Home
LATEST on SATP
Search
SEARCH ON SATP
SEARCH TERRORISM UPDATE
KEYWORD
Keyword is required.
START DATE
END DATE
KEYWORD
Keyword is required.
START DATE
END DATE
South Asia
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Afghanistan
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheet
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Capital Region
Kabul
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
East Afghanistan
Kapisa
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kunar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Laghman
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nangarhar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nuristan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Panjsher
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Parwan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
North Afghanistan
Badakhshan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Baghlan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Balkh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Faryab
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jowzjan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kunduz
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Samangan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sar-e-Pul
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Takhar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
South Afghanistan
Daykundi
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kandahar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uruzgan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Zabul
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Southwest Afghanistan
Helmand
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nimroz
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Southeast Afghanistan
Bamyan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Ghazni
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Khost
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Logar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Paktika
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Paktiya
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Wardak
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
West Afghanistan
Badghis
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Farah
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Ghor
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Herat
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bangladesh
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Islamist Terrorism
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Left-wing Extremism
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bhutan
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Central
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Eastern
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Southern
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Western
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
India
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jammu & Kashmir
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maoist Insurgency
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Andhra Pradesh
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bihar
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Chhattisgarh
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Goa
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Gujarat
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Haryana
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jharkhand
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Karnataka
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kerala
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Madhya Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maharashtra
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Odisha
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Rajasthan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Tamil Nadu
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Telangana
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttar Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttarakhand
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
West Bengal
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Insurgency North East
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Arunachal Pradesh
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Assam
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Manipur
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Meghalaya
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Mizoram
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nagaland
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Tripura
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Punjab
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
ISLAMIST/OTHER CONFLICTS
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Andhra Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bihar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Chandigarh (UT)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Chhattisgarh
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Delhi
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Goa
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Gujarat
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Haryana
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Himachal Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jharkhand
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Karnataka
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kerala
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Madhya Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maharashtra
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Odisha
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Pondicherry
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Rajasthan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sikkim
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Tamil Nadu
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Telangana
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttar Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttarakhand
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
West Bengal
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maldives
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Proviencs
Dhekunu (South)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Mathi Dhekunu (Upper South)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Mathi Uthuru (Upper North)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Medhu (Central)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Medhu Dhekunu (South Central)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Medhu Uthuru (North Central)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uthuru (North)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nepal
Assessments
Bibliography
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Provinces
Province No. 1
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 2
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 3
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 4
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 5
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 6
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 7
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Pakistan
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Balochistan
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
FATA
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Islamabad Capital Territory
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Pakistan Occupied kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Gilgit-Baltistan
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Punjab
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sindh
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sri Lanka
Assessments
Bibliography
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Provinces
Central Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Eastern Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
North Central Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
North Western Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Northern Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sabaragamua Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Southern Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uva Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Western Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Arunachal Pradesh
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Assam
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jammu & Kashmir
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Manipur
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Meghalaya
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Mizoram
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nagaland
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Punjab
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Tripura
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maoist Insurgency
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Andhra Pradesh
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bihar
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Chhattisgarh
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Goa
Timelines
Gujarat
Timelines
Haryana
Timelines
Jharkhand
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Karnataka
Timelines
Kerala
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Madhya Pradesh
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maharashtra
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Odisha
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Rajasthan
Timelines
Tamil Nadu
Timelines
Telangana
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttar Pradesh
Timelines
Uttarakhand
Timelines
West Bengal
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
ASSESSMENTS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
BACKGROUNDER
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
CONFLICT MAPS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
DATA SHEETS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
DOCUMENTS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
TERRORIST GROUPS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
TIMELINES
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
BOOKS
The Knights of Falsehood
The Global Threat of Terror
Book Store
TERRORISM UPDATE
VIDEOS
FREEDOM FROM FEAR
WAR WITHIN BORDERS
SECOND SIGHT
ICM IN MEDIA
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
RISK ALERT
ISLAMIST EXTREMISM & TERRORISM IN SOUTH ASIA
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/PROJECTS/REPORTS
Eastern Province
explosions:2006
Read more...
Date
Incidents
January - 2 
Five people were killed and two others sustained injuries during a bomb blast in the eastern town of Trincomalee on January 2, according to BBC. The victims were reportedly young Tamils from the area, about 250km north-east of capital Colombo. A policeman told AFP that officials were investigating w
Read more...
Five people were killed and two others sustained injuries during a bomb blast in the eastern town of Trincomalee on January 2, according to BBC. The victims were reportedly young Tamils from the area, about 250km north-east of capital Colombo. A policeman told AFP that officials were investigating whether the Tamil youths had been transporting explosives. Military officials, however, said the explosion occurred when suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres tried to throw a hand grenade at a group of soldiers in Trincomalee. The pro-LTTE website Tamilnet said unidentified men had thrown a grenade at people seated on the bench killing five people and injuring two.
Read less...
January - 4 
Suspected LTTE cadres shot at and injured two civilians in the Puttur area of Batticaloa district. Elsewhere in the district, two security force (SF) personnel were injured in a grenade attack by the LTTE in the Kallady area. Two more SF personnel were injured in another grenade attack by the LTTE i
Read more...
Suspected LTTE cadres shot at and injured two civilians in the Puttur area of Batticaloa district. Elsewhere in the district, two security force (SF) personnel were injured in a grenade attack by the LTTE in the Kallady area. Two more SF personnel were injured in another grenade attack by the LTTE in Jaffna district.
Read less...
January - 5 
A civilian, Kunam Thanus, was killed and three others were injured, on January 5, when unidentified assailants lobbed a grenade and subsequently opened fire in the Valaichenai area of Batticaloa district, reports Tamil Net.
Read more...
A civilian, Kunam Thanus, was killed and three others were injured, on January 5, when unidentified assailants lobbed a grenade and subsequently opened fire in the Valaichenai area of Batticaloa district, reports Tamil Net.
Read less...
January - 5 
According to Tamil Net, a woman was injured in a grenade attack by unidentified assailants in the Abeyapura Sinhalese settlement area of Trincomalee district.
Read more...
According to Tamil Net, a woman was injured in a grenade attack by unidentified assailants in the Abeyapura Sinhalese settlement area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
January - 5 
The website further reported that unidentified assailants abducted a civilian, Thabendran Mathan, and subsequently stabbed him to death in the Vadamaradchy area of Jaffna district on January 5. Another civilian, identified as Thangarajah Pradeeshkumar, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the
Read more...
The website further reported that unidentified assailants abducted a civilian, Thabendran Mathan, and subsequently stabbed him to death in the Vadamaradchy area of Jaffna district on January 5. Another civilian, identified as Thangarajah Pradeeshkumar, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Valigamam area. Separately, three soldiers were injured in a grenade attack by the LTTE in the Abhayapura area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
January - 7 
At least 15 Sri Lankan Navy personnel were killed in a suspected suicide attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on a navy gunboat outside the Trincomalee naval harbor in Trincomalee district on January 7, today, according to Hindu. Navy spokesperson, Cmdr. Jayantha Perera, said 15 sai
Read more...
At least 15 Sri Lankan Navy personnel were killed in a suspected suicide attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on a navy gunboat outside the Trincomalee naval harbor in Trincomalee district on January 7, today, according to Hindu. Navy spokesperson, Cmdr. Jayantha Perera, said 15 sailors died and that that search and rescue operations were on to find the three missing.
Read less...
January - 7 
The website further reported that unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade towards SFs, injuring two SF personnel in the Kopay area of the same district. In a similar incident, on January 7, three SF personnel were injured in a grenade attack by unidentified assailants in the Muttur area of Tri
Read more...
The website further reported that unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade towards SFs, injuring two SF personnel in the Kopay area of the same district. In a similar incident, on January 7, three SF personnel were injured in a grenade attack by unidentified assailants in the Muttur area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
January - 13 
A powerful bomb blast damaged a car belonging to the SLMM in Batticaloa town on January 13. Two police constables guarding the SLMM premises reported the blast which appeared to have been caused by some device attached to a wheel of the pick-up vehicle, police said.
Read more...
A powerful bomb blast damaged a car belonging to the SLMM in Batticaloa town on January 13. Two police constables guarding the SLMM premises reported the blast which appeared to have been caused by some device attached to a wheel of the pick-up vehicle, police said.
Read less...
January - 13 
The Norwegian truce monitors in Sri Lanka have said that a grenade blast at their premises on January 13-night was the first direct attack on their organisation, according to BBC. Several vehicles were damaged but no-one was hurt in the overnight blast in the eastern town of Batticaloa. The explosio
Read more...
The Norwegian truce monitors in Sri Lanka have said that a grenade blast at their premises on January 13-night was the first direct attack on their organisation, according to BBC. Several vehicles were damaged but no-one was hurt in the overnight blast in the eastern town of Batticaloa. The explosion occurred when the car was parked at a garage of the Norwegian-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM). The blast came hours after the SLMM issued a statement blaming the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for a latest upsurge in attacks against Government forces and also asked the Government to disarm paramilitary units that target the LTTE.
Read less...
January - 15 
Two civilians and one Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) soldier were injured in separate incidents in Trincomalee. According to sources on January 15, a SLAF soldier manning a checkpoint in Anpuvallipuram was injured when an unidentified person lobbed a hand grenade targeting the checkpoint. In a separate
Read more...
Two civilians and one Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) soldier were injured in separate incidents in Trincomalee. According to sources on January 15, a SLAF soldier manning a checkpoint in Anpuvallipuram was injured when an unidentified person lobbed a hand grenade targeting the checkpoint. In a separate incident, two Tamil civilians, Selvanayagam Mayooran and Sabaratnam Mathivathanakumar, were injured when unknown gunmen fired at them while they were going to their residences at Pallathoddam in Trincomalee.
Read less...
January - 17 
Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres triggered a claymore mine explosion on January 17 on the Nilaveli-Trincomalee road, injuring 12 sailors travelling by bus to Trincomalee, according to Colombopage. Following the blast, LTTE cadres also opened fire at the bus, and naval troops
Read more...
Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres triggered a claymore mine explosion on January 17 on the Nilaveli-Trincomalee road, injuring 12 sailors travelling by bus to Trincomalee, according to Colombopage. Following the blast, LTTE cadres also opened fire at the bus, and naval troops retaliated. Two unidentified civilians were killed in the crossfire, while a third was wounded.
Read less...
January - 19 
In another claymore mine blast along the Trincomalee-Kandy Road on the same day, two Navy personnel, one Police constable and 16 civilians were injured. The claymore mine which exploded was fitted on to a bicycle.
Read more...
In another claymore mine blast along the Trincomalee-Kandy Road on the same day, two Navy personnel, one Police constable and 16 civilians were injured. The claymore mine which exploded was fitted on to a bicycle.
Read less...
January - 19 
Three police personnel and a civilian were killed in a suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered claymore mine blast in the Thandavanveli area of Batticaloa district on January 19, according to Daily News. Seven army personnel, 13 police personnel and three civilians were injured i
Read more...
Three police personnel and a civilian were killed in a suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered claymore mine blast in the Thandavanveli area of Batticaloa district on January 19, according to Daily News. Seven army personnel, 13 police personnel and three civilians were injured in the blast.
Read less...
January - 23 
Suspected LTTE cadres attacked a Sri Lankan army patrol near the Batticaloa town on January 23, today, detonating a claymore mine, killing three soldiers and wounding two others.
Read more...
Suspected LTTE cadres attacked a Sri Lankan army patrol near the Batticaloa town on January 23, today, detonating a claymore mine, killing three soldiers and wounding two others.
Read less...
January - 27 
In the same district, a soldier was injured in a grenade attack by the LTTE.
Read more...
In the same district, a soldier was injured in a grenade attack by the LTTE.
Read less...
January - 27 
On January 27, a suspected LTTE cadre lobbed a hand grenade targeting a Police post in the Veeramunai area of Amparai district. However, no casualty was reported.
Read more...
On January 27, a suspected LTTE cadre lobbed a hand grenade targeting a Police post in the Veeramunai area of Amparai district. However, no casualty was reported.
Read less...
February - 8 
Unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade targeting a civilian’s residence in the Oddamavadi area of Batticaloa district. Similarly, another grenade was lobbed towards a civilian’s residence in the same area. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read more...
Unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade targeting a civilian’s residence in the Oddamavadi area of Batticaloa district. Similarly, another grenade was lobbed towards a civilian’s residence in the same area. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
February - 14 
Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres lobbed five hand grenades targeting the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) district office at Batticaloa, injuring a TELO member.
Read more...
Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres lobbed five hand grenades targeting the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) district office at Batticaloa, injuring a TELO member.
Read less...
April - 10 
On April 10, a grenade exploded near the newly opened office of the Peoples' Liberation Front of Tamil Eelam, led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna faction in the Batticaloa district. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
Read more...
On April 10, a grenade exploded near the newly opened office of the Peoples' Liberation Front of Tamil Eelam, led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna faction in the Batticaloa district. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
Read less...
April - 11 
Daily News reports that ten Sri Lankan Navy sailors and a civilian driver were killed, while nine others injured when a Navy convoy was targetted by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered claymore mine explosion, at Thampalagamuwa on the Trincomalee-Habarana road on April 11. Among the
Read more...
Daily News reports that ten Sri Lankan Navy sailors and a civilian driver were killed, while nine others injured when a Navy convoy was targetted by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered claymore mine explosion, at Thampalagamuwa on the Trincomalee-Habarana road on April 11. Among the injured were a British national and her husband whose vehicle passed the spot at the time of the blast.
Read less...
April - 11 
On April 11, three Tamil youths were reportedly injured when the grenade they were carrying exploded suddenly in the Thorankadu area of Trincomalee district.
Read more...
On April 11, three Tamil youths were reportedly injured when the grenade they were carrying exploded suddenly in the Thorankadu area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
April - 12 
Elsewhere in the district, LTTE cadres set off an improvised explosive device outside a vegetable market, killing at least five people, including a security force (SF) personnel. Six more persons were killed in the following mob violence in which shops, including those belonging to Tamils and Muslim
Read more...
Elsewhere in the district, LTTE cadres set off an improvised explosive device outside a vegetable market, killing at least five people, including a security force (SF) personnel. Six more persons were killed in the following mob violence in which shops, including those belonging to Tamils and Muslims, were set ablaze. 38 persons were injured in the two incidents and a curfew has been imposed in the town.
Read less...
April - 12 
The LTTE cadres opened fire and subsequently lobbed a hand grenade towards the troops and police personnel at Surangal junction roadblock in the Trincomalee district.
Read more...
The LTTE cadres opened fire and subsequently lobbed a hand grenade towards the troops and police personnel at Surangal junction roadblock in the Trincomalee district.
Read less...
April - 13 
At least 13 persons were killed and 40 others injured in a series of bomb blasts and arson in the Trincomalee district on April 13, according to Hindu. In the first incident, cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered a claymore mine explosion targeting a police bus in the Kumbu
Read more...
At least 13 persons were killed and 40 others injured in a series of bomb blasts and arson in the Trincomalee district on April 13, according to Hindu. In the first incident, cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered a claymore mine explosion targeting a police bus in the Kumburupitiya area, killing two police personnel and injuring two other.
Read less...
April - 14 
Three civilians and two security force (SF) personnel were injured in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered claymore mine explosion at Trincomalee and Nilaveli main road in the Trincomalee district.
Read more...
Three civilians and two security force (SF) personnel were injured in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered claymore mine explosion at Trincomalee and Nilaveli main road in the Trincomalee district.
Read less...
April - 15 
On April 15, three Sri Lankan Air Force personnel were killed in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered claymore mine explosion in the Kappalthurai area of Trincomalee district.
Read more...
On April 15, three Sri Lankan Air Force personnel were killed in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered claymore mine explosion in the Kappalthurai area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
April - 17 
Five Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) personnel were injured when LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine and subsequently opened fire targeting a SLAF convoy in the Kiran area of Batticaloa district on April 17. Troops latter recovered an unexploded claymore mine from the incident site.
Read more...
Five Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) personnel were injured when LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine and subsequently opened fire targeting a SLAF convoy in the Kiran area of Batticaloa district on April 17. Troops latter recovered an unexploded claymore mine from the incident site.
Read less...
April - 18 
A civilian was injured in a grenade explosion in the Arasadi Kovil area of Batticaloa district on April 18. During subsequent search operations, troops recovered an unexploded hand grenade from the incident site.
Read more...
A civilian was injured in a grenade explosion in the Arasadi Kovil area of Batticaloa district on April 18. During subsequent search operations, troops recovered an unexploded hand grenade from the incident site.
Read less...
April - 19 
A day earlier, suspected LTTE cadres hurled a hand grenade towards a building at the Anuradhapura junction area in Trincomalee district. However, no casualties were reported.
Read more...
A day earlier, suspected LTTE cadres hurled a hand grenade towards a building at the Anuradhapura junction area in Trincomalee district. However, no casualties were reported.
Read less...
April - 19 
Two LTTE cadres entered a civilian’s house in the Muttur area and took away his vehicle and also lobbed a hand grenade while escaping.
Read more...
Two LTTE cadres entered a civilian’s house in the Muttur area and took away his vehicle and also lobbed a hand grenade while escaping.
Read less...
April - 20 
LTTE cadres lobbed hand grenades and subsequently opened fire targeting security force (SF) personnel in the Kanniya area of Trincomalee district. Troops killed a cadre of the outfit in the retaliatory fire and also recovered a hand grenade and a magazine with live ammunition from the incident site.
Read more...
LTTE cadres lobbed hand grenades and subsequently opened fire targeting security force (SF) personnel in the Kanniya area of Trincomalee district. Troops killed a cadre of the outfit in the retaliatory fire and also recovered a hand grenade and a magazine with live ammunition from the incident site.
Read less...
April - 20 
On April 20, LTTE cadres using a fishing dingy detonated a claymore mine targeting an Army truck in the Urani area of Batticaloa district, injuring a soldier. Elsewhere, LTTE cadres detonated another claymore mine targeting troops in the Welioya area. Also, the LTTE exploded a new sophisticated expl
Read more...
On April 20, LTTE cadres using a fishing dingy detonated a claymore mine targeting an Army truck in the Urani area of Batticaloa district, injuring a soldier. Elsewhere, LTTE cadres detonated another claymore mine targeting troops in the Welioya area. Also, the LTTE exploded a new sophisticated explosive device using remote controller, about 100 meters, ahead of advancing special task force on route-clearing duties in the Kalavanchikudy area. However, no casualties were reported in the two incidents.
Read less...
April - 21 
At Dehiwatte, LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine and subsequently opened fire towards SF personnel, killing one home guard. Troops retaliated the fire and recovered the body of a civilian killed in the crossfire.
Read more...
At Dehiwatte, LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine and subsequently opened fire towards SF personnel, killing one home guard. Troops retaliated the fire and recovered the body of a civilian killed in the crossfire.
Read less...
April - 21 
LTTE cadres triggered a remote-controlled claymore mine targeting a state bus carrying passengers towards Kanniya in the Trincomalee district, injuring the bus driver.
Read more...
LTTE cadres triggered a remote-controlled claymore mine targeting a state bus carrying passengers towards Kanniya in the Trincomalee district, injuring the bus driver.
Read less...
April - 21 
On April 21, two security force (SF) personnel were killed and another sustained injuries when Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres blew up their vehicle with a claymore mine in the Thanganagar area of Trincomalee district.
Read more...
On April 21, two security force (SF) personnel were killed and another sustained injuries when Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres blew up their vehicle with a claymore mine in the Thanganagar area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
April - 22 
A day earlier, LTTE cadres hurled a hand grenade at a house of an Army soldier at Palauttu.
Read more...
A day earlier, LTTE cadres hurled a hand grenade at a house of an Army soldier at Palauttu.
Read less...
April - 22 
On April 22, at Anuradapura junction in the Trincomalee district, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade at a Police post, injuring a police personnel.
Read more...
On April 22, at Anuradapura junction in the Trincomalee district, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade at a Police post, injuring a police personnel.
Read less...
April - 22 
Two soldiers attached to the Wadumunai entry/exit point at Welikanda in the Pollonaruwa district sustained injuries in an LTTE claymore mine explosion on April 22. Separately, a civilian was injured in a LTTE grenade attack near the 5th Mile Post in Trincomalee district.
Read more...
Two soldiers attached to the Wadumunai entry/exit point at Welikanda in the Pollonaruwa district sustained injuries in an LTTE claymore mine explosion on April 22. Separately, a civilian was injured in a LTTE grenade attack near the 5th Mile Post in Trincomalee district.
Read less...
April - 22 April - 23
According to the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website Tamil Net, eight civilians were killed in separate incidents on April 22-23. In the first incident on April 22, two civilians, Thambiah Gunanayagam and Loganathan Chandra Perumal, were killed in the LTTE-controlled area in Mannar d
Read more...
According to the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website Tamil Net, eight civilians were killed in separate incidents on April 22-23. In the first incident on April 22, two civilians, Thambiah Gunanayagam and Loganathan Chandra Perumal, were killed in the LTTE-controlled area in Mannar district, when their motorbike hit a claymore mine fixed on a tree. Two more civilians were shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Nelliady area of Jaffna district. On the same day, unidentified assailants shot dead a civilian, Satkunarajah Rajapathman, at Veppankulam in the Vavuniya district. Another civilian was shot dead at Kappalthurai in the Trincomalee district on April 23. Further, two dead bodies were recovered from the Poddankadu area.
Read less...
April - 23 
According to Sri Lankan Army reports, LTTE cadres lobbed a grenade targeting security forces (SFs) at Peratuweli in the Kanthalai area, injuring a homeguard. In the retaliatory firing, troops killed two cadres of the outfit and also recovered 500 grams of explosives, four hand grenades, two magazine
Read more...
According to Sri Lankan Army reports, LTTE cadres lobbed a grenade targeting security forces (SFs) at Peratuweli in the Kanthalai area, injuring a homeguard. In the retaliatory firing, troops killed two cadres of the outfit and also recovered 500 grams of explosives, four hand grenades, two magazines of 9mm pistol, Nokia and Motorola camera phones, a multimeter, 49 rounds of ammunition for a T-56 rifle, 18 rounds of ammunition for 9 mm pistol and a 15 metre wire from the incident site. Another LTTE cadre was killed in a separate incident when troops retaliated after coming under a grenade attack during a routine patrol.
Read less...
April - 25 
Three civilians and two soldiers were injured when LTTE cadres lobbed a grenade at a Police guard point near the oil filling station in the Eravur area of Batticaloa district.
Read more...
Three civilians and two soldiers were injured when LTTE cadres lobbed a grenade at a Police guard point near the oil filling station in the Eravur area of Batticaloa district.
Read less...
April - 26 
At least four civilians were killed and 12 others, including two sailors, were injured when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) directed mortar fire towards the naval jetty in Muttur on April 26-morning. Military spokesperson Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said, "This unprovoked terrorist fir
Read more...
At least four civilians were killed and 12 others, including two sailors, were injured when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) directed mortar fire towards the naval jetty in Muttur on April 26-morning. Military spokesperson Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said, "This unprovoked terrorist fire originated in the uncleared areas close to Muttur beach [and] caused death to four civilians who were moving about in the area at the time terrorist fire was directed."
Read less...
April - 26 
The pro-LTTE website Tamil Net claimed that at least 12 dead bodies of Tamil civilians killed in the air strike by Kfir jets and artillery attack by navy and army were recovered from Muttur east area of the district. It further reported that a Muslim civilian, Moulavi Zeinudeen, was killed and nine
Read more...
The pro-LTTE website Tamil Net claimed that at least 12 dead bodies of Tamil civilians killed in the air strike by Kfir jets and artillery attack by navy and army were recovered from Muttur east area of the district. It further reported that a Muslim civilian, Moulavi Zeinudeen, was killed and nine others were injured when a Kfir jet bombed a Muslim village Vaddam in the Government-controlled Muttur town on April 26, today.
Read less...
April - 30 
A day earlier, LTTE cadres carried out simultaneous artillery and mortar attacks towards the FDL Army camps at Kokkuthuduvai and Kokilai in the Welioya area of Batticaloa district, killing one civilian and injuring three others.
Read more...
A day earlier, LTTE cadres carried out simultaneous artillery and mortar attacks towards the FDL Army camps at Kokkuthuduvai and Kokilai in the Welioya area of Batticaloa district, killing one civilian and injuring three others.
Read less...
May - 1 
A soldier was injured in a LTTE grenade attack in the Batticaloa town. Similarly, the LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade in the Urelu area of Jaffna district. However, no casualties were reported.
Read more...
A soldier was injured in a LTTE grenade attack in the Batticaloa town. Similarly, the LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade in the Urelu area of Jaffna district. However, no casualties were reported.
Read less...
May - 1 
On May 1, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered an improvised explosive device blast targeting Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) personnel near Shanmugam Vidyalaya in the Trincomlaee town. However, the blast missed its intended target, killing four civilians and one SLN personnel. One more SLN pe
Read more...
On May 1, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered an improvised explosive device blast targeting Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) personnel near Shanmugam Vidyalaya in the Trincomlaee town. However, the blast missed its intended target, killing four civilians and one SLN personnel. One more SLN personnel sustained injuries in the blast.
Read less...
May - 3 
On May 3, cadres of the LTTE opened fire-targeting SFs at Chankani in the Jaffna district, injuring two soldiers. On the same day, a police personnel was injured in a LTTE grenade explosion at Nadavanveli in the Batticaloa district. In a similar attack, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade towards troo
Read more...
On May 3, cadres of the LTTE opened fire-targeting SFs at Chankani in the Jaffna district, injuring two soldiers. On the same day, a police personnel was injured in a LTTE grenade explosion at Nadavanveli in the Batticaloa district. In a similar attack, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade towards troops at the Vairavapuliyankulam roadblock in Vavuniya district. However, no casualties were reported.
Read less...
May - 7 
Seven police personnel and a civilian were injured in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) grenade attack in the Batticaloa district. On the same day, six security force (SF) personnel sustained injuries in a LTTE claymore mine attack in the Suriyakattakadu area of Mannar district. Another SF p
Read more...
Seven police personnel and a civilian were injured in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) grenade attack in the Batticaloa district. On the same day, six security force (SF) personnel sustained injuries in a LTTE claymore mine attack in the Suriyakattakadu area of Mannar district. Another SF personnel was injured when cadres of the LTTE opened fire towards troops on duty at an Army point in the Agbopura area of Vavuniya district.
Read less...
May - 8 
On May 8, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade towards troops in the Valaichchenai area of Batticaloa district, injuring one soldier. Further, troops retaliated as LTTE cadres opened fire targeting them in the Vembady area of Jaffna district.
Read more...
On May 8, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade towards troops in the Valaichchenai area of Batticaloa district, injuring one soldier. Further, troops retaliated as LTTE cadres opened fire targeting them in the Vembady area of Jaffna district.
Read less...
May - 11 
One soldier was injured in a LTTE grenade attack at an army checkpoint in Jaffna. One LTTE cadre was injured in retaliatory fire by the troops. Elsewhere, in another grenade attack by the LTTE, a soldier was injured in the Velvetithurai area. The LTTE also launched a mortar fire attack at the navy c
Read more...
One soldier was injured in a LTTE grenade attack at an army checkpoint in Jaffna. One LTTE cadre was injured in retaliatory fire by the troops. Elsewhere, in another grenade attack by the LTTE, a soldier was injured in the Velvetithurai area. The LTTE also launched a mortar fire attack at the navy camp at Muttur jetty in the Trincomalee district. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
Read less...
May - 16 
On May 16, LTTE cadres detonated two claymore mines in the Thambalagamuwa area of Trincomalee district, killing one home guard and injuring two others. Elsewhere, two soldiers were injured in an LTTE anti-personnel mine explosion near Allers Garden on Trincomalee-Nilaveli road.
Read more...
On May 16, LTTE cadres detonated two claymore mines in the Thambalagamuwa area of Trincomalee district, killing one home guard and injuring two others. Elsewhere, two soldiers were injured in an LTTE anti-personnel mine explosion near Allers Garden on Trincomalee-Nilaveli road.
Read less...
May - 21 
A soldier was killed and another sustained injuries in a LTTE-triggered claymore mine explosion in the Iranaiirruppaikulam area of Vavuniya district. In a similar incident, another soldier was injured when LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine explosion in the Dehiwatta area of Trincomalee district.
Read more...
A soldier was killed and another sustained injuries in a LTTE-triggered claymore mine explosion in the Iranaiirruppaikulam area of Vavuniya district. In a similar incident, another soldier was injured when LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine explosion in the Dehiwatta area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
May - 21 
Three international non-governmental organizations based in the Muttur area of Trincomalee district came under suspected LTTE grenade attacks, causing injuries to one foreigner and two Muslims.
Read more...
Three international non-governmental organizations based in the Muttur area of Trincomalee district came under suspected LTTE grenade attacks, causing injuries to one foreigner and two Muslims.
Read less...
May - 21 May - 22
Four civilians and a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre were killed in separate incidents in the country, according to Tamil Net. In the first incident on May 21, a 15-year old student and his companion, identified as Chandran Linton and Rasarathinam Mohan, were allegedly killed in a clay
Read more...
Four civilians and a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre were killed in separate incidents in the country, according to Tamil Net. In the first incident on May 21, a 15-year old student and his companion, identified as Chandran Linton and Rasarathinam Mohan, were allegedly killed in a claymore attack by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in the LTTE controlled area in the Mannar district. Separately, on May 22, a civilian was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Kopay North area of Jaffna district. Elsewhere, SLA soldiers shot dead a suspected LTTE cadre, identified as Arunachalam Suresh Gunapalan, at Vidathalpallai. Unidentified assailants shot dead a civilian, Iknesias Rasman Lanthilad, at Gnanasooriaym Square in the Batticaloa town.
Read less...
May - 24 
A day earlier, SFs shot dead a LTTE cadre at Thoppur in the Trincomalee district as he tried to escape after hurling a grenade towards troops.
Read more...
A day earlier, SFs shot dead a LTTE cadre at Thoppur in the Trincomalee district as he tried to escape after hurling a grenade towards troops.
Read less...
May - 25 
Four police personnel were killed in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered claymore mine attack in the Kattankudy area of Batticaloa district on May 25. In a similar incident, one civilian and a soldier were killed in a LTTE claymore mine attack in the Kovukil area of Jaffna district.
Read more...
Four police personnel were killed in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered claymore mine attack in the Kattankudy area of Batticaloa district on May 25. In a similar incident, one civilian and a soldier were killed in a LTTE claymore mine attack in the Kovukil area of Jaffna district.
Read less...
May - 25 
On May 25, one police personnel was shot at and injured by ‘pistol gang’ cadres of the LTTE in the Batticaloa district. Elsewhere, a claymore mine exploded as Muslims were returning home after morning-prayer sessions, causing fear and panic among them.
Read more...
On May 25, one police personnel was shot at and injured by ‘pistol gang’ cadres of the LTTE in the Batticaloa district. Elsewhere, a claymore mine exploded as Muslims were returning home after morning-prayer sessions, causing fear and panic among them.
Read less...
May - 25 May - 26
On the same day, LTTE cadres opened fire and subsequently lobbed a hand grenade towards home guards in the Monarathenna area of Trincomalee district. On May 26, LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine explosion targeting Army browser at Urani in the Batticaloa district. However, no casualties were rep
Read more...
On the same day, LTTE cadres opened fire and subsequently lobbed a hand grenade towards home guards in the Monarathenna area of Trincomalee district. On May 26, LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine explosion targeting Army browser at Urani in the Batticaloa district. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
May - 29 
One security force (SF) personnel was killed and two others sustained injuries in a LTTE-triggered claymore mine explosion at Kalviyankadu in the Batticaloa district. Elsewhere, another soldier was killed and one more wounded when LTTE cadres opened fire towards troops in the Pethalai area. In a sim
Read more...
One security force (SF) personnel was killed and two others sustained injuries in a LTTE-triggered claymore mine explosion at Kalviyankadu in the Batticaloa district. Elsewhere, another soldier was killed and one more wounded when LTTE cadres opened fire towards troops in the Pethalai area. In a similar incident, LTTE cadres opened fire towards troops, killing one SF personnel in the Kovil Puliyankulam Army point area of Vavuniya district.
Read less...
June - 1 
An EPDP cadre was injured when LTTE cadres activated an improvised explosive device targeting the EPDP political office in Batticaloa.
Read more...
An EPDP cadre was injured when LTTE cadres activated an improvised explosive device targeting the EPDP political office in Batticaloa.
Read less...
June - 1 
At Nilaveli in the Trincomalee district, cadres of the LTTE detonated two remote-controlled claymore mines targeting the Sri Lanka Navy personnel. In the same area, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade targeting police personnel. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read more...
At Nilaveli in the Trincomalee district, cadres of the LTTE detonated two remote-controlled claymore mines targeting the Sri Lanka Navy personnel. In the same area, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade targeting police personnel. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
June - 1 
Two soldiers were injured in a LTTE grenade attack in the Kalmunai area of Ampara district.
Read more...
Two soldiers were injured in a LTTE grenade attack in the Kalmunai area of Ampara district.
Read less...
June - 5 
On June 5, cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion targeting troops in the Batticaloa district. In the retaliatory fire, troops killed two LTTE cadres and also recovered one 9-mm Browning pistol and a remote control device of a c
Read more...
On June 5, cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion targeting troops in the Batticaloa district. In the retaliatory fire, troops killed two LTTE cadres and also recovered one 9-mm Browning pistol and a remote control device of a claymore mine from the incident site.
Read less...
June - 7 
At least six civilians and a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) were reportedly killed in an explosion of a pressure mine at Vadumunai in Batticaloa district on June-7 morning, according to Colombopage. While the LTTE blamed the Sri Lankan Army for the explosion, the Army denied the accusation.
Read more...
At least six civilians and a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) were reportedly killed in an explosion of a pressure mine at Vadumunai in Batticaloa district on June-7 morning, according to Colombopage. While the LTTE blamed the Sri Lankan Army for the explosion, the Army denied the accusation.
Read less...
June - 8 
LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade targeting SFs in the Valaichchenai area of Batticaloa district on June 8.
Read more...
LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade targeting SFs in the Valaichchenai area of Batticaloa district on June 8.
Read less...
June - 8 
Troops repulsed an LTTE mortar attack in the Kiran area of Batticaloa district. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read more...
Troops repulsed an LTTE mortar attack in the Kiran area of Batticaloa district. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
June - 11 
One soldier was injured in a LTTE grenade attack in the Allesgarden area of Trincomalee district.
Read more...
One soldier was injured in a LTTE grenade attack in the Allesgarden area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
June - 13 
On June 13, two soldiers were killed in a LTTE grenade attack targeting troops in the Anuradhapura area of Trincomalee district.
Read more...
On June 13, two soldiers were killed in a LTTE grenade attack targeting troops in the Anuradhapura area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
June - 15 June - 16
At least sixty-four civilians, including 15 children, were killed and eighty-six others were injured when a state-run passenger bus carrying 150 passengers was destroyed in a twin side-charger claymore mine explosion in the Anuradhapura district on June 15. The Government's spokesperson on security
Read more...
At least sixty-four civilians, including 15 children, were killed and eighty-six others were injured when a state-run passenger bus carrying 150 passengers was destroyed in a twin side-charger claymore mine explosion in the Anuradhapura district on June 15. The Government's spokesperson on security issues, Keheliya Rambukwella, blamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the attack saying, "There is no iota of doubt that it is the LTTE." He also said, "There is no declaration of War, the peace agreement is on, but, we have to look at it very seriously", adding that the Government would not hesitate to take military action if needed, to safeguard the civilians. Subsequent to the attack, security forces (SFs) carried out an aerial attack in the LTTE-held Sampoor and Maullativu area and drooped bombs near the outfit headquarters of Kilinochchi on June 16, today. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents. Meanwhile, the LTTE denied its involvement and blamed the Government for the attack. Reacting to the SFs aerial attack, head of the outfit’s peace secretariat, S. Puleedevan, told Reuters, "If they are attacking Kilinochchi, they are showing they are ready for war."
Read less...
June - 16 
LTTE cadres attacked SLA personnel who allegedly carried out a claymore mine attack in the outfit-controlled area of Illuppadichenai in the Batticaloa district, killing one soldier and capturing another.
Read more...
LTTE cadres attacked SLA personnel who allegedly carried out a claymore mine attack in the outfit-controlled area of Illuppadichenai in the Batticaloa district, killing one soldier and capturing another.
Read less...
June - 16 
In three separate incidents LTTE cadres lobbed grenades targeting SFs at Kayakkan, Kahapilima and Chenkalady.
Read more...
In three separate incidents LTTE cadres lobbed grenades targeting SFs at Kayakkan, Kahapilima and Chenkalady.
Read less...
June - 17 
On June 17, troops killed one LTTE cadre who lobbed a hand grenade targeting them in the Santhiveli area of Batticaloa district and also recovered one hand grenade and a bicycle from the incident site.
Read more...
On June 17, troops killed one LTTE cadre who lobbed a hand grenade targeting them in the Santhiveli area of Batticaloa district and also recovered one hand grenade and a bicycle from the incident site.
Read less...
June - 21 
A soldier was injured when LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade and subsequently opened fire towards troops in the Kiliwetti area of Trincomalee district.
Read more...
A soldier was injured when LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade and subsequently opened fire towards troops in the Kiliwetti area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
June - 29 June - 30
A day earlier, two Police personnel were injured in a LTTE attack in the Kattaparichchan area of Trincomalee district. Similarly one soldier was injured in a LTTE grenade attack in the Mannar town on June 30.
Read more...
A day earlier, two Police personnel were injured in a LTTE attack in the Kattaparichchan area of Trincomalee district. Similarly one soldier was injured in a LTTE grenade attack in the Mannar town on June 30.
Read less...
July - 3 
Seven persons, including five security force (SF) personnel, were killed in a claymore mine explosion triggered by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at Anuradhapura junction in the Trincomalee district on July 3-morning, Hindu reports. According to Colombopage, at least 14 persons were w
Read more...
Seven persons, including five security force (SF) personnel, were killed in a claymore mine explosion triggered by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at Anuradhapura junction in the Trincomalee district on July 3-morning, Hindu reports. According to Colombopage, at least 14 persons were wounded in the blast.
Read less...
July - 3 
Two Special Task Force (STF) troopers were wounded in a claymore attack at Puthukudiyiruppu in Batticaloa town on July 3.
Read more...
Two Special Task Force (STF) troopers were wounded in a claymore attack at Puthukudiyiruppu in Batticaloa town on July 3.
Read less...
July - 13 
Reports added that in an accidental explosion of an anti personnel mine (APM), allegedly planted by the LTTE, three soldiers were injured in Trincomalee. The APM had triggered on its own while naval troops were clearing the areas surrounding the camp.
Read more...
Reports added that in an accidental explosion of an anti personnel mine (APM), allegedly planted by the LTTE, three soldiers were injured in Trincomalee. The APM had triggered on its own while naval troops were clearing the areas surrounding the camp.
Read less...
July - 16 
Two Special Task Force personnel were injured in a LTTE claymore mine attack in the Thirukkovil area of Ampara district.
Read more...
Two Special Task Force personnel were injured in a LTTE claymore mine attack in the Thirukkovil area of Ampara district.
Read less...
July - 18 
In another incident, eight Tamil women, residents of Ambuvelipuram in Trincomalee, engaged in a Sramadana campaign to clean their areas were injured as a claymore mine exploded when they were clearing wayside garbage, military sources said. Security Forces (SF) believe that the claymore mine which a
Read more...
In another incident, eight Tamil women, residents of Ambuvelipuram in Trincomalee, engaged in a Sramadana campaign to clean their areas were injured as a claymore mine exploded when they were clearing wayside garbage, military sources said. Security Forces (SF) believe that the claymore mine which accidentally exploded was brought to the area by the LTTE targeting the SFs passing the area.
Read less...
July - 19 July - 20
One soldier was injured in a LTTE grenade attack in the Urumpirai area of the same district. LTTE cadres also lobbed a grenade towards troops in the Mattikilya area of Trincomalee district. A day earlier, LTTE cadres hurled a grenade towards two houses belonging to civilians in the Kattaparichchan a
Read more...
One soldier was injured in a LTTE grenade attack in the Urumpirai area of the same district. LTTE cadres also lobbed a grenade towards troops in the Mattikilya area of Trincomalee district. A day earlier, LTTE cadres hurled a grenade towards two houses belonging to civilians in the Kattaparichchan area. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
July - 22 
On July 22, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade towards troops in the Thattatthrai area. A day earlier, LTTE cadres opened fire-targeting SFs in the Nelunkulama area of Vavuniya district. Further, troops retaliated LTTE fire in the Kalkudah area of Batticaloa district. However, no casualties were repo
Read more...
On July 22, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade towards troops in the Thattatthrai area. A day earlier, LTTE cadres opened fire-targeting SFs in the Nelunkulama area of Vavuniya district. Further, troops retaliated LTTE fire in the Kalkudah area of Batticaloa district. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
July - 26 
Reuters has reported that Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) conducted air strike, using Kfir fighter jets, on known LTTE targets in the general areas (areas under Government control) of Verugal in the Trincomalee district where the outfit were keeping the sluice gate closed without allowing water to flow i
Read more...
Reuters has reported that Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) conducted air strike, using Kfir fighter jets, on known LTTE targets in the general areas (areas under Government control) of Verugal in the Trincomalee district where the outfit were keeping the sluice gate closed without allowing water to flow into thousands of Sinhalese, Muslims and Tamil villages since July 20. The SLAF spokesperson, Group Captain Ajantha Silva, said, "The government want to send irrigation engineers to the location. That is why we have taken action against identified rebel targets in that area. It was an aerial bombing raid." The Government accused the outfit of blocking water supplies to farmland in Trincomalee, where the Government and outfit both control territory. A Government statement, referring to the air raids, said the "limited operation" was conducted purely on "humanitarian grounds" to neutralize the disruptive forces it said were preventing free flow of water to over 15,000 families. However, S. Elilan, a top LTTE leader in Trincomalee, blaming the military, stated that Sri Lankan air force jets struck three times, wounding two civilians and destroying two houses. He added that the outfit suffered no casualties.
Read less...
July - 27 
On July 27, troops detected a LTTE planted claymore mine inside the compound of Selvanayagapuram Maha Vidyala (Higher Secondary School) in Trincomalee district. A day earlier, they recovered an anti-personnel mine from the Nedunkulam area in Mannar district.
Read more...
On July 27, troops detected a LTTE planted claymore mine inside the compound of Selvanayagapuram Maha Vidyala (Higher Secondary School) in Trincomalee district. A day earlier, they recovered an anti-personnel mine from the Nedunkulam area in Mannar district.
Read less...
July - 27 
The President of the Fishermen’s Association at Point Pedro, Kandaiah Chithra Vadivel, was shot dead by LTTE cadres in the Puloly area of Jaffna district on July 27. Elsewhere, on the same day, a civilian, identified as Mariyadas Manojan Raj, was killed and another one injured in a LTTE-triggered cl
Read more...
The President of the Fishermen’s Association at Point Pedro, Kandaiah Chithra Vadivel, was shot dead by LTTE cadres in the Puloly area of Jaffna district on July 27. Elsewhere, on the same day, a civilian, identified as Mariyadas Manojan Raj, was killed and another one injured in a LTTE-triggered claymore mine explosion in the Achchuveli area. A day earlier, another civilian, M.Sivakumar, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Chinabay area of Trincomalee district, according to Tamil Net.
Read less...
July - 28 
A LTTE extortionist, identified as Vimaladasan Devaruban, who used to threaten and harass the public in Batticaloa town area collecting money for the outfit was found shot dead at Thandanveli junction. One civilian and a soldier were injured in a LTTE grenade attack in the Thattatthiri area of Jaffn
Read more...
A LTTE extortionist, identified as Vimaladasan Devaruban, who used to threaten and harass the public in Batticaloa town area collecting money for the outfit was found shot dead at Thandanveli junction. One civilian and a soldier were injured in a LTTE grenade attack in the Thattatthiri area of Jaffna district. Further, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade at the Eelam People Democtratic Party (EPDP) office in the Kurumankadu area of Vavuniya district. However, no casualties were reported.
Read less...
July - 28 
The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation reported that 30 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed in a suicide attack launched by the breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna in the Vavunathivu area of Batticaloa district on July 28. The Karuna faction claimed that it had launched
Read more...
The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation reported that 30 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed in a suicide attack launched by the breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna in the Vavunathivu area of Batticaloa district on July 28. The Karuna faction claimed that it had launched its first suicide attack against the outfit at a LTTE roadblock. However, the pro-LTTE websites reported only the deaths of two Karuna group cadres who were traveling in a three-wheeler from the Government-controlled territory. Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) confirmed that a vehicle had blown up on the outfit’s front-line. The SLMM spokesperson, Robert Nielsson, stated, “The driver was in the three-wheeler when it blew up,” adding that he had no details of other casualties.
Read less...
July - 28 
Three home guards were killed in a LTTE-triggered claymore mine explosion in the Kebethigollewa area of Anuradhapura district. Separately, the ‘pistol gang’ cadres of the LTTE shot dead two Police personnel in the Palauttur area of Trincomalee district.
Read more...
Three home guards were killed in a LTTE-triggered claymore mine explosion in the Kebethigollewa area of Anuradhapura district. Separately, the ‘pistol gang’ cadres of the LTTE shot dead two Police personnel in the Palauttur area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
July - 31 
Suspected LTTE cadres ambushed an army bus with a claymore fragmentation mine in the Trincomalee district, killing 18 soldiers. "There was a Claymore mine explosion and 18 personnel are feared dead," said Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe.
Read more...
Suspected LTTE cadres ambushed an army bus with a claymore fragmentation mine in the Trincomalee district, killing 18 soldiers. "There was a Claymore mine explosion and 18 personnel are feared dead," said Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe.
Read less...
August - 1 
One civilian was killed and 13 others wounded when LTTE mortar shells fell in a civilian area in the Muttur region.
Read more...
One civilian was killed and 13 others wounded when LTTE mortar shells fell in a civilian area in the Muttur region.
Read less...
August - 8 
A Special Task Force (STF) soldier and a Police constable were killed when a claymore mine hit the water carrier truck along the Uganthai Poththuvil road in Amparai District. The truck was transporting water for the Uganthai Murugan temple festival.
Read more...
A Special Task Force (STF) soldier and a Police constable were killed when a claymore mine hit the water carrier truck along the Uganthai Poththuvil road in Amparai District. The truck was transporting water for the Uganthai Murugan temple festival.
Read less...
August - 8 August - 9
On August 9, a Police personnel was wounded in a suspected LTTE attack in the Mannar district, the army said. Separately, a LTTE cadre lobbed a hand grenade at troops near the Kachcheri junction in the Jaffna district. Similarly, a naval foot patrol came under LTTE claymore mine attack in the Vihara
Read more...
On August 9, a Police personnel was wounded in a suspected LTTE attack in the Mannar district, the army said. Separately, a LTTE cadre lobbed a hand grenade at troops near the Kachcheri junction in the Jaffna district. Similarly, a naval foot patrol came under LTTE claymore mine attack in the Vihara Mawatha area of Trincomalee district on August 8. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
August - 15 
A 12-year old boy was among nine Muslim civilians injured in a LTTE grenade attack at the public market in the Ottamavadi area of Batticaloa district on August 15.
Read more...
A 12-year old boy was among nine Muslim civilians injured in a LTTE grenade attack at the public market in the Ottamavadi area of Batticaloa district on August 15.
Read less...
August - 18 
A day earlier, four SF personnel and two civilians received injuries in a LTTE grenade attack on an Army checkpoint in the Trincomalee town. One more soldier was injured during confrontations with the LTTE when the outfit cadres reportedly attempted to reach the Forward Defence Line across the lagoo
Read more...
A day earlier, four SF personnel and two civilians received injuries in a LTTE grenade attack on an Army checkpoint in the Trincomalee town. One more soldier was injured during confrontations with the LTTE when the outfit cadres reportedly attempted to reach the Forward Defence Line across the lagoon area in the Poonarin region of Jaffna district.
Read less...
August - 18 
The Sri Lanka Air Force bombed a previously well-identified Sea-Tiger boat yard at Thalayadi in the Trincomalee district causing destruction to many cadres of the outfit and damaging an unspecified number of their boats.
Read more...
The Sri Lanka Air Force bombed a previously well-identified Sea-Tiger boat yard at Thalayadi in the Trincomalee district causing destruction to many cadres of the outfit and damaging an unspecified number of their boats.
Read less...
August - 22 
One soldier was injured when LTTE cadres fired mortar shells on the Vavunathivu Army camp in the Batticaloa district. A day earlier, LTTE cadres fired artillery rocket propeller gun at an Army detachment in the same area. However, no casualties were reported.
Read more...
One soldier was injured when LTTE cadres fired mortar shells on the Vavunathivu Army camp in the Batticaloa district. A day earlier, LTTE cadres fired artillery rocket propeller gun at an Army detachment in the same area. However, no casualties were reported.
Read less...
August - 24 
One police personnel was killed when LTTE cadres carried out a claymore mine attack and subsequently opened fire at a police foot patrol in the Ottamavady area of Batticaloa district. One more police personnel sustained injuries in the incident, while police arrested one suspect from the area along
Read more...
One police personnel was killed when LTTE cadres carried out a claymore mine attack and subsequently opened fire at a police foot patrol in the Ottamavady area of Batticaloa district. One more police personnel sustained injuries in the incident, while police arrested one suspect from the area along with a 20 m long flexible wire during the subsequent search operation.
Read less...
August - 27 
Seven soldiers were injured when LTTE cadres fired mortars and artillery towards troops attached to the Selvenagar Army Detachment in the Trincomalee district on August 27. In retaliation, troops launched direct and indirect fire on identified LTTE positions in the Sampoor area.
Read more...
Seven soldiers were injured when LTTE cadres fired mortars and artillery towards troops attached to the Selvenagar Army Detachment in the Trincomalee district on August 27. In retaliation, troops launched direct and indirect fire on identified LTTE positions in the Sampoor area.
Read less...
August - 28 
At least 31 persons were killed and 105 were wounded, when troops backed by multi-barrel rocket launchers and artillery guns, retaliated a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack at Sampur in the Trincomalee district on August 28, Daily News reports. Military spokesperson Brigadier Prasad Sam
Read more...
At least 31 persons were killed and 105 were wounded, when troops backed by multi-barrel rocket launchers and artillery guns, retaliated a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack at Sampur in the Trincomalee district on August 28, Daily News reports. Military spokesperson Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said troops retaliated, while engaged in search and clear operations in Thoppur and Selvanagar in the south of Trincomalee, they came under heavy artillery and mortar fire of the LTTE. "The troops were engaged in search and clear operations to facilitate the resettlement of the displaced civilians in Thoppur and Selvanagar as they came under LTTE fire," the Brigadier said. He added six soldiers were killed and 28 others injured due to LTTE artillery and mortar attacks as fighting reportedly continued.
Read less...
August - 29 
LTTE cadres in two separate incidents directed small arms and mortar fire on the boat point of the SFs at Sittandy and Vavunathivu Army detachment in the Batticaloa district forcing troops to retaliate. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read more...
LTTE cadres in two separate incidents directed small arms and mortar fire on the boat point of the SFs at Sittandy and Vavunathivu Army detachment in the Batticaloa district forcing troops to retaliate. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
August - 31 
On August 31, two police personnel were injured when a LTTE cadre lobbed a hand grenade at the police roadblock in the Chenkalady area of Batticaloa district. The cadre was arrested later.
Read more...
On August 31, two police personnel were injured when a LTTE cadre lobbed a hand grenade at the police roadblock in the Chenkalady area of Batticaloa district. The cadre was arrested later.
Read less...
September - 3 
Similarly, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade at a Police post in the Valaichchenai area of Batticaloa district.
Read more...
Similarly, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade at a Police post in the Valaichchenai area of Batticaloa district.
Read less...
September - 5 
On the same day, a soldier was killed in LTTE artillery fire towards the Selweanagar Army detachment.
Read more...
On the same day, a soldier was killed in LTTE artillery fire towards the Selweanagar Army detachment.
Read less...
September - 5 
Tamil Net alleged that Sri Lanka Army (SLA) fired Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher shells that hit an Internally Displaced People camp at Kathiraveli in the Vaharai area of Batticaloa district on September 5, killing one civilian and injuring two others. The Website further claimed that seven more mutil
Read more...
Tamil Net alleged that Sri Lanka Army (SLA) fired Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher shells that hit an Internally Displaced People camp at Kathiraveli in the Vaharai area of Batticaloa district on September 5, killing one civilian and injuring two others. The Website further claimed that seven more mutilated bodies of civilians killed in SLA artillery fire in Allaipiddy on August 12, were photographed and buried on September 4. Earlier, the Website had reported that 40 civilians were killed in the incident.
Read less...
September - 6 
A day earlier, one civilian and a soldier were killed and three other civilians, including a woman and a child, sustained injuries when LTTE cadres activated an explosive device using a remote control in the Chenkalady town area of Batticaloa district.
Read more...
A day earlier, one civilian and a soldier were killed and three other civilians, including a woman and a child, sustained injuries when LTTE cadres activated an explosive device using a remote control in the Chenkalady town area of Batticaloa district.
Read less...
September - 6 
At least three civilians were killed and 10 others injured in artillery fire by Sri Lankan Army troops towards the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) held territories in the Kathiraveli town of Batticaloa district on September 6, according to Hindustan Times. The attack came as troops consolida
Read more...
At least three civilians were killed and 10 others injured in artillery fire by Sri Lankan Army troops towards the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) held territories in the Kathiraveli town of Batticaloa district on September 6, according to Hindustan Times. The attack came as troops consolidated their gains further north at the town of Sampur in the Trincomalee district, official sources said.
Read less...
September - 6 
LTTE cadres, hiding in jungles of Kadiravely area in the Trincomalee district, south of Mavilaru, opened artillery fire towards troops near the Mavilaru sluice gate, killing two soldiers and injuring 16 others. A day earlier, the outfit cadres had opened fire on troops in the same area, injuring a s
Read more...
LTTE cadres, hiding in jungles of Kadiravely area in the Trincomalee district, south of Mavilaru, opened artillery fire towards troops near the Mavilaru sluice gate, killing two soldiers and injuring 16 others. A day earlier, the outfit cadres had opened fire on troops in the same area, injuring a soldier.
Read less...
September - 10 
Elsewhere, the LTTE launched long-range mortar bomb attacks on an army camp in the Batticaloa district. However, no casualties were reported from the incident site.
Read more...
Elsewhere, the LTTE launched long-range mortar bomb attacks on an army camp in the Batticaloa district. However, no casualties were reported from the incident site.
Read less...
September - 12 
Elsewhere, LTTE cadres lobbed two hand grenades and simultaneously fired towards troops at Cobra junction. Similarly they opened fire towards troops in the Wadumunai area.
Read more...
Elsewhere, LTTE cadres lobbed two hand grenades and simultaneously fired towards troops at Cobra junction. Similarly they opened fire towards troops in the Wadumunai area.
Read less...
September - 12 
LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade at the political office of Thamil Makkal Vedigal Puligal (TMVP), a breakaway faction of the outfit led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, in the Chenkalady area of Batticaloa district.
Read more...
LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade at the political office of Thamil Makkal Vedigal Puligal (TMVP), a breakaway faction of the outfit led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, in the Chenkalady area of Batticaloa district.
Read less...
September - 12 
Three civilians and an equal number of police personnel were injured when LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine targeting a police vehicle, close to a school that has housed displaced people in the Trincomalee town on September 12.
Read more...
Three civilians and an equal number of police personnel were injured when LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine targeting a police vehicle, close to a school that has housed displaced people in the Trincomalee town on September 12.
Read less...
September - 13 
One more soldier was killed in a LTTE mortar bomb attack in Trincomalee district.
Read more...
One more soldier was killed in a LTTE mortar bomb attack in Trincomalee district.
Read less...
September - 14 
On September 14, LTTE cadres opened mortar fire towards troops posted at the Vavunathivu Army Detachment in Batticaloa. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read more...
On September 14, LTTE cadres opened mortar fire towards troops posted at the Vavunathivu Army Detachment in Batticaloa. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
September - 16 
Further, suspected LTTE cadres detonated a roadside bomb targetting security forces (SFs) on foot patrol in the Trincomalee district, wounding four persons. The injured included three civilians and a soldier.
Read more...
Further, suspected LTTE cadres detonated a roadside bomb targetting security forces (SFs) on foot patrol in the Trincomalee district, wounding four persons. The injured included three civilians and a soldier.
Read less...
September - 19 
Earlier, the Sri Lankan Air Force attacked LTTE positions in the Batticaloa district, where soldiers escaped injury from a roadside bomb explosion. One LTTE cadre involved in the blast was later arrested. Defence spokesperson Keheliya Rambukwella said, "We have taken identified LTTE targets in Batti
Read more...
Earlier, the Sri Lankan Air Force attacked LTTE positions in the Batticaloa district, where soldiers escaped injury from a roadside bomb explosion. One LTTE cadre involved in the blast was later arrested. Defence spokesperson Keheliya Rambukwella said, "We have taken identified LTTE targets in Batticaloa today," without giving information on any casualties.
Read less...
September - 21 
Separately, three Sinhala civilians, employed as labourers for a Tsunami reconstruction site in the Komari area of Ampara district, sustained injuries in a LTTE grenade attack.
Read more...
Separately, three Sinhala civilians, employed as labourers for a Tsunami reconstruction site in the Komari area of Ampara district, sustained injuries in a LTTE grenade attack.
Read less...
September - 24 
According to a delayed report, at least 15 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed as security forces (SFs) launched artillery fire on a group of LTTE cadres who had opened fire towards troops in the Pulipanchikal area of Batticaloa district on September 24.
Read more...
According to a delayed report, at least 15 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed as security forces (SFs) launched artillery fire on a group of LTTE cadres who had opened fire towards troops in the Pulipanchikal area of Batticaloa district on September 24.
Read less...
September - 24 
Elsewhere, the Vavunitivu Army detachment was fired upon by LTTE using artillery and mortars. The same detachment came under LTTE fire a day earlier. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read more...
Elsewhere, the Vavunitivu Army detachment was fired upon by LTTE using artillery and mortars. The same detachment came under LTTE fire a day earlier. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
September - 24 
Troops at the Kiran Army detachment in Batticaloa district successfully repulsed a LTTE mortar attack on September 24. Exchange of fire that lasted for one and half hours caused heavy damages to outfit bases at Pulipanchikal and Tharavikulam. A Defence ministry statement said, “There were no casualt
Read more...
Troops at the Kiran Army detachment in Batticaloa district successfully repulsed a LTTE mortar attack on September 24. Exchange of fire that lasted for one and half hours caused heavy damages to outfit bases at Pulipanchikal and Tharavikulam. A Defence ministry statement said, “There were no casualties among security forces, but the guerrillas suffered unspecified damages.”
Read less...
September - 26 
Similarly, one Army officer was injured in an APM explosion carried out by LTTE cadres in the Selvanagar area of Trincomalee district.
Read more...
Similarly, one Army officer was injured in an APM explosion carried out by LTTE cadres in the Selvanagar area of Trincomalee district.
Read less...
September - 28 
Further, one civilian was injured in a LTTE mortar fire directed towards the Sangamankanda Special Task Force camp in the Ampara district.
Read more...
Further, one civilian was injured in a LTTE mortar fire directed towards the Sangamankanda Special Task Force camp in the Ampara district.
Read less...
October - 5 
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) jets bombed LTTE targets for a third day on October 5. The Military reportedly said that the SLAF attacked suspected bases of the outfit’s Sea Tiger wing in the Batticaloa district and some other identified targets in the North. However, no casualties were reported till la
Read more...
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) jets bombed LTTE targets for a third day on October 5. The Military reportedly said that the SLAF attacked suspected bases of the outfit’s Sea Tiger wing in the Batticaloa district and some other identified targets in the North. However, no casualties were reported till last reports came in.
Read less...
October - 6 
A day after the announcement of dates for talks between the Sri Lanka Government and the LTTE, the military claimed that at least 22 cadres of the outfit were killed and four of its troops were injured in the east on October 6, according to The Hindu. An Army statement said the LTTE cadres fired mor
Read more...
A day after the announcement of dates for talks between the Sri Lanka Government and the LTTE, the military claimed that at least 22 cadres of the outfit were killed and four of its troops were injured in the east on October 6, according to The Hindu. An Army statement said the LTTE cadres fired mortars and artillery from the Panichchankeri and Vakerai areas at troops based in Mankerni. "The tigers initiated these offensive attacks at troops at Mankerni area during early hours today causing damages to the security forces' defences and injuring two soldiers. Ground sources and intelligence confirmed [that] the Tiger establishments, which were causing harassments to the innocent civilians, were destroyed. The civil sources in the area and the intelligence said there were over 22 Tiger dead bodies lying in the area," the Army said. Meanwhile, TamilNet quoted LTTE's military spokesman Irasiah Ilanthirayan as saying the "defence council" of the outfit had been summoned to discuss the developments.
Read less...
October - 6 
On the same day, LTTE cadres blasted the Panichchankerni Bridge causing inconvenience nearly to 30,000 civilians.
Read more...
On the same day, LTTE cadres blasted the Panichchankerni Bridge causing inconvenience nearly to 30,000 civilians.
Read less...
October - 10 
On October 10, LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine and subsequently opened fire towards troops in the Vandaramoole area of Batticaloa district. In retaliatory fire, two LTTE cadres were killed and five others were wounded.
Read more...
On October 10, LTTE cadres detonated a claymore mine and subsequently opened fire towards troops in the Vandaramoole area of Batticaloa district. In retaliatory fire, two LTTE cadres were killed and five others were wounded.
Read less...
October - 11 
Elsewhere, troops after observing a large gathering of LTTE cadres who were poised to attack the Kiran Army camp, pounded artillery and mortars successfully on their movements causing death to two of their carders and injuring three others.
Read more...
Elsewhere, troops after observing a large gathering of LTTE cadres who were poised to attack the Kiran Army camp, pounded artillery and mortars successfully on their movements causing death to two of their carders and injuring three others.
Read less...
October - 12 
On the same day, two Police constables on duty in the Kattaiparichchan area of Trincomalee district sustained injuries in a LTTE grenade attack.
Read more...
On the same day, two Police constables on duty in the Kattaiparichchan area of Trincomalee district sustained injuries in a LTTE grenade attack.
Read less...
October - 15 
Another soldier died in a LTTE mortar attack on the Vavunathivu Army camp in the Batticaloa district on October 15.
Read more...
Another soldier died in a LTTE mortar attack on the Vavunathivu Army camp in the Batticaloa district on October 15.
Read less...
October - 17 
The Military also claimed that the LTTE exploded a claymore mine targeting a naval convoy at Sambalthivu in the Trincomalee district, adding, "However, the LTTE terrorists missed their target as the claymore was activated just after the convoy passed it." However, no casualties were reported in all
Read more...
The Military also claimed that the LTTE exploded a claymore mine targeting a naval convoy at Sambalthivu in the Trincomalee district, adding, "However, the LTTE terrorists missed their target as the claymore was activated just after the convoy passed it." However, no casualties were reported in all these incidents.
Read less...
October - 18 
The Website also alleged that a woman was killed and two civilians, including a 10-year-old boy, were wounded when two Sri Lanka Air Force Kfir bombers dropped five bombs on civilian settlements in the LTTE-controlled areas of Karadiyanaru and Vadamunai in the same district.
Read more...
The Website also alleged that a woman was killed and two civilians, including a 10-year-old boy, were wounded when two Sri Lanka Air Force Kfir bombers dropped five bombs on civilian settlements in the LTTE-controlled areas of Karadiyanaru and Vadamunai in the same district.
Read less...
October - 19 
On October 19, troops retaliated to LTTE fire in the Navakkuda area of Batticaloa district. Elsewhere, troops retaliated when LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade and subsequently opened fire towards them in the Mylambaweli area. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read more...
On October 19, troops retaliated to LTTE fire in the Navakkuda area of Batticaloa district. Elsewhere, troops retaliated when LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade and subsequently opened fire towards them in the Mylambaweli area. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
October - 23 
A day earlier, one civilian and a Police personnel were injured when LTTE cadres fired mortar shells on the Vaunathivu Entry/Exit point in the Batticaloa district.
Read more...
A day earlier, one civilian and a Police personnel were injured when LTTE cadres fired mortar shells on the Vaunathivu Entry/Exit point in the Batticaloa district.
Read less...
October - 23 
Elsewhere, a civilian and a police sergeant were injured in a mortar shell explosion near the police sentry point on the Vavunathivu Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Forward Defence Line.
Read more...
Elsewhere, a civilian and a police sergeant were injured in a mortar shell explosion near the police sentry point on the Vavunathivu Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Forward Defence Line.
Read less...
October - 23 
One more civilian and a Police personnel were injured when a LTTE-laid anti personnel mine exploded in the Bakmitiyawa area of Ampara district.
Read more...
One more civilian and a Police personnel were injured when a LTTE-laid anti personnel mine exploded in the Bakmitiyawa area of Ampara district.
Read less...
October - 26 
Further, on October 26, five children and one woman were injured in an accidental explosion of a grenade that was brought home by a toddler presuming it to be a toy in the Chenkalady area of Batticaloa district.
Read more...
Further, on October 26, five children and one woman were injured in an accidental explosion of a grenade that was brought home by a toddler presuming it to be a toy in the Chenkalady area of Batticaloa district.
Read less...
October - 26 
In a separate incident, police personnel retaliated when LTTE cadres lobbed hand grenades and subsequently opened fire towards Thirukkovil Police Post in the Ampara district.
Read more...
In a separate incident, police personnel retaliated when LTTE cadres lobbed hand grenades and subsequently opened fire towards Thirukkovil Police Post in the Ampara district.
Read less...
October - 26 
Two of the six persons wounded in the bomb blast on October 26-morning in a vegetable field located on Chelvi Cinema Theatre road at Chenkalady in the Batticaloa district have reportedly succumbed to their injuries.
Read more...
Two of the six persons wounded in the bomb blast on October 26-morning in a vegetable field located on Chelvi Cinema Theatre road at Chenkalady in the Batticaloa district have reportedly succumbed to their injuries.
Read less...
October - 28 
Suspected cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) set off two roadside bombs injuring six police officers on October 28 in the northeast, AP reported. The first bomb targeted a group of police officers on a road patrol in the northern district of Vavuniya, a Defense Ministry office
Read more...
Suspected cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) set off two roadside bombs injuring six police officers on October 28 in the northeast, AP reported. The first bomb targeted a group of police officers on a road patrol in the northern district of Vavuniya, a Defense Ministry officer said. Vavuniya is the northernmost Government-held garrison town before LTTE-held territory. The second blast occurred three hours later in the eastern Batticaloa district and wounded three officers of the elite police Special Task Force (STF), the officer said. The LTTE targeted a police truck carrying STF officers, he added.
Read less...
October - 31 
A day earlier, a soldier was injured in a LTTE mortar fire in the Mahindapura area of Trincomlaee district. Similarly, another soldier sustained injuries in a LTTE mortar fire directed towards a sentry point of the security forces (SFs) at Kattiaratan in Jaffna district.
Read more...
A day earlier, a soldier was injured in a LTTE mortar fire in the Mahindapura area of Trincomlaee district. Similarly, another soldier sustained injuries in a LTTE mortar fire directed towards a sentry point of the security forces (SFs) at Kattiaratan in Jaffna district.
Read less...
November - 3 
LTTE cadres launched mortar attacks against troops and Police personnel at the Periyakulam detachment in the Uppuweli area of Trincomalee district. However, no casualties were reported.
Read more...
LTTE cadres launched mortar attacks against troops and Police personnel at the Periyakulam detachment in the Uppuweli area of Trincomalee district. However, no casualties were reported.
Read less...
November - 3 
On November 3, LTTE cadres opened fire on the Muhamalai forward defence line injuring two soldiers. Similarly, in Vavunathivu of Batticaloa, LTTE cadres fired at Army detachment with small arms and rocket propeller grenade launchers (RPG) injuring a lone soldier. Separately, LTTE cadres fired at a h
Read more...
On November 3, LTTE cadres opened fire on the Muhamalai forward defence line injuring two soldiers. Similarly, in Vavunathivu of Batticaloa, LTTE cadres fired at Army detachment with small arms and rocket propeller grenade launchers (RPG) injuring a lone soldier. Separately, LTTE cadres fired at a home guard point in the general area of 39 channel of Nugelandha in Ampara. No casualties were reported.
Read less...
November - 4 
According to Sri Lanka Army sources, two sailors were killed in a claymore mine explosion by the rebels of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the general area of Nilaweli in Trincomalee on November 4. The sailors were on route clearing patrol when they were attacked.
Read more...
According to Sri Lanka Army sources, two sailors were killed in a claymore mine explosion by the rebels of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the general area of Nilaweli in Trincomalee on November 4. The sailors were on route clearing patrol when they were attacked.
Read less...
November - 4 
On November 4, one Special Task Force (STF) soldier, identified as M. Jayawardana, was killed when LTTE cadres triggered a claymore mine explosion and subsequently opened small arms fire targeting a STF jeep near the 12th mile post on Ampara-Pothuvil road in the Ampara district. Two STF soldiers wer
Read more...
On November 4, one Special Task Force (STF) soldier, identified as M. Jayawardana, was killed when LTTE cadres triggered a claymore mine explosion and subsequently opened small arms fire targeting a STF jeep near the 12th mile post on Ampara-Pothuvil road in the Ampara district. Two STF soldiers were injured in the incident.
Read less...
November - 5 
The Website also alleged that a father and a son, identified as Nallathamby Thiyagarajah and Nallathamby Thiyagarajah, were killed in a mortar attack launched by the Sri Lanka Army from its Mankerny camp in the Batticaloa district on LTTE-held Vaharai village.
Read more...
The Website also alleged that a father and a son, identified as Nallathamby Thiyagarajah and Nallathamby Thiyagarajah, were killed in a mortar attack launched by the Sri Lanka Army from its Mankerny camp in the Batticaloa district on LTTE-held Vaharai village.
Read less...
November - 7 
On November 7, five women were injured when LTTE mortar fire rounds directed towards Morakottanchenai School, Church and Devapuram Railway Station in the Sittandy area of Batticaloa district.
Read more...
On November 7, five women were injured when LTTE mortar fire rounds directed towards Morakottanchenai School, Church and Devapuram Railway Station in the Sittandy area of Batticaloa district.
Read less...
November - 7 
On the same day, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade towards an Army sentry point at Anuradhapura junction in the Trincomalee district. Subsequently, troops conducted a search and clear operation in the area and arrested a suspect. Similarly, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade towards an Army foot patr
Read more...
On the same day, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade towards an Army sentry point at Anuradhapura junction in the Trincomalee district. Subsequently, troops conducted a search and clear operation in the area and arrested a suspect. Similarly, LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade towards an Army foot patrol near the Jaffna Hindu College. However, no casualties were reported in these incidents.
Read less...
November - 9 
A suspected LTTE cadre was killed in an explosion at his parents' residence at Ilayawan Podi Road in the Eravur area of Batticaloa district.
Read more...
A suspected LTTE cadre was killed in an explosion at his parents' residence at Ilayawan Podi Road in the Eravur area of Batticaloa district.
Read less...
November - 9 
LTTE cadres fired 81 mm mortars on the Mahindapura Army detachment in the Trincomalee district, injuring five soldiers.
Read more...
LTTE cadres fired 81 mm mortars on the Mahindapura Army detachment in the Trincomalee district, injuring five soldiers.
Read less...
November - 9 
On November 9, a soldier was wounded when an LTTE planted anti-personnel mine exploded at Selvanagar in the Trincomalee district.
Read more...
On November 9, a soldier was wounded when an LTTE planted anti-personnel mine exploded at Selvanagar in the Trincomalee district.
Read less...
November - 10 
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) reportedly destroyed one weapon laden Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide craft and captured another that were sailing in the seas off Nilaveli coast in the guise of ordinary fishing boats in the Trincomalee district on November 10. At least six Sea-Tigers aboard
Read more...
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) reportedly destroyed one weapon laden Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide craft and captured another that were sailing in the seas off Nilaveli coast in the guise of ordinary fishing boats in the Trincomalee district on November 10. At least six Sea-Tigers aboard were killed, according to the SLN. Sources confirmed that one of the boats was also carrying the remains of Ariv Charles, a senior military leader attached to the Charles Anthony Brigade of the outfit, who was killed in a security forces (SFs) retaliatory fire in the Batticaloa district few days back. Reports also said that a LTTE cadre aboard the captured boat committed suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule when he was taken into custody by naval troops.
Read less...
November - 11 
A day earlier, three more soldiers sustained injuries due to explosion of a Rocket Propelled Gun round fired by LTTE cadres in the Sittandy area of Batticaloa district.
Read more...
A day earlier, three more soldiers sustained injuries due to explosion of a Rocket Propelled Gun round fired by LTTE cadres in the Sittandy area of Batticaloa district.
Read less...
November - 13 
According to Sri Lanka Army sources, on November 13, three soldiers were injured as suspected cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired artillery and mortars from the un-cleared areas of Vakarai and Kadiraveli targeting the Army detachment in Kadjuwatte of Batticaloa.
Read more...
According to Sri Lanka Army sources, on November 13, three soldiers were injured as suspected cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired artillery and mortars from the un-cleared areas of Vakarai and Kadiraveli targeting the Army detachment in Kadjuwatte of Batticaloa.
Read less...
November - 14 
LTTE cadres fired small arms on a sentry point of the security forces (SFs) close to Badulla junction, injuring two home guards on duty. In two separate incidents in the same district, one Army officer and three soldiers were injured in LTTE artillery and mortar fire.
Read more...
LTTE cadres fired small arms on a sentry point of the security forces (SFs) close to Badulla junction, injuring two home guards on duty. In two separate incidents in the same district, one Army officer and three soldiers were injured in LTTE artillery and mortar fire.
Read less...
November - 15 
According to Sri Lanka Army reports, LTTE cadres launched mortar and artillery fire targeting troops deployed in the Marnkerni, Kadjuwatta, Vakarai, Kaddumuravikulam, Kirimichchi and Madurankulam areas of Batticaloa district in the past few weeks.
Read more...
According to Sri Lanka Army reports, LTTE cadres launched mortar and artillery fire targeting troops deployed in the Marnkerni, Kadjuwatta, Vakarai, Kaddumuravikulam, Kirimichchi and Madurankulam areas of Batticaloa district in the past few weeks.
Read less...
November - 15 
LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade towards troops on Batticaloa-Polonnaruwa main road while they were passing Komanthurai Junction in the Chenkalady area, injuring one soldier.
Read more...
LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade towards troops on Batticaloa-Polonnaruwa main road while they were passing Komanthurai Junction in the Chenkalady area, injuring one soldier.
Read less...
November - 15 
On November 15, troops retaliated when LTTE cadres opened fire using small arms and simultaneously lobbed hand grenades towards them in the Valaichchenai area of the same district. During subsequent search operations, SF personnel recovered two T-56 weapons, two magazines with sixty round of ammunit
Read more...
On November 15, troops retaliated when LTTE cadres opened fire using small arms and simultaneously lobbed hand grenades towards them in the Valaichchenai area of the same district. During subsequent search operations, SF personnel recovered two T-56 weapons, two magazines with sixty round of ammunition and two hand grenades from the incident site.
Read less...
November - 20 
On November 20, troops retaliated as LTTE cadres launched artillery and mortar fire towards troops on duty in the Kadjuwatte area of Batticaloa district, inuring one soldier. Elsewhere, LTTE cadres attacked troops at Mankerni on November 19 and 20.
Read more...
On November 20, troops retaliated as LTTE cadres launched artillery and mortar fire towards troops on duty in the Kadjuwatte area of Batticaloa district, inuring one soldier. Elsewhere, LTTE cadres attacked troops at Mankerni on November 19 and 20.
Read less...
November - 25 
A civilian was reportedly killed when LTTE cadres hurled a hand grenade and subsequently fired at the troops at Vandaramoolai in the Batticaloa district on November 25, according to Defence Ministry sources.
Read more...
A civilian was reportedly killed when LTTE cadres hurled a hand grenade and subsequently fired at the troops at Vandaramoolai in the Batticaloa district on November 25, according to Defence Ministry sources.
Read less...
December - 3 
Two Sri Lankan Army personnel, while providing security to the Internally Displaced Persons Centre at Vinayagapuram and Valachchenai in the Batticaloa district, were injured on December 3 when LTTE cadres attacked them with hand grenades.
Read more...
Two Sri Lankan Army personnel, while providing security to the Internally Displaced Persons Centre at Vinayagapuram and Valachchenai in the Batticaloa district, were injured on December 3 when LTTE cadres attacked them with hand grenades.
Read less...
December - 5 
The Sri Lanka Army said two of its soldiers, including a woman, were injured in a mortar attack triggered by the LTTE on the Chenkalady-Badula road in Batticaloa district on December 5, reports a pro-LTTE website Tamil Net.
Read more...
The Sri Lanka Army said two of its soldiers, including a woman, were injured in a mortar attack triggered by the LTTE on the Chenkalady-Badula road in Batticaloa district on December 5, reports a pro-LTTE website Tamil Net.
Read less...
December - 6 
At least three civilians, including a teacher, were killed and nine students sustained injuries, when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres fired artillery targeting the Somadevi School and Kallar village in the Trincomalee district on December 6, reports Colombo page.
Read more...
At least three civilians, including a teacher, were killed and nine students sustained injuries, when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres fired artillery targeting the Somadevi School and Kallar village in the Trincomalee district on December 6, reports Colombo page.
Read less...
December - 7 
Three soldiers were injured when LTTE cadres fired artillery at the Kallar Army camp in Trincomalee on December 7, according to defence ministry sources.
Read more...
Three soldiers were injured when LTTE cadres fired artillery at the Kallar Army camp in Trincomalee on December 7, according to defence ministry sources.
Read less...
December - 10 
At least 13 refugees, including a four-year-old child, were wounded when SLA personnel reportedly fired artillery shells at Paalchenai in the Batticaloa district, reports Tamil Net. Subsequently, an encounter was reported between the LTTE cadres and SLA personnel from Eachilamapattu.
Read more...
At least 13 refugees, including a four-year-old child, were wounded when SLA personnel reportedly fired artillery shells at Paalchenai in the Batticaloa district, reports Tamil Net. Subsequently, an encounter was reported between the LTTE cadres and SLA personnel from Eachilamapattu.
Read less...
December - 10 
At least 19 civilians were killed and 25 others sustained injuries when Sri Lanka Army (SLA) personnel fired artillery shells at Kandalady Government School in the Vaharai area of Batticaloa district on December 10-morning, reports pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website Tamil Net. Re
Read more...
At least 19 civilians were killed and 25 others sustained injuries when Sri Lanka Army (SLA) personnel fired artillery shells at Kandalady Government School in the Vaharai area of Batticaloa district on December 10-morning, reports pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website Tamil Net. Reports added that these civilians had fled from the Palchenai and Vammivedduvan areas a day earlier due to the continued offensive by the SLA.
Read less...
December - 10 
On the same day, at least 12 soldiers were killed and 51 others sustained injuries when the LTTE cadres directed a heavy artillery and mortars towards Kaddimuravikulam, Kadjuwatta, Kirimichchiya and Madurankerni in the Batticaloa district, according to defence ministry sources. A Sri Lankan military
Read more...
On the same day, at least 12 soldiers were killed and 51 others sustained injuries when the LTTE cadres directed a heavy artillery and mortars towards Kaddimuravikulam, Kadjuwatta, Kirimichchiya and Madurankerni in the Batticaloa district, according to defence ministry sources. A Sri Lankan military spokesperson said that a large number of LTTE cadres were also killed and many more were reportedly injured when the troops retaliated. However, details of casualties among the LTTE cadres were not reported.
Read less...
December - 11 
Five police personnel and a civilian were injured when a claymore mine planted by LTTE cadres exploded prematurely near the Akkaraipattu Hospital and hit a civilian van in the Ampara district.
Read more...
Five police personnel and a civilian were injured when a claymore mine planted by LTTE cadres exploded prematurely near the Akkaraipattu Hospital and hit a civilian van in the Ampara district.
Read less...
December - 12 
At least three soldiers were wounded when LTTE cadres launched an attack, using 60 mm, 81 mm, 82 mm, 122 mm mortars and artillery rounds on Vavunathivu main army camp. Another soldier was injured when the LTTE cadres fired mortars on Muhamale defence position.
Read more...
At least three soldiers were wounded when LTTE cadres launched an attack, using 60 mm, 81 mm, 82 mm, 122 mm mortars and artillery rounds on Vavunathivu main army camp. Another soldier was injured when the LTTE cadres fired mortars on Muhamale defence position.
Read less...
December - 15 
At least three houses and one building belonging to the Department of Irrigation were destroyed when LTTE cadres fired 120 mm mortars towards the Special Task Forces station at Kaluwanchikudy in the Batticaloa district on December 15. However, no casualty was reported.
Read more...
At least three houses and one building belonging to the Department of Irrigation were destroyed when LTTE cadres fired 120 mm mortars towards the Special Task Forces station at Kaluwanchikudy in the Batticaloa district on December 15. However, no casualty was reported.
Read less...
December - 15 
Seven internally displaced civilians traveling from Kathiraveli to Vaharai in the Batticaloa district in a tractor were killed when an artillery shell fired by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) exploded on their vehicle on December 15, according to the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website Tami
Read more...
Seven internally displaced civilians traveling from Kathiraveli to Vaharai in the Batticaloa district in a tractor were killed when an artillery shell fired by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) exploded on their vehicle on December 15, according to the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website Tamil Net.
Read less...
December - 19 
On December 19, Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres lobbed a hand grenade at the Kalmunai political office of the Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) in the Ampara district, the political wing of the outfit’s breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, killing two of the TMVP cadres
Read more...
On December 19, Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres lobbed a hand grenade at the Kalmunai political office of the Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) in the Ampara district, the political wing of the outfit’s breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, killing two of the TMVP cadres and injuring another.
Read less...
December - 20 
LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade at the TMVP political office in Trincomalee. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
Read more...
LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade at the TMVP political office in Trincomalee. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.
Read less...
December - 21 
Two children, including a two year old infant, were injured when LTTE cadres directed mortar and artillery fire towards the SF’s Kiran camp in the Batticaloa district. Elsewhere, at Kumburumulla, LTTE cadres injured another civilian.
Read more...
Two children, including a two year old infant, were injured when LTTE cadres directed mortar and artillery fire towards the SF’s Kiran camp in the Batticaloa district. Elsewhere, at Kumburumulla, LTTE cadres injured another civilian.
Read less...
December - 23 
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) launched artillery barrage simultaneously from three directions- Kallaru SLA camp, north of Vaharai, Karadikkulam, in the west and from Mankerni SLA camp in the south towards many villages in the Vaharai region of the Batticaloa district. It claimed that the artillery barrage, l
Read more...
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) launched artillery barrage simultaneously from three directions- Kallaru SLA camp, north of Vaharai, Karadikkulam, in the west and from Mankerni SLA camp in the south towards many villages in the Vaharai region of the Batticaloa district. It claimed that the artillery barrage, launched around 6:30 a.m., continued for more than 8 hours. However, no casualties were reported.
Read less...
December - 24 
Military sources said that the LTTE launched a mortar attack to Army camp at Vavunathivu in the Batticaloa district.
Read more...
Military sources said that the LTTE launched a mortar attack to Army camp at Vavunathivu in the Batticaloa district.
Read less...
December - 27 
One soldier sustained when LTTE cadres fired mortar shells on the Mahindapura Army Camp in the Trincomalee district.
Read more...
One soldier sustained when LTTE cadres fired mortar shells on the Mahindapura Army Camp in the Trincomalee district.
Read less...
December - 30 
Sri Lanka’s air force bombed targets of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the eastern province on December 30, according to Reuters. The military said a LTTE artillery gun position was destroyed in the air strike in Vakarai. Another strike was successfully carried out on a Sea Tiger bas
Read more...
Sri Lanka’s air force bombed targets of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the eastern province on December 30, according to Reuters. The military said a LTTE artillery gun position was destroyed in the air strike in Vakarai. Another strike was successfully carried out on a Sea Tiger base in the nearby Pudukudiyirippu area, the military said in a statement.
Read less...
ADVANCED SEARCH
Incident Year Wise
Incidents- 2019
Incidents- 2009
Incidents- 2008
Incidents- 2007
Incidents- 2006
Incidents- 2005
Incidents- 2004
Incidents- 2003
Incidents- 2002
Incidents- 2001
Incidents- 2000
Country :
--All--
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Zone :
--All--
State :
--All--
District :
--All--
Date From :
The Valid date is required
Date To:
The Valid date is required