SLAF bombs Puthukkudiyiruppu

[TamilNet, Thursday, 13 September 2007, 06:14 GMT]
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombers bombed Puthukkudiyiruppu Thursday morning, when the students of Puthukkudiyiruppu Central College were out in the grounds, assembled for morning prayers. Many students fainted in fear while the rest of the students and teachers scattered in panic as 12 aerial bombs exploded with deafening noise which shook the buildings in the school and the town for twenty minutes, between 8:30 and 8:50 a.m.
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Tsunami warning issued after earthquake in Sumatra

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 12:29 GMT]
An earthquake has occurred in Southern Sumatra in Indonesia with 8.2 Magnitude with the potential to generate a widespread Tsunami that can affect coastlines across the entire Indian ocean basin, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre. The warning was issued at 11:10 GMT on 12 Sep. The Tsunami could reach Trincomalee at 15:02 GMT (8:32 p.m., local time), Jaffna at 16:25 GMT (9:55 p.m.) and Colombo 15:15 GMT (8:45 p.m.). However, it is not known a Tsunami was generated, the watch is based only on the Earthquake evaluation. Authorities in the region should take appropriate action in response to the possibility of a widespread destructive Tsunami, according to the NOAA warning.
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Eachchilampaththu refugees complain of forced resettlement –TNA MP

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 08:38 GMT]
The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) forcibly loaded 74 families from Verukal, Eeechilampattu District, into buses September 6th for transport to a jungle area in CHinnakku'lam, Udappukkea'ni, 3 km from Eeechilampattu. The families who were previously housed in Batticaloa transitional shelters communicated their plight to Thurairatnsaingham, a Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian.
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Paduvaankarai IDPs' cattle to be appropriated – Batticaloa MP

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 09:27 GMT]
Sri Lanka Defence Ministry has ordered the transfer of nearly 20 thousand cattle belonging to the Internally Displaced People (IDP) of Paduvaagkarai in Batticaloa, to Polanaruwa National Cattle Development Centre, citing danger to the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) camps located on Chengkaladi-Badulla A5 road, Batticaloa Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian Ariyanenthiran said.
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Youth seeks protection at Chaavakachcheari court

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 06:10 GMT]
A youth from Kodikaamam appeared directly at Chaavakachcheari Court Tuesday seeking protection to his life due to death threats from Sri Lanka Army (SLA) backed armed paramilitary men and SLA troops. The magistrate directed the youth to be placed in the protective custody of Jaffna prison with the assistance of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) Jaffna.


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SLA conducts search operation, youth seeks protection with HRC in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 16:28 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers conducted a combined cordon and search operation covering Point Pedro and Valveddiththu'rai areas in Vadamaraadchi from Tuesday early morning until evening, ordering young women and men to gather in the temples in their respective areas where they were subjected to thorough investigation, sources in Vadmaraadchi said. Meanwhile, a youth who escaped abduction during the search sought protection with Jaffna Human Rights Commission (HRC) Tuesday afternoon.


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IDPs resettled in 22 villages in Eachchilampathu

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 10:56 GMT]
About ten thousand displaced families from Eachchilampaththu division in Trincomalee district have been resettled in 22 villages located in nine Grama Niladhari divisions. The IDPs fled from their villages to Batticaloa district due to the military operation launched by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) last year, according to Eachchilampathu divisional secretariat sources.
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SLAF Kfirs bomb Ki'linochchi twice

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 07:38 GMT]
Four Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) fast attack Kfir fighter jets bombed Vaddakkachchi area in Ki'linochchi district Tuesday morning, first between 8:30 and 8:45 a.m and then at 9:00 a.m, causing panic among students and teachers in schools who fled in fear seeking safety, sources in Ki'linochchi said. Out patients and those admitted in Ki'linochchi hospital too ran away from the hospital premises fearing attacks on the hospital area.
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4 bodies found Saturday still in Musali jungle

[TamilNet, Monday, 10 September 2007, 16:55 GMT]
All attempts since Saturday to recover the bodies of four persons lying in the Pichchaivanipanku'lam jungles in Musali division, Mannaar district have proved futile following the Sri Lanka Army's refusal to allow Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) officials in Mannaar town to visit the site.
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Accident in Jaffna injures 2 SLA troops

[TamilNet, Monday, 10 September 2007, 16:40 GMT]
A heavy truck and jeep of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) collided at high speed Monday morning at Veambadi Junction in Jaffna, causing serious injuries to two SLA troops inside.
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7 civilians seek protection with HRC Jaffna

[TamilNet, Monday, 10 September 2007, 15:58 GMT]
The seven civilians, with ages ranging from 20 to 34, from the areas of Kodikaamam, Meesaalai, Chavakachcheari, Urumpiraai and Jaffna, sought protection at the Human Rights Commission (HRC) Jaffna from the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and SLA-backed paramilitaries Monday, HRC sources said. HRC officials have made arrangement to place the seven civilians in the protective custody of Jaffna prison.
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Nalloor Ther festival draws large number of devotees

[TamilNet, Monday, 10 September 2007, 10:05 GMT]
More than ten thousand devotees attended the Ther (Car) festival Monday conducted at the historic Nalloor Kanthasuvamy Temple. The absence of curfew Sunday night enabled devotees from different parts of Jaffna peninsula to participate in the festival. However, temple administrators said the number of devotees attending the festival was far less than what the festival draws during peace time.


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SLA said to be behind house burglaries in Nelliyadi

[TamilNet, Monday, 10 September 2007, 01:18 GMT]
Five houses belonging to Tamils inside a high security area fully protected by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) sentries were burgled during curfew hours at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, civil society sources in Vadamaraadchi said. Two house owners were injured during the burglary, and cash and valuables with an estimated value of more than Rs 5m were stolen during the incident. Local residents accused SLA soldiers and members of the SLA intelligence wing of complicity in the burglaries, sources said.
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SLA removes curfew for Nalloor Ther festival

[TamilNet, Sunday, 09 September 2007, 18:44 GMT]
Several thousands devotees converged Sunday at the premises of the historic Nalloor Kandaswamy Temple in Jaffna to attend the Ther festival to be held Monday, following the announcement by the Sri Lanka Military head quarters in Palaaly that the curfew will be lifted Sunday and Monday nights, Temple officials said.
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STF trooper killed, 5 injured in Thoppigala explosion

[TamilNet, Saturday, 08 September 2007, 21:05 GMT]
One Special Task Force (STF) soldier was killed and five others injured when a bomb hidden inside a van exploded while the soldiers were checking the van in Narakamulla area in Thoppigala at 11:05 a.m. Saturday, sources in Batticaloa said. The injured have been air-lifted by helicopters to Ampaa'rai district hospital. The body of the STF trooper also has been transported to the same hospital for postmortem examinations.
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Member of SLA Intelligence wing shot dead in Point Pedro

[TamilNet, Saturday, 08 September 2007, 18:44 GMT]
A member of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) intelligence wing was shot dead by armed men believed to be from the Liberation Tigers pistol group in Thaddaatheru area in Point Pedro at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, sources from Point Pedro said. The victim was travelling on the main road in Thaddaatheru when he was shot. The body has been taken to Palaly military camp, according to sources.
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Mu'l'likku'lam villagers forced to walk 20km seeking safety

[TamilNet, Saturday, 08 September 2007, 01:22 GMT]
Residents of Mu'l'likku'lam, a remote village in the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) occupied Musali division in Mannaar district, had to walk more than 20 km braving the SLA occupied Chilaavaththu'rai, seeking safety, and to have access to basic living needs including food. The local level government officials at Chilaavaththu'rai transported the refugees to Murungkan where they have been housed at the Government High School.


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Elderly teashop owner shot dead in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Friday, 07 September 2007, 19:38 GMT]
Unidentified armed men shot dead an elderly teashop owner Friday around 5:45 p.m in Kaithadi, an area under Sri Lanka Army (SLA) surveillance 24 hours, in his teashop located close to A9 land route to Jaffna.
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Heavy artillery exchange at Naakarkoayil FDL

[TamilNet, Friday, 07 September 2007, 16:22 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and Sri Lanka Army (SLA) exchanged heavy artillery fire for nearly 3 hours at Naakarkoayil Front Defence Lines (FDL) in the northern province, Friday morning.
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Youth seeks protection with HRC, civilian missing in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Friday, 07 September 2007, 07:19 GMT]
A youth from Nelliadi in Vadamaraadchi, due to death threats allegedly from Sri Lanka Army (SLA) backed armed paramilitary men, surrendered himself directly in Jaffna Court Thursday where the magistrate, Mr. R. T. Vignarajah, directed the youth to be placed in the protective custody of Jaffna Prison. Meanwhile, a civilian from Kodikaamam is reported missing since he left home August 2, according to a complaint by his wife to Human Rights Commission (HRC) Jaffna.


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