SLA fire kills one, injures two in Vavuniya

[TamilNet, Saturday, 17 February 2007, 14:02 GMT]
One civilian was killed and two were injured when Sri Lanka Army (SLA) opened fire in Kumankulam in Vavuniya at 12:00 noon Saturday, local residents in the area said. Vavuniya Police said they have received no information on the incident. Meanwhile, unknown assailants triggered a claymore mine in Pandarikulam at 9:40 a.m. Saturday. No injuries to SLA soldiers or Police officers were reported.
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2 SLA soldiers killed, 12 wounded in Claymore attack in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Saturday, 17 February 2007, 08:00 GMT]
Two Sri Lanka Army soldiers of the 51-2 brigade were killed and 12 troopers wounded in a road side Claymore ambush along the A9 road inside SLA High Security Zone, 300 meters from Jaffna District Secretariat in Jaffna city Saturday around 12:10 p.m. A child, believed to be around 5 years, was rushed to Jaffna Hospital with shrapnel wounds, but died at the hospital. SLA soldiers opened fire, cordoned off the area and launched a search operation. Three civilians were wounded.
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SLA extends curfew hours in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Sunday, 11 February 2007, 00:01 GMT]
Palaly military command announced Friday over radio broadcast from Palaly base that curfew hours in Jaffna peninsula have been extended by an hour to ten hours effective Friday. The new curfew hours begin at 6:00 pm and will last till 4:00 am the following day early morning.
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Heavy SLA casualties feared in Jaffna ambush

[TamilNet, Friday, 09 February 2007, 04:10 GMT]
Several Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers have been feared killed in a claymore attack on a bus carrying SLA soldiers along Palaly Road, less than 50 meters from Urelu SLA camp at 10:30 p.m. during curfew hours Thursday night, sources in Jaffna said. The Palaly military command has not released official details on the attack.
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300 Tamils arrested in Colombo ahead of Independence Day celebrations

[TamilNet, Sunday, 04 February 2007, 03:04 GMT]
More than 300 persons, majority of them Tamils, were arrested during a combined cordon and search operation conducted by Sri Lanka security forces in Fort and Pettah areas in Colombo, Sunday morning.
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266 Tamils arrested in search operation in Colombo

[TamilNet, Saturday, 03 February 2007, 07:57 GMT]
Sri Lanka Police said 266 Tamils, including 53 women, were arrested in a dawn to noon house-to-house search operation, conducted by hundreds of police and armed troops in Fort area and its suburbs in Colombo city, Saturday. They are detained in Fort Police Station and are being interrogated by specially appointed police investigation teams, the police said. The police said the arrested are permanent residents of Jaffna district.
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55 arrested after claymore attack near Eastern campus

[TamilNet, Thursday, 01 February 2007, 18:07 GMT]
Fifty five people including 25 undergraduates and university employees were arrested Wednesday by Eravur police after the claymore bomb blast outside the premises of Eastern university located at Vantharoomoolai, Batticaloa, M.Pathmanathan, the acting Vice Chancellor told media. The arrested, including three female undergraduates, are being detained at Eravur police station for further questioning.
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7 policemen, 3 SLA troopers, civilian killed in Claymore attack

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 31 January 2007, 08:09 GMT]
Seven police constables, three army personnel and a civilian were killed and seven army personnel, five policemen and three civilians injured in claymore mine attack in Batticaloa Wednesday around noon. The claymore mine was triggered along the roadside near the Eastern University premises targeting a bus transporting army and police personnel, around 18 km north of Batticaloa city.
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One SLA trooper killed, two injured in Valvettiturai claymore attack

[TamilNet, Sunday, 28 January 2007, 18:32 GMT]
Unidentified persons activated a claymore device in front of Valvetti Peoples' Bank, located between Udupiddy and Valvettithurai in Vadamaradchi district around 4:45 p.m Sunday targeting a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) road patrol unit, killing one trooper and injuring two, according to unconfirmed reports from Valvettithurai.
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8 STF commandos killed in Thirukkovil ambush

[TamilNet, Saturday, 27 January 2007, 11:18 GMT]
Eight Sri Lankan Special Task Force commandos were killed and 12 wounded at Thangavelauthapuram in Thirukkovil division of Amparai district where a STF vehicle was ambushed, Saturday around 9:30 a.m. with Claymore attack and gunfire.
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Tiger ambush kills 11 STF personnel in Amparai

[TamilNet, Friday, 19 January 2007, 12:53 GMT]
An elite guerilla unit of the Liberation Tigers in Amparai district carried out an ambush on Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) convoy Friday morning, killing at least 11 Sri Lankan commandos and wounding more than 11 at Bakmitiyawa, 30 km southwest of Amparai town, LTTE Military Spokesman Irasiah Ilanthirayan told TamilNet.
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One SLA trooper killed, two injured in Vadamaradchi

[TamilNet, Thursday, 18 January 2007, 19:14 GMT]
Unknown gunmen attacked two Sri Lanka Army (SLA) camps, located at Vathiry Road in Udupiddy and David Camp in Navindil area, both in Vadamaradchi, Thursday, injuring two in David camp, sources from Jaffna said. Meanwhile, unconfirmed media reports in Jaffna said that a SLA trooper at Nagarkovil SLA front defence line in Vadamaradchi east was killed in Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) artillery attack while SLA sources said one trooper was killed in Tiger sniper fire Thursday evening. It is not known whether both reports referred to the same trooper.
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5 SLA troopers killed in Claymore attack in Vavuniya

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 15:24 GMT]
Five Sri Lanka Army soldiers were killed and three wounded in a Claymore attack in on Mannar road around 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Vavuniya Police said.
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Two policemen killed in Vavuniya claymore attack

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 05:49 GMT]
Two Sri Lanka Policemen were killed in a claymore attack inside the Vavuniya Kachcheri premises, around 8:10 a.m., Tuesday.
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2 policemen killed, one injured in Vavuniya

[TamilNet, Friday, 12 January 2007, 08:56 GMT]
Unidentified persons activated a claymore device at Paalamaikal sector in Vavuniya killing two policemen on the spot and injuring one, Friday around 10:30 a.m, Vavuniya police said.


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Two claymore attacks on SLA in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Thursday, 11 January 2007, 02:51 GMT]
In a claymore attack on Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers in Maravankulam area in Chundikuli inside the Jaffna Municipal area at 7:15 a.m Thursday two SLA soldiers were injured, one seriously, sources in Jaffna said. In another claymore attack on a SLA road patrol in Vathiri, Thikkam Road in Vadamaradchy at 6:30 a.m., unconfirmed reports said that SLA suffered casualties. Military sources did not reveal any details on this incident.
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SLA, LTTE exchange rocket fire at Muhamalai FDL

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 19:14 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army soldiers and LTTE fighters exchanged artillery and rocket fire in Muhamalai sector on the Thenmaradchi division of the Jaffna peninsula, Wednesday. Eight SLA troopers who were injured in Wednesday's shelling were admitted at the Palaly military base hospital.
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SLA trooper injured in claymore attack in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 09 January 2007, 14:54 GMT]
Unidentified persons triggered a claymore device near Osmania Muslim College in Jaffna around 1:45 p.m Tuesday seriously injuring a member of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) street patrol unit.


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2 Tiger cadres shot dead in Vavuniya - SLA

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 09 January 2007, 10:58 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army officials in Vavuniya said their troopers had shot dead two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam cadres in Karuvelapuliyankulam area in Vavuniya, in a gunfight Tuesday, when SLA troopers tried to surround six LTTE cadres who had entered into Karuvelapuliyankulam jungle hills, crossing Atamasgada road. One SLA trooper was injured in the fight.
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Four grenade attacks on SLA troopers in Vadamaradchi

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 09 January 2007, 01:04 GMT]
Four hand grenade attacks were targetted towards Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers at four different places in Vadamaradchi Monday, sources in Point Pedro said. No SLA soldiers were injured in the attacks. However, SLA sources said that in one of the attacks at Alayady are in Polikandy, a member of the Liberation Tigers was killed.
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