area , 9 Km north of Akkarayankulam tank bund in the evening hours. Intercepted LTTE radio transmissions confirmed severe damages to the terrorists. Also, troops of 574 brigade operating on the eastern flank of the Kilinochchi front engaged terrorists in the Mankulam area at several occasions during daytime.

Meanwhile , intercepted LTTE radio transmissions revealed that senior LTTE leader called “Lieutenant Colonel Kali Arasan” was killed in clashes on Wednesday (Nov 12)

Courtesy: Ministry of Defence

Task Force 1 nearing Task Accomplished; terrorists fast loosing the battle of Pooneryn

The Army Task Force 1 (TF 1) is making a rapid progress in the Western Kilinochchi battlefront in terms of both ground gains and attrition caused to enemy, reveal the battlefield sources.

Troops completed mop up operations in the strategically located Devils Point area yesterday (Nov 13) and declared the area fully liberated. With this achievement prominent Sea Tiger strongholds at Kiranchi, Vallaipadu and Palavi fell to the Army. Troops having outflanked the terrorists in the Devil’s Point, cramped them into the triangular shaped projection of the mainland to the sea during last few days.

Meanwhile, the main thrust of the TF 1 directed at the Pooneryn LTTE bastion has successfully negotiated the marshlands of Pooneryn and positioned itself just 500 m behind the Pooneryn- Paranathan road (B-69) at an undisclosed location.

According to the battlefield reports, heavy clashes have occurred on the south of Malapukualm in the Nallur area last evening. Troops following the clashes found 3 bodies of slain LTTE cadres, one T-56 riffle, 4 hand grenades, one radio communication set and 2 pouches.

In the South Nivil area troops battled the terrorist during the daytime and found one T-56 riffle , one radio communication set and one hand grenade. Troops claimed heavy damages to the terrorists during the clashes. Also, a similar confrontation was reported from the Putuaddamoddai area around 6.10 PM.

In the Chempankundu area troops found a T-56 riffle, a radio communication set, and a hand grenade following a confrontation occurred in the morning hours.

The TF 1 was raised early this year to liberated the northwestern coast of the Island that runs from Mannar to Pooneryn. Accomplishment of this mission will deny the terrorist use of sea lines of communication across the Palk Strait and open a land route to the Jaffna Peninsula from the southern mainland. At present, the TF1 keeps its forward boundaries just 7 km behind Pooneryn.

Courtesy: Ministry of Defence