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Heavy fighting in Northern Front, 20 SLA killed - LTTE
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 17 Nov 2008 13:21:10 GMT Report for Abuse
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His Excellency the President and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa today (November 17) extended the service of Army Commander Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka for one year.
Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka who is known to be one of the most battle hardened officers in the Army and an exemplary infantryman, became Army's chief on 6th December 2005. Under his leadership, the Sri Lanka Army has been able to turn the tide in the Sri Lanka's war on terror by liberating the Eastern Province from the clutches of LTTE terror. Starting from Mavil Aru in mid-2006, the Army has achieved historic victories over the terrorists at Sampur, Vakarai, Thoppigala, Silavattura, Madhu, Vidathalthivu, Pooneryn, and Mankulama battles.
General Fonseka sustained serious injuries when an LTTE suicide bomber made an attempt on his life on 25th April 2006.
The service extension given to Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka comes into effect from 18th December 2008. |
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 17 Nov 2008 13:27:53 GMT Report for Abuse
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karuna aka kokila gunawardene read this article even acrocodile in tamil elam will not spare the enemies of tamil elam
They met this unusual experience operating behind enemy lines, while crossing Mandakadal Aru, which flows to the sea between 9th and 10th mileposts on the A-32 Road. On that day, four 8-man teams from the Second Commando Regiment had infiltrated the northern reaches of this rivulet. Their objective was to prepare the ground for induction of more infantry units into the region. Tigers sensing something amiss had surrounded the area. When their search dogs stumbled on one 8-man team, a clash erupted. In the firefight, LCpl Ambanwala was killed and another injured. They had immediately begun withdrawing along the river bank with the body of the corporal and the wounded colleague. After covering about a kilometer, they had stopped to treat their injured colleague. But the four teams had not been able to stop for very long, as they again heard voices of LTTE cadres encircling the area.
Their only route of escape was across the crocodile infested rivulet, which, due to recent rains, was now 15 to 20 feet deep. Even attempting to swim across the river was a problem, as they had to take their wounded colleague with them. A rope one of them carried too, was not long enough, to be tied to trees on either side of the river, to facilitate their crossing. Then, they had removed their trousers and tied them together to lengthen the rope. Finally, when one of the commandos tried to swim across the river, to tie the rope to a tree on the other side, he had been nearly snatched away by a crocodile.
Overcoming all these obstacles, three teams had crossed the river, but, before the fourth could cross safely, the pursuing Tiger reinforcements had fired at them, forcing them to swim across. Four members of this team managed to swim across to safety, but two others were lost, including its leader. This is just one of many untold stories of many encounters that the galant fighting men face on a daily basis, in their endeavour to save the country from the LTTE.
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 17 Nov 2008 13:54:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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| T force has gone crazy ..poor guy a life time gone waste .. |
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Toyota,
fantasy eken thapal lipinaya ganna mama danne neha, mokada karanne? |
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Sinhala friends here,
amathaka karanta epa-!
Please translate that for me :) |
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Army Chief s term extended
The term of Army Commander Sarath Fonseka has been extended by President Mahinda Rajapaksa by one year.
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 17 Nov 2008 14:17:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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