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Wanni Battle will Re-Write the Sri Lankan Military History

[Monday, 05 January 2009, 20:27 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

The politically motivated Sri Lankan military was occupied Killinochchi town on 2nd of January. This is due to the biggest ever offensive operation launched by the Sri Lankan armed forces called as "Wanni Operation"; this operation had started in February 2007 and not yet come to an end but dragging on for more than 23 months. However, Killinochchi was vacated by LTTE few days ago and LTTE shift their fighters and heavy weapons to further north east.

Sri Lankan Forces Occupies ghost town; Tamils Continue to bear the Brunt of Genocidal War

[Monday, 05 January 2009, 20:30 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

There was great jubilation and euphoria, as reported in some Sri Lankan and Indian media, when the racist Sinhala Army occupied Kilinochichi. I wonder whether those celebrating knew exactly what they were happy about. Were they celebrating the capture of Kilinochchi or the victory of the Sri Lankan army over the LTTE? If it was the former, Kilinochchi was not captured by the army; it was vacated by the LTTE. The Tigers were facing not only the Sri Lankan army but also the weaponry provided by Pakistan, China, US and India.

Sri Lanka and the Dark Side of Democracy

[Monday, 05 January 2009, 20:35 GMT+01:00] [TamilGuardian]

According to a poll by private research group, TNS Lanka, over 75% of people were firmly in favour of military action to answer the Tamil question.While western policy makers insist that the military offensives are about ‘terrorism’, not the status of the Tamils, the top flight Sri Lankan leadership see no such distinction.

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Schools in Vanni still being occupied by IDPs, not reopening soon

[05 January 2009, 20:40 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

Study of students are being seriously affected as authorities are failing to reopen schools in Vanni as internally displaced people (IDPs) are still staying there as refugees, according to different sources.

Tamil Nadu BJP ask India to lift the ban on LTTE

[05 January 2009, 20:22 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a senior member, Mr. Vaithylingam asked India to lift the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at the BJP General meeting in Tamil Nadu. He also asked friends in Tamil Nadu Congress Party not to allow the past unfortunate events to completely annihilate the entire Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka.

Japan joins US to call for a political solution in Sri Lanka

[05 January 2009, 20:17 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

Sri Lanka's top donor, Japan was cautious on Monday after the Tamil Tiger rebels' capital fell, with an official saying that only a political solution could resolve the island's ethnic war.

Why the conflicts in Gaza and Sri Lanka will continue

[05 January 2009, 20:13 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

AS SRI Lankan Government soldiers occupied the Tamil Tigers' stronghold of Kilinochchi, Israeli soldiers began to enter Gaza. One case represents a separatist movement in perhaps the final throes of a failed struggle for independence; the other the administration of a territory about to be pushed from power.

Consume with Common-sense

[04 January 2009, 20:47 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

Killinochchi Town has been conquered by the Sinhala armed forces; naturally, in the process, some Tamils’ moral has been dampened. That said, were Tamils taken by surprise? A quick scan through all the articles we have published on the topic, from September onwards, would indicate otherwise. We do not have “special sources”; we systematically report, and analyse, information available in the public domain. Here, we discuss how the battle is being reported in the Colombo media.

TNA accuses Colombo of war crimes

[04 January 2009, 20:38 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

Describing several recent escalation in incidents where Sri Lanka Armed Forces have targetted Tamil civilian during festive days between Christmas and Thaipongal, Tamil National Alliance (TNA), in a press release issued today, said that the "stringent economic, food and medical embargos on the war affected areas," ..."are not only War Crimes in contravention of the Geneva Conventions but are also a part of a policy of Genocide that the Sri Lankan State has been carrying out against the Tamil people."

Fierce Fighting in Paranthan Kills 60 SF & Injures 100

[04 January 2009, 20:25 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) counter attacked the Sri Lankan security forces (SF) advancement from Paranthan area from Sunday morning using heavy artillery, mortars, attack helicopters, air crafts and battle tanks against the LTTE, according to the LTTE sources in Vanni.

Thirumavalavan blasts New Delhi for sending Indian Naval Personnel to Mullaiththeevu

[05 January 2009, 20:38 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

President of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) in Tamil Nadu, Thirumavalavan, today (Monday) heavily came down on Indian government for sending civil clothed Indian naval personnel to Mullaiththeevu through the Chennai international airport.

UPA government "humiliating" Tamil Nadu charges PMK

[05 January 2009, 20:18 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) on Monday charged the Indian UPA government with "humiliating" Tamil Nadu and the DMK government in the state by not taking steps to ensure a ceasefire in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan Navy Attacks 20 Tamil Nadu Fishermen

[05 January 2009, 20:15 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

Sri Lankan navy personals attacked at least 20 Tamil Nadu fishermen who were fishing near the disputed area of Kachaitivu. Sri Lankan Navy personals known to harass Tamil Nadu fishermen, by attacking, and throwing their, ice boxes, nets catches back into the sea and damaging their fishing gears.

REPORTS ON ARMED CONFLICT IN TAMIL EELAM

[04 January 2009, 22:13 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

Lift ban on the LTTE: Tamil Nadu BJP

[04 January 2009, 20:40 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

The Tamil Nadu unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the principal opposition party in India, has given clear indications of the necessity for lifting the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam according to news reports in the Indian media. Vaithiyalingam, a senior BJP leader and member of the party's national general council, proposed this idea.

SF fires Barrages of Shells in Vanni; Injures 13 Civilians

[04 January 2009, 20:31 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

Heavy barrages of shells were fired by the government forces on the Murasumoaddai, Pulliyampokkanai, Vaddakkachchi and Tharmapuram, east of Paranthan and Killinochchi Sunday after 3:00 p.m., causing injuries to at least 13 civilians, according to medical sources at Tharmapuram hospital. Hospital sources says severe shortages of blood due to very heavy casualties among civilians in recent days due to shelling and bombardments by the government forces.

Manmohan Singh Coalition Government Betrayed the Sri Lankan Tamils - CPI

[04 January 2009, 20:23 GMT+01:00] [InfoTamil]

The Communist Party of India (CPI), the National general secretary, D. Rajah, said the Manmohan Singhâ UPA government betrayed the Sri Lankan Tamils. He said, now that Sri Lankan President declared victory of war after the Killinochchi occupation, Prime Minister now should be openly asked him to stop the war which kills innocent civilians in Vanni. He asked whether Indian government under Manmohan Singh is waiting for the war to end in Sri Lanka.

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'Annals of history'

The message of "veiled racism" in Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s remarks Friday in his telecast address announcing the capture of Ki'linochchi town, betrayed the true intentions of him and his ilk, camouflaged in saintly wordings against separatism, terrorism, racism, North-South war etc, to hoodwink the outside world, writes a regular academic commentator to TamilNet from Colombo.

Vanni Thamil Forum calls UN Secretary to intervene and take meaningful steps.

The President and secretary of the Vanni Thamil Forum in a letter to the UN Gen. Secretary Mr .Ban Ki Moon has drawn the attention of the heavy bombing and artillery causalities and deaths in Vanni of Sri Lanka. While congratulating the Gen.Secy for his condemnation of the Israeli attacks on the Palestinian civilians and reminds a similar condemnation of the Sri Lankan attacks on Vanni is sill wanting, though in comparison Vanni atrocities are not in the least to ignore. An array of the images of the injured has also been sent.

Killinochchi Conquered

Conventional battle for Killinochchi comes to an end -FOLLOWING months of fierce fighting, the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) finally captured Killinochchi Town from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on 02 January. Sinhala South erupted in jubilation as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) declared an end to the Tamils’ “dream” of self governance and the SLA drew parallels to an apparent thirteenth century battle between “Tamil invaders” and “native Sinhalese”. Here, we discuss the implications of the fall of Killinochchi.

SRI LANKA: The gruesome treatment of a woman ¡V abduction of children and threats to lawyers appeari

SRI LANKA: The gruesome treatment of a woman ¡V abduction of children and threats to lawyers appearing for alleged terrorists brought to the notice UN General Secretary ,

A protest to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Colombo, Oswald Gomis by Brian Senewiratne

“As you well know, LTTE is trying to make use of this human shield for their protection and the government has insisted that these people should be released to come to the safer or liberated areas, but this is not allowed to happen. So there is so much of suffering.

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