Five Tamil civilians beaten-up in Matale

[TamilNet, Thursday, 25 January 2007, 00:04 GMT]
Five upcountry Tamil civilian passengers were injured when a group of Sinhalese hoodlums attacked a State owned passenger bus in Udathanna in Matale Monday evening, while the funeral of a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldier killed in Vaharai military operation against the LTTE was taking place, sources in Matale said.


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SLA troops shoot dead youth in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 17:21 GMT]
An unidentified youth was shot dead during a confrontation with Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops Tuesday morning at about 10:30 a.m in Ilukanawaththa, Ellankulam area in Uduppidy in Vadamaradchchy. The youth is alleged to have lobbed a grenade at the troops patrolling in the area resulting in an exchange of fire between the troops and the youth.
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6 reported missing in Chavakachcheri, SLA bans bikes in town

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 15:14 GMT]
Six Tamil youths who were in Chavakachcheri town Tuesday were reported missing after Sri Lanka Army troopers launched an extensive search and cordon operation in the town Tuesday, arresting and releasing more than one hundred youths, after a bomb attack that killed an SLA soldier and 2 civilians.
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2 young men abducted, killed in Batticaloa

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 22:08 GMT]
Eravur Police recovered bullet-riddled bodies of two Tamil young men dumped in the bushes in Savukkady, Thalavai in Batticaloa district around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday.
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SLA releases Ottamavadi "missing" men

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 17:45 GMT]
Four Muslim family men missing since January 15 from Omadiamadu jungle in Valaichenai police division in Batticaloa where they had gone to collect firewood, returned home Monday night. The men were held at the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) head quarters in Welikanda.
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SLA soldier, 3 civilians killed, 20 injured in Jaffna bomb explosions

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 04:19 GMT]
Three civilians, including an elderly woman was killed and twenty civilians injured, seven seriously, in two incidents of bomb explosions in Chavakachcheri and Manipay, Tuesday morning, sources in Jaffna said. A Sri Lanka Army soldier succumbed to his wounds and three other troopers were wounded in Chavakachcheri explosion, SLA sources in Jaffna said. Tension prevails in Jaffna after the suspicious bomb attacks inflicting civilian casualties during the rush hours near Chavakachcheri New Market and in Manipay.


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Vadamaradchy-wide student boycott begins

[TamilNet, Monday, 22 January 2007, 16:06 GMT]
More than 15000 students of the schools in Vadamaradchy district began an indefinite boycott of classes on Monday demanding immediate release of two students from Point Pedro Hartley College and Velayutham Maha Vidyalaym abducted recently, student leaders at schools said.
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SLAF bombs Kadavanaikulam, southwest of Trincomalee

[TamilNet, Monday, 22 January 2007, 14:30 GMT]
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Kfir jets bombed Kadavanaikulam area, 20 km southwest of Trincomalee, located near Thampalakamam Monday around 4:00 p.m., according to initial reports from the area.
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Abducted man found dead, two civilians abducted in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Monday, 22 January 2007, 11:44 GMT]
The body of disabled Daniel Santharupan, 30, who was abducted allegedly by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers in broad day light at Thettkiyalady in Chunnakam, Valigamam, Tuesday 11:00 a.m, was found with severe cut wounds near the same area Monday, sources said. Meanwhile, two civilians were abducted during the curfew hours between 12:00 midnight and 2:00 a.m. Monday early morning by Sinhala speaking armed men and SLA soldiers, according to complaints filed by relatives at the Jaffna offices of Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (HRC), civil sources in Jaffna said.
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Tigers locate 2 SLA bodies, seize arms in Batticaloa

[TamilNet, Monday, 22 January 2007, 07:30 GMT]
Two Sri Lanka Army soldiers were killed and four troopers were seriously wounded when Tigers counter-attacked the soldiers who attempted to breach the line of Tiger defence at Vavunathivu, Sunday night, Batticaloa district LTTE Deputy Political Head S. Seeralan told media Monday. Two bodies of soldiers, machine guns, communication equipment and ammunition were also seized by the Tigers.
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SLA shelling kills mother, wounds children in Pt. Pedro

[TamilNet, Sunday, 21 January 2007, 18:18 GMT]
A 34-year-old mother was killed on the spot and her two children were wounded in indiscriminate artillery shelling from Sri Lanka Army base in Palaly and Pallappai camp towards Vadmaradchi north in the wake of the clash between Sea Tigers and Sri Lankan military in the Point Pedro harbour Sunday.
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Protesters demand release of abducted trader in Kathankudy

[TamilNet, Sunday, 21 January 2007, 13:58 GMT]
Residents of Kathankudy protested in front of the Regional Secretariat in Kathankudy Sunday, demanding the immediate release of a supporter of Raub Mowlavi, a leader of the Sufi sect, who was abducted allegedly by one of the Muslim armed groups operating in Kathankudy, around 12:00 noon Saturday at Methaipalli road, Kathankudy.
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House owner shot dead in Jaffna during curfew hours

[TamilNet, Sunday, 21 January 2007, 13:35 GMT]
More than eight unidentified armed robbers shot dead the owner of a house in Poothavarayar temple at Thirunelveli east near Jaffna town Saturday around 11:00 p.m during Sri Lanka Army (SLA) imposed curfew hours. The armed men opened fire, when the neighbours rushed to apprehend the robbers on hearing shouts from house owners, eye witnesses said.
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Paramilitary abducts IDP boys as more flee Vaharai

[TamilNet, Saturday, 20 January 2007, 15:44 GMT]
Two boys, displaced from Vaharai to Kannankiramam village in Valaichenai, were abducted by armed paramilitary men at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. On Thursday, 3 youths belonging to IDP families were abducted by the paramilitary. Residents fear increased abductions as 4700 persons from Vaharai region crossed over the entry point at Kajuwatte, 5 km north of Mankerni, Friday and Saturday, and around 1200 civilians reached Singapura area through Kattumurivu. Abductions of underage youth, taking place almost on a daily basis, are no longer complained to Police following threats from paramilitary.
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Tiger artillery fire kills 4 SLA soldiers at Panichchankerni

[TamilNet, Saturday, 20 January 2007, 15:05 GMT]
Four Sri Lanka Army soldiers were killed and three wounded in LTTE artillery fire at Panichchankerni Saturday afternoon, military sources in Colombo said.
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Four SLA soldiers killed in Eachchilampathu

[TamilNet, Saturday, 20 January 2007, 10:00 GMT]
Four Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed and 3 injured in a mortar attack launched by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Friday evening at Eachchilampathu, south of Trincomalee district, military sources in Colombo said.
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"Anyone can join or leave SLFP"-Rajapakse

[TamilNet, Saturday, 20 January 2007, 00:27 GMT]
"Every one has the right to join or leave the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). I will not object to any one leaving the party or joining it," said Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse addressing the meetings of SLFP executive committee and all island working committee held Friday at Temple Trees.
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Forty civilians arrested in Wattala

[TamilNet, Friday, 19 January 2007, 18:38 GMT]
In a cordon and search operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and Police from Thursday night till early morning Friday in Wattala in Colombo city, forty civilians, majority of them Tamils, were taken in for questioning.
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SLA troops enter vacated Vaharai hospital

[TamilNet, Friday, 19 January 2007, 12:23 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army sources in Colombo claimed Friday afternoon that their troops have entered the Vaharai hospital without facing any resistance from the Tigers. Liberation Tigers Military Spokesman, verifying that the Tigers had relocated their positions in Panichchankerni where the SLA had obstructed the land route to Vaharai village, said LTTE had no combatants in Vaharai village where the hospital is located. Meanwhile, thousands of civilians who crossed through Kadjuwatte exit and entry point were escorted to Mankerni Catholic school and provided midday meal.
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Grenade attack, gunfire on SLA camp in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Friday, 19 January 2007, 11:01 GMT]
Armed men fired at the soldiers stationed in the Sri Lanka Army camp at Navindil in Vadamaradchi sector of Jaffna peninsula Friday around 7:00 a.m. Residents fled the area following the clash that lasted for 15 minutes. 6 SLA soldiers were wounded according to anonymous SLA sources.
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