The three year long effort by the Sri Lankan Security Forces to eradicate LTTE terrorism has reached its climax as troops engaged in the final battle to rescue the last batch of civilians kept hostage by the Tiger terrorists entered into its most crucial stages as of yesterday (May 14, 2009) with troops operating in [...]

Below is a simple comparison of the satellite images in a report produced by the Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights project as part of the Science and Human Rights Program (SHRP; http://shr.aaas.org) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Top image claim to be was taken after the so called shelling by the [...]

 
LTTE terror leaders hiding among the civilians held hostage in the Fire Zone and media sympathetic to the terrorists have once again have misinformed the international community by circulating fabricated stories alleging that the security forces fired heavy weapons at the NFZ.
Sri Lanka Defence Ministry has categorically denied these fabricated stories, published on pro LTTE [...]

 
by Ranil Wijayapala
The final thrust on the last batch of LTTE cadres including Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran aimed at rescuing the remaining civilians, reached one of the most decisive phases as of yesterday with troops making speedy progress within the last 48 hours with the 58 Division following a fierce battle capturing the LTTE’s last [...]

Sri Lanka Army, now in full control of more than two thirds of the existing Puthumathalan “New Safety Zone”, Friday (8) afternoon officially announced the re-demarcation of the “New Safety Zone”, restricting to the strip, south of Karayamillivaikkal including Vellamullivaikkal with an area of some 2  km in length and 1.5 km  in width, the [...]

Wanni Operation Video, 3rd May 2009

The advance of the troops towards the remaining areas under the control of the LTTE is set to be expedited with the 58 Division troops capturing another earth bund yesterday paving the way for the 53 Division advancing along the A-35 road to join with the 58 Division and advance further southwards in the No [...]

Wanni Operation Video, 27th April 2009

Sri Lankan forces rescued a total of 39081 civilians held hostage by the LTTE terrorists in the No Fire Zone, yesterday (Apr 20).
Figures released by the Defence Ministry says, 31027 civilians were rescued by Army 58 Division manning the defence line in Puthumathalan West, whereas another 5863 civilians were rescued by troops of 55 Division. [...]

Sri Lanka yesterday witnessed a monumental landmark in its history when the country’s Security Forces succeeded in pulling off the biggest known human rescue mission at any time anywhere in the world.
Tens of thousands of civilians who were held prisoners by the LTTE, yesterday, breathed the fresh air of freedom thanks to one of the [...]