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In 1999, elite SLA divisions (53 and 55) arrived in Vavunia in sarongs..! :P

ZTTE start again there crying braodcasting service in Europ and name it as THIRI SANAM..... :-)

..er..ello, ello..folks..u there folks?..oops..thought you all got arrsted folks..ello..yes..terrible folks..glad you escaped folks..so..we ar thirisanam..yes..thats us folks..yea we know its unbelievable..but its true folks..ello..elo..u hear us folks?..good folks..u know folks....we get banned everywhere folks..ello..yes..banned..we start, they ban..what to do folks..we start another..so tune in when you can folks..cos this too might get banned and go off air tomorrow..who knows folks..ello..ello..yes folks...thats thirisanam folks..so, if you ar not arrested, keep tuning in folks..yes..ello..yes..catch you tomorrow then folks..noo..not the canadian mounted police or Italian policia folks..I mean, we will meet you thru Thirisanam tomorrow..if we are still here that is, folks..bye folks..'

Azubowan! Vazakkam! Namazthey! We are now Tamizh Eezham Pvt Ltd!

By SDS

When nothing works, why not try a name change? Bankrupted businesses try this stunt sometimes, in the hope that ill winds would change yielding better fortunes in future.

And what better example of a bankrupted business than the business of the Liberation of Tamil Tigers of Eelam Pvt Ltd?

Hounded through out the world, vilified in every country, scorned and despised in their own motherland, this sinking ship called LTTE has suddenly decided to order a fresh coat of paint! Thus the pie in the sky named Tamil Eelam has suddenly metamorphosed in to a tongue twister called Tamizh Eezham . One wonders who is advising Sun God in this re-branding and re-launching of Tamizh Eezham.

u like reminiscing the good old days when LTTP had the capability to overrun strategic camps ? LOL

Theepan is DEAD

while a southern Indian dynasty seized power in the north and established the Tamil kingdom in the 14th century

Army marches to block LTTE sea supply route (Daily Mirror)

The undeclared Eelam War IV has now reached a decisive juncture as the Armed Forces have been successful in laying siege to the LTTE s strongest Sea Tiger Base, Vedithalthivu in the North Western coast. The LTTE h+ad always depended on the Vedithalathivu base for logistical support to the North and Wanni battle fronts, especially since it was used for unloading arms and ammunition that were brought in from Tamil Nadu.

On Monday (30), Task Force 1 which was carrying out operations in the Mannar battle front moved further towards the North East of Mannar and linked up with the 57 Division troops, who had come from the south of Periyamadu.

Both fronts linked up in parallel to a road that leads to Vedithalathivu from the A-9 road. Between the 58 Division (Mannar front) and 57 Division (Vavuniya front) there was a huge stretch of land bordering the north east of Giant Tank towards the Periyamadu area. The troops however, did not carry out any large scale military operations in this jungle area, but instead their strategy was to carry out operations in the surrounding area.The two fronts linked up at Periyamadu, and with this operation the entire stretch came under military control which now extends from north and south of Periyamadu, up to the Giant Tank.

With this success, the troops have now, brought under their control some 148 square kilomtres of land in the Mannar district including the 120 square kilomtres of the Rice Bowl. Presently the military s forward defense lines leading from Vavuniya to Mannar is more than 70 kilomtres long. This has been achieved since the launch of the Mannar operation last year.

On October 7, 2007, after forming the 58 Division under the Commandership of Brigadier Shavindra Silva, Army Commander Sarath Fonseka ordered the division to launch an operation to capture the entire Mannar district up to Vedithalathivu as a first step twards proceeding to the Kilinochchi.

The initial operation was launched to capture Silawathurai area located south of the main Mannar-Anuradhapura main road. In November in the same year, troops were able to gain full control of the entire Silawathurai area confining the LTTE to the north of the Mannar-Anuradhapura road.

In December last year, plans were mapped out to take over Vedithalathivu. The strategy adopted was similar to that in the liberation of the eastern province. The military launched the operation by sending several contingents with a small number of soldiers to the enemy lines and causing heavy damage to LTTE cadres and their bunkers. The main purpose of these operations was to kill as many LTTE cadres as possible but not capture land. Another objective of the small operations was to gain control of one of the country s large tracts of paddy lands. According to ground sources, although the military had several opportunities to capture strategically important camps on many occasions, the troops did not immediately capture them, but adopted a wait and see policy before launching a massive onslaught against a large number of LTTE strongholds.

Due to this strategy, on an average more than 20 LTTE cadres were killed almost daily and a large number of others were injured.

Three Brigades-581,582 and 583 commenced their operations from Manthai towards Thirukesthiswaram, Palakkuli and Uyilankulam- Parappakandal areas and in less than two months they gained full control of these areas.

Since then, the military has captured several strategically important LTTE held areas including Alankulama, Andankulama, Alakaddiveli, Parappakandal, Parappukadatan, Papamoddai, Odupallam, Neduvarampu, Kannaputtukulama and Vannakulama.

On May 9 soldiers captured Adampan town after weeks of fierce fighting in the area. On June 24 troops dominated areas in north of Adampan -Mullikkandal, Minnaniranchan and Marattikannaddi.

On June 29 afternoon the army took total control over the entire Mannar 'Rice Bowl' area denying the terrorists its main and heavily fortified defences on the Mannar front. The total area brought under control is approximately 120 square kilometres, which mainly consists the country's most fertile paddy fields. Statistics show, that the biggest paddy harvest in 1991 came from the Rice Bowl in Mannar.

The capture of the Mannar 'Rice Bowl' and adjacent areas has denied the LTTE 12 kilometres of the A-32 Mannar- Pooneryn main road, in addition to the Uyilankulama - Adampan and Uyilankulama - Andankulama main roads, considered as the LTTE's main supply routes from the North.

According to Brigadier Shavindra Silva, General Officer Command 58 Division, quoting monitored LTTE transmissions, some 2058 LTTE cadres were killed and 1208 cadres injured since the fighting broke out in the Mannar district in September last year. However he said that according to ground troops approximately 2243 cadres had been killed.

Among them, self styled 26 Lt. Colonels , 85 Majors and 99 Captains of the LTTE were killed during this period. Also159 civilians in the uncleared areas have sought military protection in the Mannar district during this same period.