Judge reprimands Allaipiddy Investigations Officer

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 19:59 GMT]
Kayts district court Judge, Mr. Jeyaraman Trotsky during Tuesday's hearing into the alleged Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) killings of civilians in Allaipiddy in Jaffna islets, warned high ranking police officer Mahes Perera and his investigation team that charges of contempt to court may have to be brought against them for failing to appear before the Court, legal sources said. Mr Mahes Perera and his team are tasked to inquire into the Allaipiddy killings and to submit the inquiry report.
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Eachchilampathu IDP families' woes spotlighted

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 11:10 GMT]
The deteriorating welfare of the internally displaced people (IDP) now sheltered in Eachchilampathu was discussed in meeting attended by Divisional Secretary Mr.V.Umamaheswaran and representatives of national and international non-governmental organizations held on Wednesday morning in Eachchilampathu Sri Shembaga Vidiyalyam, sources said.
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Tamil youth shot dead in Allesgarden

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 10:43 GMT]
Unidentified men shot dead a Tamil civilian, Mr.Gunarasa Thevan, 34, at Puthukudiruppu in Allesgarden, a suburb about 3 km north of Trincomalee town Wednesday afternoon around 1.45 pm. police sources said.
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Claymore mine hits SLA convoy, 3 killed, 11 wounded

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 07:02 GMT]
A Sri Lanka Army Captain, a Lieutenant and a Lance Corporal were killed and 11 other troopers wounded when a bus carrying the troopers was ambushed with a Claymore mine near Maruthanarmadam Junction, 8.5 km northeast of Jaffna town at 11:05 a.m. Wednesday. Five of the eleven SLA troopers wounded in the ambush, were in serious condition, SLA sources said. The soldiers opened fire indiscriminately for fifteen minutes and beat up the civilians in the area after the attack. Three civilians were rushed to Jaffna hospital, residents said.
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Eight injured as roadside bomb explodes in Anpuvallipuram

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 13:08 GMT]
Eight civilians, all Tamil women, were injured in an explosion that took place Tuesday afternoon around 3 p.m. in Anpuvallipuram, a suburb along Trincomalee-Anuradhapuram road located about 3 km off east port town. The women were engaged in shramadana (voluntary work) campaign cleaning the side walks along the road when the explosion occurred, police said.
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SLA shelling injures civilian in Vakaneri

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 06:17 GMT]
A civilian was injured when shells fired Sri Lanka Army soldiers from Punani camp hit Vakaneri, about 37 km. northwest of Batticaloa, Monday morning. More than 50 shells hit the village, Dayamohan, Batticaloa district LTTE political head told TamilNet.
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Civilian killed in blast shock, 4 SLA soldiers, 2 civilians wounded in Thenmaradchi

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 06:04 GMT]
A saloon owner standing outside his business was killed in blast shock and four Sri Lanka Army soldiers (SLA) were injured when their tractor was hit by a road side Claymore mine at Kodikamam in the Thenmaradchi sector of the Jaffna peninsula, around 9:00 a.m., Tuesday. Two SLA soldiers and a 70-years old civilian who was inside the saloon, were seriously wounded. A saloon worker was also wounded.
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One SLN soldier killed, four injured in claymore explosion in Sampaltivu

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 July 2006, 16:09 GMT]
Five soldiers of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) seriously injured when a route clearing patrol of the SLN hit a claymore mine placed along the road located near Salli Amman Temple in Sampaltivu village, about seven km off north of Trincomalee town Monday afternoon around 3.15 p.m. The area comes under the Uppuveli Police division, police said.
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LTTE hands over fishermen drifted to Muttur east to SLMM

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 July 2006, 15:59 GMT]
Two fishermen Mr.Thusitha Satturange, a Sinhalese and Mr.Augustine Chandran, a Tamil, who drifted to the shore of the LTTE held Muttur east coast four days ago while fishing in Trincomalee sea, were handed over to the monitors of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Monday by Mr.Sivakumar, head of the Trincomalee District Civil Volunteer Force, LTTE sources said.
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Solution still possible, says departing French Ambassador

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 July 2006, 10:39 GMT]
Pointing that France's motto of "Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood," is adopted as founding principles of many countries, H. E. Jean Bernard de Vaivre, Ambassdor of France in Colombo, said that all parties should "seek a common solution, a solution which respects the different cultures, languages, religions and ways of life which exist in this country," in a press release issued on the national day of France.
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SLA soldier killed in Bicycle-Claymore, 2 wounded in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 July 2006, 07:55 GMT]
A Sri Lanka Army soldier riding in bicycle Monday noon was killed when a Claymore mine attached to a parked bicycle exploaded on Vaitheewara Road in Jaffna town around 1:00 p.m. Monday. Two SLA troopers were seriously wounded, Police said. Four civilians sustained injuries, one seriously, by explosion and when the soldiers fired indiscriminately after the attack. The soldiers were on their way to supply meals to the SLA checkposts when they came under attack.
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Gothabaya visits Jaffna, confers with Jaffna SLA commanders

[TamilNet, Sunday, 16 July 2006, 08:56 GMT]
The Sri Lankan Defence Secretary and the brother of the SL President, Gothabaya Rajapakse, on Sunday, paid a visit to the 51-2 Brigade Head Quarters in Jaffna town amid high security. Civilian traffic was blocked on the road when Mr. Rajapakse landed in the old Dutch Fort area of the town in a Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) helicopter and transported in an armoured vehicle towards the 51-2 HQ. Top officials of the SL Navy, Air Force and Army from Colombo were in Jaffna to confer future course of military actions, SLA sources said. The officials visited Forward Defence Lines in several locations in Jaffna Peninsula to give morale boost to the troopers.
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Paramilitary gunmen kill youth in Valaichchenai

[TamilNet, Sunday, 16 July 2006, 06:52 GMT]
Paramilitary gunmen who entered the house of a Tsunami survivor settled at Kalkudah, Paddiyadichenai in Valaichchenai, 29 km north of Batticaloa town, Saturday night, shot the victim dead on the road around 2:00 a.m. Sunday. Police recovered the dead body, riddled with 11 bullets from a T-56 automatic rifle, and identified the victim as Arumugam Kalakaran, 23.
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Youth shot dead, civilian hacked to death in Eravur

[TamilNet, Saturday, 15 July 2006, 11:15 GMT]
An unidentified youth of estimated age 20, was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Uppodai Road in Vantharumoolai, Batticaloa on Friday at 8:30 p.m., police sources said. A green coloured hand-grenade was found in his possession, Eravur police said.
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Diaspora invited to UN envoy’s report launch

[TamilNet, Saturday, 15 July 2006, 10:53 GMT]
Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have invited expatriate Tamils to participate a public meeting on human rights which they are co-hosting on August 5 in London. The chief speaker is Professor Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, whose report on violence in Sri Lanka was issued earlier this year.


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SLA shelling injures 5 civilians, kills LTTE member

[TamilNet, Friday, 14 July 2006, 15:02 GMT]
A member of the Liberation Tigers was killed and five civilians were injured when shells fired by Sri Lanka Army soldiers hit Muttur east, Friday morning. Five houses were destroyed and several others were damaged in the attack, LTTE sources said.
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12 Sri Lankan troops, 4 Tigers killed in Vakaneri, SLA trooper captured

[TamilNet, Friday, 14 July 2006, 06:27 GMT]
At least 12 Sri Lankan troopers were killed when Liberation Tigers confronted a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) unit, comprising at least 100 soldiers, that had moved 5 km inside LTTE controlled territory in Batticaloa district. Four LTTE cadres were killed and six wounded in the fighting in Vakaneri, 37 km northwest of Batticaloa town. The bodies of twelve SLA soldiers were recovered by the Tigers, P. Dayamohan, the Batticaloa district LTTE political head told TamilNet. One Lance Corporal of the SLA has been captured alive by the LTTE. SLA sources in Colombo claimed that a group of SLA soldiers who were on a search and clear operation have gone missing in Vakaneri.
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Remains of two Vaharai civilians found

[TamilNet, Thursday, 13 July 2006, 18:18 GMT]
Remains of two Tamil civilians Sakthivel Sivasankaran, 28, and Thasan Thevarajah, 24, who disappeared on 22nd May after leaving Kattumurivu village to the border area of Pollonaruwa district to collect honey in the jungle, were recovered by their relatives Tuesday, sources said. Kattumurivu village is located about 12 km off Kathiraveli in Vaharai division in Batticaloa district.
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Artillery, mortar fire reported at Nagarkovil FDL

[TamilNet, Thursday, 13 July 2006, 14:33 GMT]
Artillery and mortar fire was reported at Nagarkovil Forward Defence Line of the Liberation Tigers for more than 30 minutes from 7:00 p.m. Thursday. Meanwhile civilian sources in Vadamarachi north reported gunfire and explosions off the shores between Kankesanthurai (KKS) and Thondamanaru from 6:15 p.m to 6:45 p.m. On Wednesday, a Sri Lanka Army soldier was reported killed in a clash in the area.
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Hartal in Sammanthurai to protest killing of bodyguard

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 11 July 2006, 13:02 GMT]
In response to the call by the Sammanthurai Majlis Assurah, residents of Sammanthurai division in Amparai district Tuesday observed general shut down condemning the killing of Mohideen Bawa Nizar, a bodyguard of Mr.Anwer Ismail, Minister of Irrigation and Amparai district parliamentarian two days ago, and to protest against killing of Muslim civilians in the North East, sources said.
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