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Road is hard but victory is certain, says Gotabhaya
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 7 Sep 2008 09:51:24 GMT Report for Abuse
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what about sinthaka and CaptainAhab
did not see them around :) captain must be in vanni killing hell of terrorists,sinthala must been in provincial elections bringing victory for MR:) |
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On Tuesday morning, troops of 4 Sinha Regiment, attached to 571 Brigade attacked the Tiger defence lines in Vannarikulam. Armed with light anti-tank weapons and high explosive RPGs, they delivered a swift attack. They dislodged the defending Tiger cadres, capturing 600 meters of the defence line.
The Charlie team led by Lieutenants Mangala Rajada and Saminda Thiranagama and the Delta Team led by Captain Malinga Jayasuriya broke into enemy defence lines from two directions, capturing a portion of the defence line. By the noon, the Tigers delivered a fierce counter attack on the troops holding the new positions.
Heavy mortar barrage
Artillery guns which were generally directed towards the Northern defence lines were turned to Akkarayankulam. Heavy mortar barrage rained on the troops. The LTTE attacked the troops holding positions from three directions, attacking in the form of waves, a tested strategy of the LTTE. Close quarter battles raged.
During the fierce fighting, some units of the 4 Singha Regiment were cut off from the rest. They were encircled and pinned down by the Tigers, according to some military sources.
Lt Saminda Thiranagama was killed in the fighting and Captain Jayasuriya was caught in a booby trap.
Scores of soldiers went missing. Later, the LTTE handed over the remains of 30 soldiers through the ICRC.
According to military sources, nearly 50 soldiers were killed in the fighting and 120 wounded. Four Singha Regiment took the brunt of the Tiger attack. Twenty of its soldiers were killed. 68 were wounded in action, many of them are walking wounded-Only 12 classified as P1, critical serious injuries. Eleven soldiers from Ten CLI are also among the dead.
The LTTE had been tight lipped over its casualties. However, guerrilla propaganda machinery was at work around the clock. They splashed the pictures of the corpses of the soldiers retrieved by the guerrillas.
Earlier on Monday night, units of 11 Ceylon Light Infantry attacked the Tiger defence lines near Nachchikudah coast, capturing 500 meters of the line. Fierce fighting raged as the Tigers called for reinforcement from Pooneryn.
The battle raged till the following morning. Both sides are said to have suffered heavy casualties.
Many stories of the valour of the soldiers in the last week s bitter battles are making rounds in military circles. Several small groups of soldiers, holding the newly captured positions, could not link up with the other units in the face of the fierce counter attack by the Tigers.
They fought till the last bullet. The young lieutenant Thiranagama who commanded the Charlie team on a raid on the Tiger defence line was wounded in action last month. But he reported to duty in a week to take part one of the most risky mission.
On Wednesday, army commander Lt General Sarath Fonseka summoned the 58 Division Commander Brigadier Shavindra Silva and Special Forces Commander Brigadier Nirmal Darmaratne to inquire the situation in the battle front.
The fierce counter attack by the Tigers was expected. Had the 4 Singha Regiment succeeded in breaking through the defence line of the guerrillas, Kilinochchi was only 9 kilometres away.
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7 Sep 2008 09:59:01 GMT Report for Abuse
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ltte also captured 182 sla during these battles/3 red arrow
chinese anti tank weapon system
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7 Sep 2008 10:00:26 GMT Report for Abuse
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ltte also captured 182 sla during these battles/3 red arrow
chinese anti tank weapon system
lolz not only that bunker busted,cluster bombs and grad rockets too.ana ma yanawa oy yanna pacha kiyan nathuwa
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 7 Sep 2008 10:07:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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ltte also captured 182 sla during these battles/3 red arrow
chinese anti tank weapon system
LTTE also captured Manamohan Singh. lolo |
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7 Sep 2008 10:08:19 GMT Report for Abuse
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[in Sri Lanka , the resignations of Munza and Marianne on a matter of principle, makes me hopeful that all is not lost for the tribe of scribes in Sri Lanka. I am very proud of these two young colleagues of mine.
The only way that I can demonstrate my support and solidarity to them is by quitting Rivira media coroporation along with them at this juncture. I waited two days before informing you officially as September 3rd is a significant day for me. I herewith inform you officially that I would not write for Rivira media corporation.
Let me conclude by referring nostalgically to The Nation that I joined last September and The Nation that I leave this September. When my first article appeared in The Nation of September 9th 2007 Krishantha Cooray was CEO, Lalith Alahakoon was Editor and Keith Noyahr Associate editor. Marianne David was subbing my copy.The sun was shining! When my last article appeared today in The Bottom Line of September 3rd 2008 Krishantha is no more the CEO Lalith has been devalued as editor Keith has left the Country and Marianne has resigned. It s darkness at Noon!
It was the Greek philosopher Heraclitus who observed that one cannot step into the same river twice and that the river you are in was not the same one you stepped into earlier. Yes, The Nation that I stepped into last year is not The Nation that I am in right now. The river has changed even while I was in it. It is time then to step out of the changed river!!
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On Thursday, the Sri Lankan Naval Commander, Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, in an interview to the state owned Daily News, claimed that his navy played a vital role in denying the LTTE of their supplies and noted: 'if we cannot win this war at this stage, we will never win this war. '
The highlighted part is his conscience speaking :-)) |
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7 Sep 2008 10:12:10 GMT Report for Abuse
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impartial
read the article by ranga jeyasuruya in lakhbima
sla units were armed with anti tank weapons/nothing came back only sla bodies/
and pathivu says these weapons were captured. |
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7 Sep 2008 10:16:26 GMT Report for Abuse
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read the article by ranga jeyasuruya
moka? i have already read it |
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