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Report:2007
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January - 4 
Media Centre for Ntaional Security in a release on January 4 stated that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) face a severe recruitment problem to fill their numbers as 'fighters' due to heavy losses they sustained in Mavil Aru, Muhamalai, Thoppur, Sampur, Muttur jetty and Vakarai. The breaka
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Media Centre for Ntaional Security in a release on January 4 stated that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) face a severe recruitment problem to fill their numbers as 'fighters' due to heavy losses they sustained in Mavil Aru, Muhamalai, Thoppur, Sampur, Muttur jetty and Vakarai. The breakaway faction of the outfit led by its former ‘Eastern Commander’ ‘Colonel’ Karuna creates the major hurdle in the recruitment of the outfit. The Eastern Province, the former resources pool to fill the vacancies for their dead and wounded is now closed. Since December 1, 2005 until December 28, 2006 the LTTE reportedly lost 2108 cadres and even more than that were injured. This is estimated, to be over 25 % of what was their total strength and much more if the injured are included. The dead and wounded include 'senior fighters', intelligence cadres and area leaders who are hard to replace. After the cease-fire agreement signed in February 2002, available records indicate that 549 outfit cadres have surrendered until January 2, 2007.
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January - 20 
The SLA claimed to have gained Komathalamadu, Verugal, Kadiraveli and Batticaloa-Trincomalee road, a day after it captured Vaharai from the LTTE. A Defence Ministry statement on January 20 said that the LTTE cadres were fleeing towards the west of Kadiraveli and the south of Mavil Aru, after setting
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The SLA claimed to have gained Komathalamadu, Verugal, Kadiraveli and Batticaloa-Trincomalee road, a day after it captured Vaharai from the LTTE. A Defence Ministry statement on January 20 said that the LTTE cadres were fleeing towards the west of Kadiraveli and the south of Mavil Aru, after setting fire to their vehicles. It also said the troops made a haul of weapons and equipment. Military sources claimed that 11 LTTE cadres have surrendered during the attacks. Providing further details of the Vaharai battle, military sources claimed that since the beginning of October 2006, 331 LTTE cadres had been killed.
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February - 4 
According to an AFP report quoting The Times, ethnic Tamils living in Britain are being pressured into donating money to support the rebels in their native Sri Lanka and facing harassment if they refuse. Some Tamils have been pressured with persistent house calls over the past year with requests for
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According to an AFP report quoting The Times, ethnic Tamils living in Britain are being pressured into donating money to support the rebels in their native Sri Lanka and facing harassment if they refuse. Some Tamils have been pressured with persistent house calls over the past year with requests for between 1,000 pounds (1,520 euros, 1,970 dollars) and 50,000 pounds, the report added.
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February - 11 
According to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sources, a determined effort is being made by its campaigners to obtain signatures from British parliamentarians criticising the Sri Lankan Government handling the present crisis in the island, reports Daily News. Already two left-wing parliamenta
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According to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sources, a determined effort is being made by its campaigners to obtain signatures from British parliamentarians criticising the Sri Lankan Government handling the present crisis in the island, reports Daily News. Already two left-wing parliamentarians have signed the petition and the campaigners are experiencing difficulties as others approached are not willing to put forward their names. In a political meeting held on February 11 in East London, attended by Nava Sama Samaja Party leader Wickramabahu Karunaratna, the pro-LTTE speakers appealed to the public to engage in the campaign to get the British parliamentarians to sign the petition. Some parliamentarians approached by the LTTE have refused to sign the petition and they have stated it is one sided and do not reflect the need for the LTTE to accept responsibility for the failures.
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February - 14 
The Peace Secretariat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), issuing a report on February 14, claimed that the civil administration run by them was entitled as a "functioning de facto-state" to recruit those above the age of 17 for its cadres, reports Colombo Page. Rejecting a demand made b
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The Peace Secretariat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), issuing a report on February 14, claimed that the civil administration run by them was entitled as a "functioning de facto-state" to recruit those above the age of 17 for its cadres, reports Colombo Page. Rejecting a demand made by the United Nations that it raise its minimum recruitment age from 17 to 18, the LTTE said they were prepared to observe the minimum age of 18 when this practice has been accepted as an international standard by all the states.
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February - 17 
The defence ministry sources said that the troops are now engaged in a massive clearing operation including a de-mining programme for the resettlement of the people displaced by the LTTE activities in Vaharai where the army claimed to have completed its operation on January 19. According to the offi
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The defence ministry sources said that the troops are now engaged in a massive clearing operation including a de-mining programme for the resettlement of the people displaced by the LTTE activities in Vaharai where the army claimed to have completed its operation on January 19. According to the official sources, a total of two 152 mm artillery guns, five 120mm mortars, eight 81mm mortars, 624 T 56 assault rifles, two anti-craft guns, RPG launchers and rockets, two suicide boats fitted with 22 and 24 Claymore mines each, seventy one claymore mines [some weighing 10-15 kilograms], 13 machine guns, 34 high tech communication sets, 62 I-Com radio sets, large quantities of ammunition of all types, and anti-personnel mines have been recovered up to February 16. The army further claimed that it is the largest haul of heavy weapons and small arms, explosives, claymore mines and high tech equipment from the LTTE in the entire history of the 25-year-long armed conflict.
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February - 21 
Ministry of Defence (MoD) Website, separately, some Sinhalese women have undergone training in LTTE camps. Secretary of the MoD Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said investigations are being carried out to locate the Sinhalese women tigers and soon they would be apprehended. He said already nineteen Sinhalese ma
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Ministry of Defence (MoD) Website, separately, some Sinhalese women have undergone training in LTTE camps. Secretary of the MoD Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said investigations are being carried out to locate the Sinhalese women tigers and soon they would be apprehended. He said already nineteen Sinhalese male tiger terrorists have been arrested and further arrests would be made on information received from them. He added that the Sinhalese tigers had been deployed to carry out a major attack in the South part of the country and an enormous disaster was avoided as a result of these arrests.
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February - 22 
The Government said that violence had increased in the past 15 months in the process of securing the country’s sovereignty which had been threatened during the first three and half years of the ceasefire. Defense spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has made these remarks to a local daily in resp
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The Government said that violence had increased in the past 15 months in the process of securing the country’s sovereignty which had been threatened during the first three and half years of the ceasefire. Defense spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has made these remarks to a local daily in response to the claims by the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) that nearly 4000 people were killed during the last 15 months. A local newspaper Daily Mirror quoting Rambukwella said, "The sovereignty of the country was lost as during the first three and a half years the security forces were confined to barracks and the LTTE spread its wings all over the Eastern Province." Rambukwella said the President had the responsibility of safeguarding the country and its people, and he had to change the policy and take appropriate action after he became the President of the country.
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February - 23 
The European cease-fire monitors said on February 23 that nearly 4,000 people were killed in Sri Lanka over the past 15 months — compared to 130 deaths in the previous three years, AP reported.
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The European cease-fire monitors said on February 23 that nearly 4,000 people were killed in Sri Lanka over the past 15 months — compared to 130 deaths in the previous three years, AP reported.
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February - 25 
Sri Lankan security forces reportedly captured four LTTE bases in the Peraru area of Trincomalee district forcing the Tigers to withdraw into the jungles in further north, military said, according to Colombo Page. “The LTTE terrorists have withdrawn to the area north of Trincomalee under severe pres
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Sri Lankan security forces reportedly captured four LTTE bases in the Peraru area of Trincomalee district forcing the Tigers to withdraw into the jungles in further north, military said, according to Colombo Page. “The LTTE terrorists have withdrawn to the area north of Trincomalee under severe pressure as a result of the recent limited military operations in the Trincomalee – Peraru area,” military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said on February 25. He said that during these Army operations a well equipped LTTE training camp for 40 cadres was also destroyed. A medical complex fully provided and equipped to accommodate 50 with medical equipment and drugs has also been captured by the troops. The Army has recovered large stocks of weapons and ammunition from the captured LTTE camps, including claymore mines, 81 mm mortars, hand grenades, T 56 assault rifles, anti – personnel mines, RPG bombs, 60mm mortars and bombs, motor cycles and a huge stock of ammunition.
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February - 27 
Daily News report that the Ambassador of Italy Pio Miriani and the USA Ambassador Robert Blake were injured in the LTTE’s mortar firing, on February 27 targeting an air movement carrying Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe along with few foreign diplomats in Batticaloa.
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Daily News report that the Ambassador of Italy Pio Miriani and the USA Ambassador Robert Blake were injured in the LTTE’s mortar firing, on February 27 targeting an air movement carrying Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe along with few foreign diplomats in Batticaloa.
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March - 8 
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said as at January 2007 they have recorded 6,241 child abductions in the North and East provinces and blamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for having recruited 6,006 of them for war, reported Daily Times. The UNICEF also blamed the breakaway
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The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said as at January 2007 they have recorded 6,241 child abductions in the North and East provinces and blamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for having recruited 6,006 of them for war, reported Daily Times. The UNICEF also blamed the breakaway Karuna group for abducting 235 out of the recorded 6,241. The UN agency said 1,879 children are still being held by both groups out of which 1,710 are still being kept by the LTTE while the Karuna group uses 169 of them. The report said, "While the entire country has suffered from the consequences of the conflict, the eight districts in the North and East namely Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Ampara have borne the brunt of it. Since August 2006, over 200,000 persons have been displaced (including multiple displacements from Trincomalee to Vakarai and in January 2007, to Batticaloa government controlled areas). Some 600,000 people remain cut-off in the Jaffna district... "
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March - 19 
While expressing its distress at the pathetic situation citizens facing in the East, as another 150,000 have been forced into being refugees in recent days, the National Peace Council (NPC) said that human rights concerns need to be urgently addressed, according to Colombo Page. “The NPC calls for t
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While expressing its distress at the pathetic situation citizens facing in the East, as another 150,000 have been forced into being refugees in recent days, the National Peace Council (NPC) said that human rights concerns need to be urgently addressed, according to Colombo Page. “The NPC calls for the international human rights campaigning to be tied to a campaign that brings the government and LTTE back to the negotiating table. Both parties should be pressed to agree to a cessation of hostilities and to resume negotiations at least on opening of access roads to provide humanitarian assistance to people who are suffering due to war,” it said.
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March - 21 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is reported to be carrying out a very effective extortion campaign within Colombo targeting the relatives of the expatriate Tamils, according to Daily News. An elderly couple residing in the City were approached by the LTTE’s collectors recently demanding
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is reported to be carrying out a very effective extortion campaign within Colombo targeting the relatives of the expatriate Tamils, according to Daily News. An elderly couple residing in the City were approached by the LTTE’s collectors recently demanding Rupees 5 million for its war effort. It is alleged that the children of this couple, known to be LTTE sympathisers have palmed off large sums of money to outfit agents in London every time they were approached. The outfit has earmarked households with rich relatives abroad and extort them to fatten their diminishing reserves. It is suspected that the outfit had used the details filled in a fund raising questionnaire circulated last year among the Tamil diaspora to intimidate the families and extort money. The questionnaire sought particulars of their property and relatives in Sri Lanka.
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March - 25 
Government has conceded that the number of refugees in the East crossed 1.3 lakh on March 25, The Hindu reports. People from all parts of the East, especially from the remaining strongholds of the LTTE, are flocking to the town leaving behind every thing they possessed. The city is virtually under s
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Government has conceded that the number of refugees in the East crossed 1.3 lakh on March 25, The Hindu reports. People from all parts of the East, especially from the remaining strongholds of the LTTE, are flocking to the town leaving behind every thing they possessed. The city is virtually under siege with military and paramilitary (Karuna cadres) present all over. The Government has a set a deadline of March 31 for re-settlement of the people displaced from Vaharai. Given the volatile situation, it might be an ambitious target.
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March - 28 
An Amnesty International report on March 28 said that armed hostilities were taking a toll on civilians' human rights in Sri Lanka, according to The Hindu. The report focuses on "increased infighting between the security forces and the Tigers since April 2006 which has resulted in the death and inju
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An Amnesty International report on March 28 said that armed hostilities were taking a toll on civilians' human rights in Sri Lanka, according to The Hindu. The report focuses on "increased infighting between the security forces and the Tigers since April 2006 which has resulted in the death and injury of scores of civilians. More than 215,000 people have been displaced since then." Quoting the UN report, the report notes, "an estimated 3,000 civilians have been killed since the resumption of armed hostilities in 2006 despite claim from both parties of adhering the ceasefire agreements." The report also highlights cases of "unlawful killings, recruitment of child soldiers, abductions, enforced disappearances and other human rights violations" in the island during 2006.
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March - 29 
An estimated 3,000 civilians have been killed since hostilities between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE resumed in 2006, Amnesty International, quoting the United Nations, has said in a report, according to The Hindu. The report, "Sri Lanka: Time to play by the rules," said more than 2, 15, 0
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An estimated 3,000 civilians have been killed since hostilities between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE resumed in 2006, Amnesty International, quoting the United Nations, has said in a report, according to The Hindu. The report, "Sri Lanka: Time to play by the rules," said more than 2, 15, 000 persons were displaced internally since April 2006.
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April - 6 
The leader of the LTTE’s France branch since 2003, Nadarajah Mathinthiran alias ‘Parathi’ and Thuraisamy Jeyamorthy alias ‘Jeya’, who are in charge of the money collections in France, were among those 17 LTTE suspects arrested by the French authorities on April 1, according to reports. Investigation
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The leader of the LTTE’s France branch since 2003, Nadarajah Mathinthiran alias ‘Parathi’ and Thuraisamy Jeyamorthy alias ‘Jeya’, who are in charge of the money collections in France, were among those 17 LTTE suspects arrested by the French authorities on April 1, according to reports. Investigations have revealed a vast network of local representatives with whom they were working to collect money. The LTTE had deployed ‘collectors’ under the supervision of local leaders whose only activity is to extort money and who were allowed 20 per cent of the sums collected as their ‘salary’. The arrested LTTE activists are charged with running for several years a vast operation of financial extortion among the Tamil Diaspora in France. During 2006, the LTTE has collected more than six million euros where each Tamil family was forced to pay 2000 euros per year and shopkeepers were made to pay 6000 euros. The transfer of the funds collected in France is sometimes physically carried in cash by ‘suitcase carriers’ usually to Switzerland to avoid bank records.
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April - 15 
An opinion poll conducted by the Centre for Policy Alternatives, an NGO in Sri Lanka, pointed to a strong rise of support from the majority Sinhala community towards a military solution to the country's ethnic problem. The survey also found that a majority of the Sinhala community believe that the G
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An opinion poll conducted by the Centre for Policy Alternatives, an NGO in Sri Lanka, pointed to a strong rise of support from the majority Sinhala community towards a military solution to the country's ethnic problem. The survey also found that a majority of the Sinhala community believe that the Government has done enough to protect human rights while the Up Country Tamils, on the other hand, did not. Some 59.2 per cent of those polled Sinhalese backed a military solution and 48 per cent of them were confident of President Mahinda Rajapakse’s ability to wage a successful military campaign against the LTTE. Sinhalese support for the Government defeating the LTTE has increased to 35.1 per cent (from 26.1 per cent) while support for peace talks is down to 46.3 per cent (from 57.3 per cent), when compared to the 2006 November report of the series of opinion polls. However the report stated that, "The upcountry Tamil and Muslim communities remain sceptical." The poll does not cover the opinions of the Tamils in the north and east and only covers the Sinhala, Muslim and the upcountry Tamil communities in the areas outside north and east.
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April - 20 
The Defence Ministry, in a report posted on its Website, said that the World Alliance for Peace in Sri Lanka (WAPS) along with associate organisations, NAT and Sansadaya, had taken many steps to expose the "LTTE-friendly activities of Norway and Norwegian Foreign Ministry cabal" led by Erik Solheim.
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The Defence Ministry, in a report posted on its Website, said that the World Alliance for Peace in Sri Lanka (WAPS) along with associate organisations, NAT and Sansadaya, had taken many steps to expose the "LTTE-friendly activities of Norway and Norwegian Foreign Ministry cabal" led by Erik Solheim. "We have met Erik Solheim after the WAPS Conference in Oslo and conveyed our concerns on behalf of Sri Lankans who are at the receiving end of LTTE terrorism," the Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights in Sri Lanka (SPUR) was quoted as saying in a statement. It said that Norway continued with its programme to create space for the LTTE, contributing in a big way to the political and economic instability of Sri Lanka.
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April - 25 
According to Daily News, Intelsat has shut down a satellite transponder used illegally by the LTTE to broadcast propaganda radio and Television programmes. The U.S.-based satellite company has terminated the unauthorised use of one of its satellites, Intelsat 12, by the LTTE for its TV and radio tra
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According to Daily News, Intelsat has shut down a satellite transponder used illegally by the LTTE to broadcast propaganda radio and Television programmes. The U.S.-based satellite company has terminated the unauthorised use of one of its satellites, Intelsat 12, by the LTTE for its TV and radio transmissions to Europe and Asia, confirmed the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Intelsat Ltd., Phillip Spector. Intelsat has informed Rajika Jayatilake, Counselor (Information) at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington D.C., that Intelsat Ltd. had, over the April 21/22 weekend, shut down the transponder which the LTTE had used for its transmissions. Sri Lanka’s telecommunications authorities, in March 2007, had informed CEO of Intelsat Ltd., David McGlade, that the LTTE was using Intelsat 12 for its TV and radio transmissions to Europe and Asia.
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April - 27 
According to the Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence Website, the United States is indirectly applying more pressure on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to cease its continued terrorism and violence in Sri Lanka against the sovereign state and the Sri Lankan community. The U.S. government is al
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According to the Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence Website, the United States is indirectly applying more pressure on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to cease its continued terrorism and violence in Sri Lanka against the sovereign state and the Sri Lankan community. The U.S. government is also alarmed and concerned of the links between the LTTE and al Qaeda.
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April - 27 
The Government's Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) in a release denied LTTE accusations of banning goods and imposing an economic blockade on Wanni, reported Daily News. It states that from December 7, 2006, to April 24, 2007, the government has supplied 995 Metric Tone (MT) of
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The Government's Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) in a release denied LTTE accusations of banning goods and imposing an economic blockade on Wanni, reported Daily News. It states that from December 7, 2006, to April 24, 2007, the government has supplied 995 Metric Tone (MT) of essential items to Wanni. A further 3105 MT of items is in the process to being delivered to Wanni. A wholesale distribution centre was established in Kilinochchi on February 10, 2007, to serve as a warehouse facility that will ensure an uninterrupted supply of goods to the people, the release informed. "The report on the economic blockade is not only a lie but also a deliberate attempt to mislead the people and the international community through its propaganda machine in order to collect money and seek sympathy," SCOPP claimed.
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April - 28 
On April 28, six Sri Lankans, including the prime accused Satrubarajah Shanamugarajah alias Ruby, connected to the LTTE were convicted for organized crime in Norway, reported Ministry of Defense website. According to the report, more than 5.3 million Norwegian Kroner have been stolen in Norway's lar
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On April 28, six Sri Lankans, including the prime accused Satrubarajah Shanamugarajah alias Ruby, connected to the LTTE were convicted for organized crime in Norway, reported Ministry of Defense website. According to the report, more than 5.3 million Norwegian Kroner have been stolen in Norway's largest credit card scam. The credit card fraud case in Oslo has links to LTTE cells in Canada, England, Germany and Sweden, sources added.
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May - 1 
Many Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) innovations, such as explosive belts, vests, and bras; using female suicide bombers and waterborne suicide attacks against ships, have been copied by other terrorist groups; said an annual United States (US) report on worldwide terrorism, according to Dai
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Many Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) innovations, such as explosive belts, vests, and bras; using female suicide bombers and waterborne suicide attacks against ships, have been copied by other terrorist groups; said an annual United States (US) report on worldwide terrorism, according to Daily Mirror. The report - ‘Country Reports on Terrorism’ - released on May 1, said that in 2006 the LTTE financed itself with contributions from the Tamil Diaspora in North America, Europe and Australia and by imposing local ‘taxes’ on businesses operating in the areas of Sri Lanka under its control. Using this money, LTTE weapons were purchased on the international black market or captured from the Sri Lankan Army. The report also notes that the breakaway faction of the LTTE led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna conducted its own assassination campaign against the LTTE and pro-LTTE civilians in the east.
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May - 6 
A Hindu temple in south London, which reportedly raises nearly £500,000 each year, may have possible links to the LTTE in Sri Lanka, according to Colombo Page. A BBC report said that the Armulmihu Hindu temple in Tooting "has had its assets frozen pending an investigation into alleged links with the
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A Hindu temple in south London, which reportedly raises nearly £500,000 each year, may have possible links to the LTTE in Sri Lanka, according to Colombo Page. A BBC report said that the Armulmihu Hindu temple in Tooting "has had its assets frozen pending an investigation into alleged links with the UK banned Tamil Tigers."
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May - 6 
Asian Tribune reported that after Tamil Television Networks (TTN) Television channel was closed down in Paris, the LTTE is planning to introduce TTN Channel contents, including news and views to promote terrorism, in their supplementary free channel Mathuram. They have already started this second ch
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Asian Tribune reported that after Tamil Television Networks (TTN) Television channel was closed down in Paris, the LTTE is planning to introduce TTN Channel contents, including news and views to promote terrorism, in their supplementary free channel Mathuram. They have already started this second channel called Mathuram from 14 April, the report said.
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May - 6 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna has reportedly split, with Karuna and his deputy, Pillaiyan, falling out over money and the command structure, according to Hindustan Times. Quoting military sources, The Nation reported on May 6 that Pillaiyan had
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna has reportedly split, with Karuna and his deputy, Pillaiyan, falling out over money and the command structure, according to Hindustan Times. Quoting military sources, The Nation reported on May 6 that Pillaiyan had fled to Trincomalee from Batticaloa with 150 of his followers and that the infighting had led to the killing of Sindujan, a Pillaiyan loyalist who was the head of the Karuna group in Ampara district. Sindujan and the group's intelligence chief, Seelan, were called for a meeting where a Karuna loyalist, Iniyabharathi, killed Sindujan, while Seelan managed to escape, the weekly added. The clash within the group reportedly had erupted over the distribution of money.
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May - 11 
Military intelligence has gathered information that there is a secret location within the Wilpattu National Park in the Anuradhapura district where a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) light aircraft could land and take off, according to The Island. The location adjoining the Milewilla, Periyaw
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Military intelligence has gathered information that there is a secret location within the Wilpattu National Park in the Anuradhapura district where a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) light aircraft could land and take off, according to The Island. The location adjoining the Milewilla, Periyawillu and Periyakatti irrigation tanks, facing Mannar, has been used to hide the aircraft. According to information received, the LTTE aircraft, after landing, is ferried across a specially built canal to this secret location. The place where the aircraft are reported to be hidden and the adjoining areas have been well secured by the outfit. On May 27, 2006, seven local tourists were killed when their jeep was blasted by a landmine within the Wilpattu National Park. Later, eight servicemen, including Col. Jayantha Sumeda Suraweera of the Anuradhapura Gajaba Regiment, were killed in a similar blast around the same location. These blasts reportedly occurred at a location in close proximity to the three irrigation tanks where the LTTE aircraft are said to be hidden. This further confirms the information received by the military intelligence that the LTTE could have set off the blasts to thwart anyone getting closer to the secret location where the aircraft have been hidden, the report said.
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May - 30 
International Crisis Group (ICG), a Brussels-based think-tank, in a new report on Sri Lanka, has said that immediate steps should be taken to ensure the security and political involvement of Sri Lanka's Muslims. It said their views must be taken into account if a lasting peace settlement is to be ac
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International Crisis Group (ICG), a Brussels-based think-tank, in a new report on Sri Lanka, has said that immediate steps should be taken to ensure the security and political involvement of Sri Lanka's Muslims. It said their views must be taken into account if a lasting peace settlement is to be achieved. The report titled, ‘Sri Lanka's Muslims: Caught in the Crossfire' examines the plight of Muslims, who have been victims of massacres, ethnic cleansing and forced displacement over the past two decades, largely by the LTTE, and sidelined at successive peace talks.
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May - 31 
The Australian reported that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are soon to be listed as a terrorist organisation in Australia. Although the federal Government says it has made no formal decision to proscribe the LTTE, preparations for the move are believed to be under way in Canberra, the repo
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The Australian reported that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are soon to be listed as a terrorist organisation in Australia. Although the federal Government says it has made no formal decision to proscribe the LTTE, preparations for the move are believed to be under way in Canberra, the report said. The move would rank the outfit alongside 19 other proscribed groups, including al Qaeda, Jemmah Islamiah and the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). It would bring Australia into line with other Western countries that have banned the LTTE, including the US, Britain, Canada and the 27 countries of the European Union.
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June - 4 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is making a desperate attempt to re-establish their lost position in the Eastern Province after the reported split in the Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal, a breakaway faction of the outfit led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, which has weakened following the split
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is making a desperate attempt to re-establish their lost position in the Eastern Province after the reported split in the Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal, a breakaway faction of the outfit led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, which has weakened following the split between Karuna and his army commander, Pillaiyan, according to Asian Tribune. The Karuna group is reported be left with nearly 300 cadres, including 180 child soldiers, and are under the command of Jeeventiran and Thileepan. ‘Colonel’ Thambirajah Ramesh of the LTTE has managed to sneak into the Vakarai - Kathiraveli sea coast with nearly 100 LTTE cadres with the main objective of disrupting the orderly resettlement of the thousands internally displaced persons (IDPs), the reported added, saying, that the cadres are engaged in planting claymore mines to disrupt settlement of IDPs and shell indiscriminately army camps in the hope of driving the IDPs back to refugee camps. Though there are about 300 LTTE cadres holed up in the LTTE Thoppigala jungle base, ‘Commanders’ Jeyam and Nagesh who fled from Vakarai after its fall are preparing mobile groups in Karadiyananaru and Kokkaddicholai jungle terrains in the Batticaloa district to fire artillery shells and destabilize those areas that had already fallen into the hands of the Army.
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June - 17 
The Sri Lanka Defence Ministry claimed on June 18 that the Indian fishing boat, which sunk near Katchatheevu on June 17 following a grenade attack by suspected Sri Lankan fishermen, was carrying explosives belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to The Hindu. A report pos
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The Sri Lanka Defence Ministry claimed on June 18 that the Indian fishing boat, which sunk near Katchatheevu on June 17 following a grenade attack by suspected Sri Lankan fishermen, was carrying explosives belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to The Hindu. A report posted on the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry Website quoted an unnamed source as saying, "Controversy surrounds the circumstances in which conflicting reports are received from Tamil Nadu about the explosion. Speculation is that the vessel had been carrying a consignment of explosives belonging to the LTTE. Although reports indicated the incident had taken place in the Indian territorial waters, the possibility of the ill-fated vessel being in Sri Lankan waters could not be ruled out." The report also said that the sources expressed serious concern that the "Sea Tigers and their collaborators based in Tamil Nadu were continuing clandestine operations" despite the stepped-up presence of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard. According to earlier reports, a group of suspected Sri Lankan fishermen on June 17-morning hurled five country-made bombs at their Indian counterparts at sea between Dhanushkodi and Katchatheevu and sank a mechanised boat, before hijacking three boats along with 12 fishermen, Tamil Nadu fisheries department officials said. Three fishermen, identified as Father Raju, Susai and Premkumar, who were injured in the incident, later managed to reach Ramanathapuram coast, officials added. Assistant Director of Fisheries, Velpandian, later told PTI that the hijacked fishermen were released in the afternoon along with their boats, though their belongings, including fishing nets and the catch, were taken away by their Sri Lankan counterparts.
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June - 19 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Veluppillai Prabhakaran’s son Charles Anthony is now on the watch list of the Indian agencies after reports that he heads the air wing of the proscribed outfit, according to agencies report. An unnamed central intelligence officer in Mumbai said that
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Veluppillai Prabhakaran’s son Charles Anthony is now on the watch list of the Indian agencies after reports that he heads the air wing of the proscribed outfit, according to agencies report. An unnamed central intelligence officer in Mumbai said that Charles may have been trained by Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency. Reports indicate that the LTTE air wing is a complement of nine pilots and seven light single-engine aircrafts. They also have strength of about 60 airmen to maintain and service the planes mostly operating from secret airfields around Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The air wing is useful for carrying out suicide strikes on Sri Lanka security forces and for reconnaissance missions before an attack. Investigations by agencies indicate that apart from Mossad, senior LTTE cadre is also trained by Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence operatives. The LTTE owns a fleet of sea-going ships to transport their supplies and arms since 1986.
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June - 20 
Sri Lanka Army reported that as of June 20-afternoon, troops killed 188 LTTE cadres and wounded 133 others during their operations to wrest control of Thoppigala. Nine soldiers were killed and 78 others sustained injuries during these operations. The report added that the number of surrendered LTTE
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Sri Lanka Army reported that as of June 20-afternoon, troops killed 188 LTTE cadres and wounded 133 others during their operations to wrest control of Thoppigala. Nine soldiers were killed and 78 others sustained injuries during these operations. The report added that the number of surrendered LTTE cadres since the February 22, 2002 cease-fire agreement (CFA) has risen to 656.
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June - 25 
Police sources informed that the number of unidentified corpses found within the first six months of 2007 is now close to 100. Most of the unidentified bodies were found with gunshot injuries in skulls and were dumped in places other than where they were killed, police said, adding, nine such bodies
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Police sources informed that the number of unidentified corpses found within the first six months of 2007 is now close to 100. Most of the unidentified bodies were found with gunshot injuries in skulls and were dumped in places other than where they were killed, police said, adding, nine such bodies were found from a jungle area in Wennappuwa on June 8. In 2006, police found 147 unidentified bodies including 27 corpses of women, sources added further, disclosing that in the past five years, 770 corpses, including those of 153 women, have been found.
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June - 28 
430 persons were killed between September 2006 and February 2007, informed the Special Presidential Commission on Disappearances on June 28, according to AFP. "A majority of the cases relate to (ethnic minority) Tamils," said probe chairman Mahanama Tillakaratne, who was appointed by President Mahin
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430 persons were killed between September 2006 and February 2007, informed the Special Presidential Commission on Disappearances on June 28, according to AFP. "A majority of the cases relate to (ethnic minority) Tamils," said probe chairman Mahanama Tillakaratne, who was appointed by President Mahinda Rajapakse in 2006 to investigate a series of killings and disappearances, adding, many of the victims have been executed with their hands tied behind their backs and shot through the head. During the period, 2,020 people were either abducted or disappeared and 1,134 were later found alive and reunited with their families. The fate of the remaining is still unknown, Tillakaratne said, and pointed out, "The cases are so complicated that even if you get Scotland Yard (detectives) you may not be able to solve them."
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July - 5 
The leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) breakaway faction, ‘Colonel’ Karuna, has declared war on the Tamils from Jaffna, sources said, adding that this new move sharpens the regional differences among Tamils and brings a new element of Tamils fighting Tamils on a regional basis to
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The leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) breakaway faction, ‘Colonel’ Karuna, has declared war on the Tamils from Jaffna, sources said, adding that this new move sharpens the regional differences among Tamils and brings a new element of Tamils fighting Tamils on a regional basis to the ongoing war, Asian Tribune reported. Karuna’s first move in this regard is to issue an order to the parents of the members of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) led by Minister Douglas Devnanda demanding that their children should immediately give up their membership in other political parties. He has directed his military cadres Thillepan, Jeyanthiran, Veera, Sinnathamby, and Riyaseelan to identify the Jaffna people and force them to leave the Eastern Province. Sources said the commanders had already sent out letters to parents whose children are members of the EPDP ordering them to come to their offices for a meeting to discuss the future of their children enlisted as members of political parties led by Jaffna leaders.
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July - 11 
The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) revealed that the LTTE has violated the ceasefire on 3,754 occasions since February 2002. Nearly half of the violations relates to child recruitment. In all, the SLMM has received 7,308 complaints against the LTTE up to-date. SLMM spokesman Thorfinnur Omarsso
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The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) revealed that the LTTE has violated the ceasefire on 3,754 occasions since February 2002. Nearly half of the violations relates to child recruitment. In all, the SLMM has received 7,308 complaints against the LTTE up to-date. SLMM spokesman Thorfinnur Omarsson quoting the latest SLMM CFA violation figures said on July 11 that they have investigated and ruled on 1,853 incidents relating to child recruitment during the period from February 2002 to June this year.
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July - 18 
The London-based Jane’s Intelligence Review says the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has not only created one of the most sophisticated insurgencies in the world but also has an annual ‘profit margin’ of $200 to $300 million, according to The Hindu. A report released on July 18 said the LTTE
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The London-based Jane’s Intelligence Review says the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has not only created one of the most sophisticated insurgencies in the world but also has an annual ‘profit margin’ of $200 to $300 million, according to The Hindu. A report released on July 18 said the LTTE has succeeded in establishing one of the most sophisticated insurgency networks, largely due to a complex global network of financial resources and weapons that are integral to prolonging its campaign for a separate Tamil State. The report details two overarching financial and procurement bodies that provide the main source of LTTE money, manpower and weapons: the Aiyanna Group and the Office of Overseas Purchases (nicknamed the KP Department). As per Jane’s, the Aiyanna Group functions as the group’s intelligence and operations body, likely to be responsible for monitoring and ensuring the organisation’s financial support and revenue streams, while the KP Department is most probably the procurement arm. The LTTE creates and staffs some charitable organisations, projecting its influence through this front to raise money from Tamil communities and, ultimately, convert the gains into arms, it reports. The report says the system works as an efficient way to move funds wherever investment or procurement opportunities arise while utilising a charitable façade’s tax-free status and legitimacy.
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August - 8 
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 23rd Division in Batticaloa district has officially informed the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) that the Karuna group has to be disarmed for restoration of normalcy in the East, according to The Hindu. "The GOC told the SLMM it was a requirement to di
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The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 23rd Division in Batticaloa district has officially informed the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) that the Karuna group has to be disarmed for restoration of normalcy in the East, according to The Hindu. "The GOC told the SLMM it was a requirement to disarm the Karuna group in order to restore normalcy in the east," said the SLMM weekly report. The weekly report on the ground situation said that the SLMM was informed that the police would increase its forces from 2,000 to 4,000 officials in Ampara district and a new Army camp would be established in the Thoppigala area.
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August - 11 
The activities of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) outside Sri Lanka - including extortion, narcotics trafficking and credit card fraud - have a negative impact on the countries and societies that host its presence, said Jane’s Intelligence Review. The outfit’s financial and procurement s
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The activities of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) outside Sri Lanka - including extortion, narcotics trafficking and credit card fraud - have a negative impact on the countries and societies that host its presence, said Jane’s Intelligence Review. The outfit’s financial and procurement structure is well organised and strategically positioned around the globe, said Jane’s, adding, “The organisation fulfils its financial and procurement needs abroad. Far from the primary theatre of conflict, the LTTE depends on a complex global network of professional managers and outsourced people who acquire money and guns in countries with significant Tamil diaspora communities. After accounting for its estimated US$ 8 million per year of costs within LTTE-administered Sri Lanka, the profit margin of its operating budget would likely be the envy of any multinational corporation.” The geographical distribution of Tamil communities enables the LTTE to use them as networked operations centres, it pointed out.
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August - 23 
Citing Royal Canadian Mounted Police sources the Jane's Intelligence Review said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controls portion of US $ one billion drug market in the Canadian city of Montreal, according to Asian Tribune. It said that one of the main ways of earning money, out of its U
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Citing Royal Canadian Mounted Police sources the Jane's Intelligence Review said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controls portion of US $ one billion drug market in the Canadian city of Montreal, according to Asian Tribune. It said that one of the main ways of earning money, out of its USD 200-300 million annual income, is the LTTE involvement in narcotics smuggling using its merchant ships, which also transports illicit arms and explosives which they procure all over the world. "The LTTE's chief trade in Asia is reportedly heroin trafficking, although no verifiable evidence has been produced. According to G H Peiris at the University of Peradeniya, the LTTE secures the Golden Crescent-Europe route and possibly routes out of the Golden Triangle", the report said. Quoting a US Congressional report the Jane's report said, "The US Library of Congress stated in its October 2003 report, Nations hospitable to organized crime and terrorism, that the LTTE then alternate their routes involving transportation back to coastal areas of Sri Lanka or Tamil Nadu, where its naval forces can secure smuggling operations." The report further said, "Although the LTTE is unlikely to be involved in street-level distribution of heroin, it is possible that LTTE-affiliated street gangs may be involved in lower-level distribution. The RCMP claims that a portion of the USD1 billion drug markets in Montreal is controlled by Sri Lankans connected to the LTTE." During the recent taking over of the Thoppigala mountainous area from the LTTE, the Sri Lanka security forces discovered tons of sacks, nicely packed with dried leaves of Marijuana or Ganja (Cannabis Sativa) indicating their importance as a money earner for the outfit.
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August - 25 
Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry claimed on August 25 that the LTTE’s “plot to utilise chemical weapons in their future battlefields” has been tracked by intelligence sources, The Hindu reported. In a report attributed to a news website operated out of the nation, the Ministry said there w
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Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry claimed on August 25 that the LTTE’s “plot to utilise chemical weapons in their future battlefields” has been tracked by intelligence sources, The Hindu reported. In a report attributed to a news website operated out of the nation, the Ministry said there was enough evidence to prove that the LTTE “already has built up stocks of cyanide and potassium during the ceasefire period”. The Ministry also said the LTTE had an underground laboratory in the Adampan area bordering Mannar-Kilinochchi districts. “This suggests the LTTE are planning for chemical attacks in the near future.” The Ministry quoting intelligence sources said the LTTE was planning “massive genocide in the future” because they had lost control of the Jaffna peninsula and the East.
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August - 30 
A United States (US) Senate Foreign Relations Committee report reveals that the government of Eritrea is providing direct military assistance to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to Asian Tribune. The Committee came to this conclusion after a study during 2006 in 20 countries of
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A United States (US) Senate Foreign Relations Committee report reveals that the government of Eritrea is providing direct military assistance to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to Asian Tribune. The Committee came to this conclusion after a study during 2006 in 20 countries of Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America on American military assistance to combat terrorism. The Committee noted: "In Sri Lanka, there are no direct threats to American interests, terrorist or otherwise. An escalating conflict, however, between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is now on the verge of outright civil war. Continual uncertainty and eruptions of violence are indirectly affecting Americans in the country, but Americans, as of this date, are not direct targets. As Sri Lanka is an island nation, anti-government insurgents primarily receive smuggled military arms and hardware via boat, from Indonesia, among other countries. The government of Eritrea reportedly provides direct assistance to the LTTE."
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August - 30 
At least 547 civilians have been killed and 396 reported missing in the government-controlled areas of Sri Lanka in 2007, a report compiled by three civil society organizations has revealed, according to Daily Mirror. The report jointly compiled by The Law and Society Trust, the Civil Monitoring Com
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At least 547 civilians have been killed and 396 reported missing in the government-controlled areas of Sri Lanka in 2007, a report compiled by three civil society organizations has revealed, according to Daily Mirror. The report jointly compiled by The Law and Society Trust, the Civil Monitoring Commission and the Free Media Movement includes the names, locations and other details of civilians either killed or reported missing in the first half of 2007. According to the report, Tamils account for a large proportion of persons killed (70.7%), compared with 9.1 percent Sinhalese and 5.9 percent Muslims. "The gravity of this situation becomes even more pronounced when these statistics are looked at with the knowledge that Tamil people make up only 16% of the total population" the report notes. Almost 90 percent of the victims are male, with women accounting for 9.7 percent of deaths. Jaffna is the worst affected district, with the highest number of killings and abductions reported. The district also heads the list in killings with 23.2 percent of total cases while disappearances account for 49.5 percent. Batticaloa with 21.5 percent and Vavuniya with 21.3 percent follow Jaffna in number of killings. Colombo district comes second in abductions, accounting for 17.7 percent of the total cases. As with the killings, Tamils suffer disproportionately in terms of abductions too – 64.6 percent when compared with 3 percent Sinhalese and 3 percent Muslims, though the ethnicity of all victims has not been verified. Men represent nearly 98% of all missing persons, the report notes. The report also highlights the killing of religious leaders since 2006, namely Father Jim Brown (August 2006), Selliah Parameshwaran Kurukkal (February 2007) and Ven Handungamuwe Nandarathna Thero (March 2007).
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September - 3 
More than 600 cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been arrested around the globe for their involvement in various types of covert activities in recent years, according to Sunday Observer. The United Kingdom (UK), United States and Australia have arrested key LTTE militants who
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More than 600 cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been arrested around the globe for their involvement in various types of covert activities in recent years, according to Sunday Observer. The United Kingdom (UK), United States and Australia have arrested key LTTE militants who had been operating in these countries for more than 10-years. The LTTE's international network was reportedly divided into two categories - One section was involved in raising funds and the other was responsible for purchasing arms and other equipment along with smuggling drugs. At least 200 LTTE cadres have been arrested in Thailand in the recent years. Following the stringent measures adopted by several countries, there is reportedly a decrease in pro-LTTE activity globally.
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September - 23 
The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) in its weekly report, disclosed that for the last week alone (September 10 – 16), has warned of growing insecurity in the Eastern Province owing to the atrocities of the Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), the political wing of the LTTE breakaway faction
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The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) in its weekly report, disclosed that for the last week alone (September 10 – 16), has warned of growing insecurity in the Eastern Province owing to the atrocities of the Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), the political wing of the LTTE breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, which included killing, abductions, and the extortion of money from local businesses, The Nation reported. The SLMM, however, noted that despite the growing insecurity, “The TMVP/Karuna group was well protected by the authorities and thus even the police are reluctant to pursue them in certain areas.” During the previous SLMM weekly report, which ended on September 9, the mission emphasised the growing insecurity in the province. “In the area west of Batticaloa people are still afraid, and refrain from going outside at night,” it was stated in the report.
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September - 24 
Latest intelligence obtained by the SFs following the aerial shelling on LTTE’s Vishwamadhu ‘Imbran Pandyan’ military complex in the Mullaittivu district during the weekend on September 21-22 confirmed that four top rank LTTE leaders were among those feared dead, according to SLA. The intelligence a
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Latest intelligence obtained by the SFs following the aerial shelling on LTTE’s Vishwamadhu ‘Imbran Pandyan’ military complex in the Mullaittivu district during the weekend on September 21-22 confirmed that four top rank LTTE leaders were among those feared dead, according to SLA. The intelligence also re-affirmed that one of those dead has been posthumously promoted to the rank of a ‘Lieutenant Colonel’ by the LTTE hierarchy.
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September - 26 
Some media reports revealed that the LTTE is facing an internal crisis with its ailing chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran’s decision to hand over the leadership to Charles Anthony, the eldest of his three children. Reports stated that there is growing opposition among senior leaders against the decision
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Some media reports revealed that the LTTE is facing an internal crisis with its ailing chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran’s decision to hand over the leadership to Charles Anthony, the eldest of his three children. Reports stated that there is growing opposition among senior leaders against the decision to hand over the leadership to Anthony, an aeronautical engineer who heads the air wing of the outfit, which has carried out two air attacks on Colombo since March 2007.
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October - 7 
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) on October 7 destroyed another arms carrying ship of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the seas 1,700-km off Dondra Head, the southern extremity of Sri Lanka, reports Ministry of Defence Website. The LTTE vessel identified as MV "Matshusima", a 70-m long vessel
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The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) on October 7 destroyed another arms carrying ship of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the seas 1,700-km off Dondra Head, the southern extremity of Sri Lanka, reports Ministry of Defence Website. The LTTE vessel identified as MV "Matshusima", a 70-m long vessel with displacement of 3,000 tons, was intercepted and destroyed by the SLN Task units after a long hot pursuit, security sources said. "The ship caught fire and sank. There were about 12 to 15 (people on board) and no one survived," said SLN spokesperson Commander D.K.P Dassanayake, according to Associated Press. This is the eighth vessel, believed to be transferring long range artillery rounds, high-speed water scooters, sophisticated diving apparatus, outboard motors, radar and global positioning (GPS) equipment, high power transmission equipment and communications interception equipment, of the LTTE's arms smuggling fleet destroyed in recent months by the SLN, reports said.
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October - 9 
According to latest intelligence reports of the security forces, an estimated total of 69 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were confirmed killed following two separate aerial and artillery attacks at Chempankundu in the Poonaryn area of Kilinochchi district on September 25 while a rehe
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According to latest intelligence reports of the security forces, an estimated total of 69 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were confirmed killed following two separate aerial and artillery attacks at Chempankundu in the Poonaryn area of Kilinochchi district on September 25 while a rehearsal of a LTTE "Passing out Parade" was in progress, Sri Lanka Army reports on October 9. Following specific information, air force fighter craft around 12noon on that day struck the target forcing, sources said, adding, the same evening at about 4.30pm a volume of heavy artillery fire directed by ground troops of the army caused further losses, preventing the outfit from proceeding with the event any further. Reports added that several LTTE leaders were in attendance at the occasion.
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October - 9 
The central committee of the Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP), a breakaway faction of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, which met on October 7-night, decided to suspend its founder-leader ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman from the organization and formally appointed i
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The central committee of the Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP), a breakaway faction of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna, which met on October 7-night, decided to suspend its founder-leader ‘Colonel’ Karuna Amman from the organization and formally appointed its former ‘supreme commander’ Pillayan as leader, party sources told Daily Mirror on October 8. Earlier, Karuna had appointed Iniyabarathy - one of the suspects in the killing of journalist Dharmaratnam Sivaram - as the TMVP’s new political head. "Karuna was removed after a probe on financial irregularities and other allegations levelled against him. He was found guilty of swindling more than Rs. 80 million of our funds," the TMVP source said, adding that an official announcement in this regard was likely to be made later. "The appointment of Iniyabarathy will stand until we officially announce the central committee decision. Once that is done all the TMVP political offices will come under Pillayan including the Colombo office," the TMVP source added. According to reports, the Victorian government in Australia has given thousands of dollars to an organisation accused of being a front of the LTTE movement. The Government awarded $2000 in two separate grants to the Eelam Tamil Association of Victoria (ETAV) to fund a dinner dance and to help with administrative expenses. The ETAV is regarded as a local front for the LTTE by Sri Lankan government sources, sections of the Sinhalese community and some in the Tamil community. An unnamed official source told The Australian that ETAV was a Tamil Tiger front and said, "They are raising money, lobbying, holding demonstrations (for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam)." However, the ETAV president Murugupillai Sivakumar denied the claims and said the association ran a network of Tamil language schools and any funds it raised remained in Australia.
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October - 21 
Civil society organizations said that the recently slain Mannar Diocesan Priest Nicholaspillai Packiaranjith is the fourth religious leader to be killed or subjected to enforced disappearance since August 2006 in the North and East of Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. He is also the 58th humanitarian
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Civil society organizations said that the recently slain Mannar Diocesan Priest Nicholaspillai Packiaranjith is the fourth religious leader to be killed or subjected to enforced disappearance since August 2006 in the North and East of Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. He is also the 58th humanitarian worker to be killed or subjected to enforced disappearance during the period, said a communiqué issued by the Christian Alliance for Social Action and Centre for Society and Religion in collaboration with the Law and Society Trust.
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October - 26 
The UNHCR office in Sri Lanka is reported to have stated that 190,669 individuals of 51,908 families have been displaced in 2007 due to the ethnic conflict. The highest number of displacements is reported from Kilinochchi district - 48,512 persons. Another 38,230 individuals were displaced in the Ba
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The UNHCR office in Sri Lanka is reported to have stated that 190,669 individuals of 51,908 families have been displaced in 2007 due to the ethnic conflict. The highest number of displacements is reported from Kilinochchi district - 48,512 persons. Another 38,230 individuals were displaced in the Batticaloa district while 32,323 individuals have been displaced in Mullaitivu district.
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October - 28 
There are over 1.3 million illegal weapons in use in Sri Lanka, a South Asian watch group on the use of small arms said on October 28, reports Xinhua. "According to the Small Arms Survey conducted since 2003 it has been found that there are over 2.3 million small arms in the country. 1.3 million of
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There are over 1.3 million illegal weapons in use in Sri Lanka, a South Asian watch group on the use of small arms said on October 28, reports Xinhua. "According to the Small Arms Survey conducted since 2003 it has been found that there are over 2.3 million small arms in the country. 1.3 million of them are illegal weapons," Ranjith Srilal Piyaratna, the local program co-ordinator of the South Asia Small Arms Network said. Piyaratna added that the availability of illegal small arms has led to the escalation of the rate of crime in the island. "It is possible that most of these illegal small arms have come into the country via the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) rebels. The 1988-89 insurrection was another reason," Piyaratna stated. The 1988-89 insurrection is blamed on the JVP or the People's Liberation Front who waged an armed campaign against the then government.
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November - 1 
The death toll in the clashes between the troops and LTTE cadres in the Giant Tank area of Mannar district has increased to 24, including 22 LTTE cadres and two soldiers, SLA reported. Troops also captured several of the outfit’s bunker lines in the area. As reported earlier, six LTTE cadres were ki
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The death toll in the clashes between the troops and LTTE cadres in the Giant Tank area of Mannar district has increased to 24, including 22 LTTE cadres and two soldiers, SLA reported. Troops also captured several of the outfit’s bunker lines in the area. As reported earlier, six LTTE cadres were killed and ten soldiers were injured during the clashes. However, the LTTE claimed that at least 25 SLA soldiers were killed and more than 60 wounded during the clashes in which the outfit lost only seven cadres, according to Tamil Net. It also claimed to have seized four automatic rifles, ammunition, four T-56 assault rifles, 32 magazines, four RPG shells, four propellers, PK-LMG rounds numbering 2595, four drum magazines, nine bullet-proof jackets, eight holsters, nine helmets and four box containers for PK-LMG rounds and two hand grenades.
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November - 2 
Four LTTE bunkers were destroyed and 14 cadres were killed by the SFs when a group of LTTE cadres attempted to advance the Muhamalai Forward Defence Lines (FDLs), military sources said, according to Daily News. "Troops successfully repulsed an LTTE attempt to breach the Muhamalai FDLs yesterday at a
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Four LTTE bunkers were destroyed and 14 cadres were killed by the SFs when a group of LTTE cadres attempted to advance the Muhamalai Forward Defence Lines (FDLs), military sources said, according to Daily News. "Troops successfully repulsed an LTTE attempt to breach the Muhamalai FDLs yesterday at around 7.30 a.m. killing 14 Tiger cadres and effectively destroyed their bunkers", the defence sources said. SFs have destroyed over eight bunkers during this week, sources added.
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December - 16 
The Nation on December 16 reported that LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran received minor injuries in an aerial attack carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force. “He had been treated in an underground facility in a secret location in the Wanni by the LTTE’s Thileepan Medical Unit, the official emergency
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The Nation on December 16 reported that LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran received minor injuries in an aerial attack carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force. “He had been treated in an underground facility in a secret location in the Wanni by the LTTE’s Thileepan Medical Unit, the official emergency care unit of the LTTE. The November 28 attack by the Air Force near Jeyanthy Nagar in Kilinochchi hit the underground bunker in which Prabhakaran was staying and a section of the bunker had crumbled and some falling debris had struck the LTTE Leader by accident and he received minor injuries,” it stated. The report further said that the LTTE leader has fully recovered from the incident and is now moving about without any problem.
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December - 18 
A public opinion survey by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), a Colombo-based think-tank, the 27th in the series of such surveys conducted by it since 2001, shows that 48.5 per cent of the Sinhalese community feel that the war can be ended and peace restored only by the government defeating t
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A public opinion survey by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), a Colombo-based think-tank, the 27th in the series of such surveys conducted by it since 2001, shows that 48.5 per cent of the Sinhalese community feel that the war can be ended and peace restored only by the government defeating the LTTE. However, in the other three communities (Tamils - 62.3 per cent, Upcountry Tamils - 96.7 per cent, Muslims - 85.2 per cent) the option chosen was to stop the war and conduct peace negotiations. However, when asked if they feel that a political settlement is essential to end the conflict, majorities in all four groups (Sinhalese - 35.6 per cent, Tamils - 67.1 per cent, Upcountry Tamils - 40.3 per cent, Muslims - 71.0 per cent) state that a political settlement is essential. The survey covered the Sinhalese, Muslim and the Upcountry Tamil communities in the areas outside North and East. A "booster" sample from the Tamil community in the East is also included in the survey, using a non-random sampling technique. As per the survey, 42.6 per cent of Sinhalese feel that the country is somewhat close to a settlement to the ethnic conflict. The same question, when posed to the other three communities, elicited a different response.
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December - 20 
Colonel’ Karuna, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) breakaway faction Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), who is living in the United Kingdom (UK) now is to be investigated for possible war crimes, a British daily The Times said in a report on December 21, according to Colombo
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Colonel’ Karuna, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) breakaway faction Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), who is living in the United Kingdom (UK) now is to be investigated for possible war crimes, a British daily The Times said in a report on December 21, according to Colombo Page. Human rights groups have accused Karuna and his armed group of atrocities, including extrajudicial killings, torture and abductions of civilians and recruiting child soldiers. The Crown Prosecution Service is looking into whether there is sufficient evidence to bring him to trial under international laws on war crimes, torture and hostage-taking. Karuna, who was arrested in London on November 2 for travelling on a forged passport, has requested for political asylum in Britain.
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December - 21 
The LTTE is attempting to ‘evacuate’ its leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran to a foreign country for medical treatment following November 26 (Prabhakaran’s birth day) air raid by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) at a location in Kilinochchi, reported Daily News on December 21. "Intelligence reports indica
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The LTTE is attempting to ‘evacuate’ its leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran to a foreign country for medical treatment following November 26 (Prabhakaran’s birth day) air raid by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) at a location in Kilinochchi, reported Daily News on December 21. "Intelligence reports indicate that the top Tiger has sustained injuries or fractures in his arm and a leg. Since the Tiger leader is already suffering from diabetes the situation has got worse and the LTTE is making attempts to evacuate him to a foreign country for further treatment", the paper said. It also claimed that 116 of his bodyguards died and soon after the raid the LTTE completely sealed off the area.
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