SLA, LTTE exchange bodies in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 18 February 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the SLA exchanged their dead through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at Mirusuvil in Jaffna yesterday for the first time since the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) took control of Jaffna in early 1996.
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Tigers describe Jaffna attacks

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 17 February 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The Voice of Tigers gave further details of the attack by the Liberation Tigers on the SLA patrol in Mirusuvil in Jaffna in its night news bulletin today. It said that more than ten soldiers in the SLA group were killed in the ambush around 12 noon yesterday. There were 30 soldiers in the patrol, according to the radio.
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Mine hits SLA bus

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 11 February 1998, 23:59 GMT]
3 SLA soldiers were killed and 21 wounded and when a bus carrying more than forty SLA troops in a convoy was hit by a claymore mine today, around 11.45 a.m. in Vanthaarumoolai, 18 kilometers north of Batticaloa on the main trunk road.
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SLA sources differ on Kilinochchi situation

[TamilNet, Monday, 02 February 1998, 23:59 GMT]
SLA sources at the Palaly base in Jaffna said that fighting in the Kilinochchi area was continuing till this afternoon. They said that thus far fifty soldiers have been confirmed killed in the fighting. The SLA sources were unable to confirm whether army casualties will mount further.
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Mine hits police jeep in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Friday, 23 January 1998, 23:59 GMT]
A Sri Lankan Police patrol jeep was hit by a claymore mine this morning around 11.30 a.m. at Siruppiddy junction on the Jaffna - Pt. Pedro road between Atchuvely and Neervely said sources in Jaffna.
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SLA patrol ambushed

[TamilNet, Saturday, 17 January 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers ambushed a Sri Lankan army patrol in the Yala wild life sanctuary in the south-eastern corner of the island yesterday. Sources said that there was a firefight between both sides.
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MoD reiterates claim

[TamilNet, Monday, 12 January 1998, 23:59 GMT]
Sri Lankan army sources in Vavuniya reiterated today that a group of special commandos had broken through the defences of the Liberation Tigers at Kanakarayan Kulam yesterday.
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Kayts elections to be sober - army

[TamilNet, Friday, 02 January 1998, 23:59 GMT]
The sale of liquor has been banned in Kayts from today in order to maintain law and order during the forthcoming local government polls, the Sri Lankan army told the Tamil groups this morning.
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SLA officer killed in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 24 December 1997, 23:59 GMT]
Two soldiers and a major of the SLA were killed yesterday around 4.30 p.m in Mirusuvil, in the Thenmaradchi sector of Jaffna when the Liberation Tigers set off a claymore mine on an army patrol.
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Eight SLA troops killed

[TamilNet, Saturday, 20 December 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Voice of Tigers said this evening that the Liberation Tigers ambushed SLA yesterday evening in Elephant pass area killing 3 soldiers and wounding ten others.
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Six SLA troops killed - radio

[TamilNet, Saturday, 13 December 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Voice of Tigers (VOT) said in its night news bulletin today that Liberation Tigers ambushed a group of SLA soldiers travelling in a tractor between Olumadu and Keerisudan by blasting a claymore mine around 1.30 p.m yesterday.
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Four Policemen injured

[TamilNet, Friday, 12 December 1997, 23:59 GMT]
A bus carrying a Police contingent from Omanthai was hit by a claymore mine near Thandikkulam farm school premises this morning around 6.45 a.m. Four Policemen were injured in the explosion.
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Tigers list captured weapons

[TamilNet, Saturday, 06 December 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Voice of Tigers (VOT) said this morning that the Liberation Tigers had captured a massive haul of weapons from the Sri Lankan Army which they attacked on Thursday, December 4, at Mannankkulam.
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Seven SLA soldiers killed - paper

[TamilNet, Sunday, 30 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Eelanatham newspaper, the only daily published in the Vanni said yesterday in its lead story that seven SLA soldiers were killed in the Vanni on Thursday and Friday.
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Tigers ambush SLA patrols

[TamilNet, Monday, 10 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers attacked a Sri Lankan army patrol near Vathiri junction in Jaffna around 10 a.m this morning killing four soldiers.
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Search operation in eastern province

[TamilNet, Friday, 07 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Sri Lankan army and police conducted a joint cordon and search operation in the Tamil villages in Vallaichenai in the eastern province from 1.30 this afternoon. The operation continued for several hours.
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Tiger ambush behind SLA lines

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 04 November 1997, 23:59 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers ambushed a group of Special Forces Commandos travelling in a tractor at Nayinamadu killing five and wounding several others last evening around 5.30 p.m.
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Tigers maul SLA flank

[TamilNet, Friday, 12 September 1997, 00:00 GMT]
In heavy fighting Thursday morning, LTTE units defending Puliyankulum ambushed a Sri Lankan army column attempting to outflank the town's network of defences. Dozens of Sri Lankan troops have been killed in the savage fighting that occurred around midnight Wednesday.
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