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Sri Lanka says sinks rebel boats in clash
Monday, 25 September 2006 - 9:53 AM SL Time
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Sri Lanka`s navy sank 11 Tamil Tiger vessels and killed dozens of rebels in a fierce five-hour battle overnight, the military said on Monday, a fortnight after the foes agreed to resume peace talks to halt renewed civil war.
The navy believes a top Tiger naval commander was killed or injured during the clash at sea around 50 miles (80 km) north of the strategic northeastern harbour of Trincomalee -- one of the most serious naval battles since a 2002 ceasefire that now lies in tatters.
`There were 25 Sea Tiger boats sailing south. Eleven boats were sunk, and about 70 cadres were killed,` said Chief Inspector of Police Percy Perera of the Centre for National Security. He said five navy sailors were hurt in the clash.
`Fourteen Tiger craft fled towards (their northeastern base at) Mullaithivu, five of those boats on tow,` he added. `They were trying to bring in reinforcements and weapons.`
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam were not immediately available for comment on the incident, which comes days after a suspected rebel front threatened to recapture recently lost territory on the southern lip of Trincomalee harbour.
However the Tigers have denied any involvement in the distribution of leaflets warning residents to leave immediately ahead of a rebel offensive.
Thousands of Muslims driven away by fighting in August have fled their homes for the second time in as many months in the wake of the threat, and aid workers say the military is preventing thousands more from leaving the area.
The government has ordered families who spent weeks in emergency shelters and schools in nearby towns to return to the Mutur area, and has closed down and cleared away refugee camps that local communities said were disrupting their lives.
With sporadic fighting and shelling continuing nearby, aid workers said the resettlement was done too soon.
`The haste in resettlement was obviously to show the world that the Sri Lankan government is in control of Mutur,` the rebels said on their official website www.ltteps.org, accusing the military of printing the warning leaflets as a ruse.
The Tigers and the government have both told peace broker Norway they are prepared to meet for talks after a five-month deadlock to end a new chapter of civil war that has killed hundreds of civilians, troops and rebels since late July.
However, analysts and diplomats are skeptical the talks will actually happen, and fear a war that has killed more than 65,000 people since 1983 will grind on unless the two sides address the core issues: Human rights abuses by both sides and the rebels` central demand for a separate homeland for minority Tamils in the north and east.
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Sandman
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 25 Sep 2006 03:02:41 GMT Report for Abuse
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Does anyone know why the SLAF has not been able to finish off the sea-tigers ?
These boats must reach shore somewhere... |
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 25 Sep 2006 03:03:22 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Another tactical withdrawal (to the bottom of the sea) by the LTTE? |
Piyal
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25 Sep 2006 03:04:18 GMT Report for Abuse
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'We are ready for Unconditional Talks' LTTE
'We extend Unilateral humanitarian measures even for LTTE carders' Mahinda at UN council
'LTTE will defeat SLA when it comes to full scale war' Thamil Chelvam
quotes of the day, and the list goes on....
Mr. Brown, didn't I submit this news ??? |
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25 Sep 2006 03:05:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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Eelam Nazis
Because of these recent 'victories' we suggest that you adopt the new eelam flag shown at the following link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJeKfiu8ggY&mode=related&search= |
Sandman
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25 Sep 2006 03:06:18 GMT Report for Abuse
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Did velu say year 2006 is the 'Final War' or did he say 'Year of the 'Tactical Withdrawal' ?
Now where the hell is bark-bark-bark-whine-whine-whine-chella ? |
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 25 Sep 2006 03:08:56 GMT Report for Abuse
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Did velu say year 2006 is the 'Final War' or did he say 'Year of the 'Tactical Withdrawal' ?
Now where the hell is bark-bark-bark-whine-whine-whine-chella ?
Hey sandyman, your first post was the correct question, now put a little bit more effort into that thought and take it to its logical conclusion... |
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25 Sep 2006 03:11:44 GMT Report for Abuse
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Galle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJeKfiu8ggY&mode=related&search=
Watch the invective from some psychotic gook gone ballistic in response to the site. The venom is so harsh, the guy probably bent over and bit himself in the tail..
You'd die laughing reading the moron blowing up.. |
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25 Sep 2006 03:16:10 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Is that fierce Jeyanathan brigade gone into multi-prong action yet? |
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