Stewart Bell of the National Post is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable Western reporters about the Tamils of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of  Tamil Eelam . The Canadian reporter now in Sri Lanka covering his favorite story asked a Tamil woman in a hospital with a 17 days old infant with bullet [...]

Wanni Operation Video, 3rd May 2009

by Ranil WIJAYAPALA
Last week the Security Forces faced one of the most challenging tasks in their efforts to defeat LTTE terrorism, when a large influx of civilians commenced arriving in Government controlled areas in Vanni.
On the one hand, it was a sigh a sigh of relief for the Security Forces though it entailed an added [...]

The LTTE terrorists attacked a bus carrying Tamil civilians with a hand grenade and small arms fire killing one and injuring over 13 others at 1.30 AM today at Pulliyankualam (Feb 14).
According to the defence sources, the bus was transporting a group of IDPs recently fled from the LTTE clutches in Wanni from Kilinochchi to [...]

 
Their feet are swollen and filled with mud and dust as if their legs were plastered up to their knees. They have crossed waterways and muddy terrains under the cover of darkness after dodging the LTTE cadres manning the ‘hell’ gates of the uncleared areas.
They were all carrying baggage, children their school bags and others [...]

THE ARMY, in response to humanitarian concerns that had been brought to the notice, announced demarcation of a new 12-km long SAFE ZONE along the western boundary of the MULLAITTIVU lagoon, effective from Thursday (12th February 2009) afternoon, the Army Headquarters declared. 
The 12-km long strip, beginning from the northwest of VADDUVAKAL (09 17 26.60 N & [...]

With the Sri Lanka Army now poised to finish off the Tigers on the Vanni front, a tripartite agreement to evacuate 160 sick and wounded from Putumattalan, on the north-eastern coast today (Feb 12) is likely to be the last organised evacuation.
Authoritative military sources said further evacuation of civilians was unlikely in view of the [...]

The LTTE which has been disappointed with the way the exodus of civilians fleeing from the Tiger controlled area, have forced the civilians to go further North East of Puthukuduyiruppu and South of Chalai in their bid to keep them under their control for a long period, military sources told  yesterday.
“The LTTE had pushed the [...]

Wanni Operation Video, 11th Feb 2009

Wanni Operation Video