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January - 10 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is one of the most dangerous and deadly extremist outfits in the world and the world should be concerned about the outfit as they had ‘inspired’ networks worldwide, including the al-Qaeda in Iraq, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according t
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is one of the most dangerous and deadly extremist outfits in the world and the world should be concerned about the outfit as they had ‘inspired’ networks worldwide, including the al-Qaeda in Iraq, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according to The Hindu. In a January 10 report, posted on its website under the title “Taming the Tigers,” the FBI alleged that the LTTE had perfected the use of suicide bombers, invented the suicide belt, pioneered the use of women in suicide attacks, killed some 4,000 persons in the past two years alone and assassinated two world leaders — the only terrorist organisation to do so. “Needless to say, the Tamil Tigers are among the most dangerous and deadly extremists in the world. For more than three decades, the group has launched a campaign of violence and bloodshed in Sri Lanka, the island republic off the southern coast of India. Its ultimate goal: to seize control of the country from the Sinhalese ethnic majority and create an independent Tamil State,” the report said.
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January - 16 
According to New Indian Express, police investigation has unearthed the links of Maoists in Koraput district with that of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The link was ascertained after the arrest in June 2007 of five top-ranking Maoists by Koraput police from Tamil Nadu. During investig
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According to New Indian Express, police investigation has unearthed the links of Maoists in Koraput district with that of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The link was ascertained after the arrest in June 2007 of five top-ranking Maoists by Koraput police from Tamil Nadu. During investigation, police got vital clues that one of the arrested Maoists had a direct link with the LTTE in Tamil Nadu. Intelligence sources informed that the entry of Tamil refugees from Jaffna in Sri Lanka to Malkangiri in Orissa five years back could have established these links.
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January - 22 
A calendar apparently depicting the logo of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the map of a separate state of “Tamil Eelam” was sold outside Hindu temples in London on January 1. The calendar, with a reddish sky and a rising sun in the background, depicts the map of Tamil Eelam and a gl
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A calendar apparently depicting the logo of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the map of a separate state of “Tamil Eelam” was sold outside Hindu temples in London on January 1. The calendar, with a reddish sky and a rising sun in the background, depicts the map of Tamil Eelam and a gloriosa lily -- the 'official flower' of the LTTE, the Colombo Post reported on January 22, according to PTI. While the writing on top says Thamil Thai Naalkaati (Tamil mother calendar) 2008, the bottom portion states "History of the Tamils, world history and a calendar that reflects the religious and astrological matters relating to Tamils." The “Tamil Eelam” national calendars were publicly sold at the rate of five pounds to 10 pounds each, the report said.
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January - 29 
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accused the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna of recruiting children from North and the East in a report looking at Children in War, The Hindu reported. In a new report issued on January 29,
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The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accused the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its breakaway faction led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna of recruiting children from North and the East in a report looking at Children in War, The Hindu reported. In a new report issued on January 29, Ban Ki-moon said child recruitment and use of children in armed conflict is taking place in more than a dozen countries around the world. According to the report, "The practice continues in Afghanistan, Burundi, Chad, the Central African Republic (CAR), Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Somalia, Sudan, Sri Lanka and Uganda", the UN Secretary-General's latest report on children and armed conflict, covering the period from October 2006 to August 2007, the LTTE had recruited or re-recruited 339 children. It says that 41% of them were from Batticaloa. "Among the 6,221 children registered on the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) database as having been recruited since 2001, 1,469 cases remain outstanding, including 335 children under 18 as at August 2007," the report says. The UNICEF has also received confirmed reports that 246 children had been recruited or re-recruited by Karuna group during the reporting period. "There have been reports that the Karuna faction have abducted and recruited children from IDP camps in Sri Lanka, while in the DRC, children have been recruited from camps in North Kivu Province by forces loyal to rebel leader Laurent Nkunda".
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February - 27 
Defence Ministry in a report published on February 27 said that the person arrested by police in the Pettah area of Colombo district was a number one LTTE militant allegedly involved in many civilian massacres carried out by the LTTE in the South, reports Daily News. The suspect, identified as Mutht
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Defence Ministry in a report published on February 27 said that the person arrested by police in the Pettah area of Colombo district was a number one LTTE militant allegedly involved in many civilian massacres carried out by the LTTE in the South, reports Daily News. The suspect, identified as Muththusami Ilankoowan alias Sami, was arrested on February 25 from a hotel on Kadireshan Road. The report said that Muttusami, a Sri Lankan born Tamil, has strong connections with LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and also with the LTTE international wing leaders such as Castro, Kumaran Padmanadan, David and Iyyanna. The suspect owns a shipping line which he uses to promote the LTTE’s cross border terrorist activities and had come to Sri Lanka in 2007 to promote terrorist activities in the South, the report added.
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March - 12 
The Ministry of Defence Website reported that a group of Tamil fishermen are alleged to have been abducted and held captive by the LTTE on March 12, while fishing in the waters off Vedithalthivu, North of Mannar. Four fishermen out of the five who have gone fishing were reportedly abducted by the mi
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The Ministry of Defence Website reported that a group of Tamil fishermen are alleged to have been abducted and held captive by the LTTE on March 12, while fishing in the waters off Vedithalthivu, North of Mannar. Four fishermen out of the five who have gone fishing were reportedly abducted by the militants.
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May - 1 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued to finance itself with contributions from the Tamil Diaspora in North America, Europe, and Australia, by imposing local "taxes" on businesses operating in the areas it dominates and reportedly by extortion operations in the Government-controlled
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued to finance itself with contributions from the Tamil Diaspora in North America, Europe, and Australia, by imposing local "taxes" on businesses operating in the areas it dominates and reportedly by extortion operations in the Government-controlled areas, the US State Department said on May 1, according to Daily News. The Department's just-released Country Report on Terrorism 2007 said the LTTE also used Tamil charitable organizations as fronts for its fundraising. After a period of targeting Sri Lankan military and official personnel throughout 2007, the LTTE appears to have recently resumed its targeting of civilians, the report noted. It said the Government took effective control of the Eastern Province in midyear, but the LTTE continued to control much of the north and carried out attacks throughout the country. The Sri Lankan Army remained deployed across the country in all areas it controlled to fight the insurgency. The Special Task Force police were deployed both in the East and in strategic locations in the West. In general, the LTTE did not intentionally target US citizens or assets, limiting attacks to Sri Lankan security forces, political figures, civilians, and businesses. However, attacks occurred within the vicinity of the US embassy and personnel; the US Ambassador was travelling in a helicopter that came under mortar fire in February. The LTTE subsequently apologized for the incident, the report added. It recalled that Sri Lankan cooperation with the FBI resulted in arrests of persons charged with material support to terrorist groups.
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May - 4 
Despite the Sri Lankan Navy's claim that it had destroyed all 10 arms ships of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the country's intelligence agencies have revealed that the outfit has unloaded at least three shiploads of military hardware in the last two months, Lakbima News said on May 4,
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Despite the Sri Lankan Navy's claim that it had destroyed all 10 arms ships of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the country's intelligence agencies have revealed that the outfit has unloaded at least three shiploads of military hardware in the last two months, Lakbima News said on May 4, reports IANS. It said that intense use of heavy artillery shells by the LTTE in the north-eastern Welioya, northern Wanni and Jaffna fronts has raised fresh concerns about the outfit’s ability to replenish their dwindling armoury regularly. "They (intelligence reports) paint a gloomy picture, revealing that the LTTE had unloaded three shiploads of arms during the months of February and March," it said. Quoting a recent report filed by the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) and presented to the National Security Council, the media report said a shipload of arms was smuggled to Wanni on March 12. Another report by the State Intelligence Services (SIS) stated that two vessels had been unloaded by the LTTE during Feb 16-17. These consignments were transferred to trawlers from ships anchored in the deep seas and unloaded in Chalai, Mullaitivu and Veththilaikerny on the north-eastern coast, the report added. According to the media report, the recent developments in the battlefront appear to substantiate the findings of these two reports with the significant increase in artillery and mortar attacks by the LTTE being observed during recent battles, including the one that left over 200 combatants killed and nearly 1000 wounded on both sides in Muhamalai in the northern Jaffna Peninsula April 23.
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June - 6 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the latest release by its Hero’s department has claimed that the outfit has lost 21,051 carders in the quest for a separate state for the Tamils in Sri Lanka, according to South Asian Media Net. The 21,051 cadres include 16,516 males and 4,535 females.
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the latest release by its Hero’s department has claimed that the outfit has lost 21,051 carders in the quest for a separate state for the Tamils in Sri Lanka, according to South Asian Media Net. The 21,051 cadres include 16,516 males and 4,535 females. The period cited for the deaths cover 26 years from November 27, 1982 to May 31, 2008. The LTTE lost their first cadre ‘Lt.’ Shankar on November 27, 1982, widely celebrated by the outfit as Heroes’ Day. The death list also include 348 Black Tigers (suicide cadres), of which 256 are males 97 females, with 102 being killed in land operations and 251 in sea operations. The release said the Sea Tigers (the sea wing of the LTTE) are considered an effective conventional arm of the LTTE, capable of crippling Sri Lanka’s sea operations. The Hero’s release also lists 279 auxiliary forces members, 47 Police personals who died on operational duties in the death list, and adds that another 490 civil society members who were killed by the Government forces or the Paramilitary forces for their commitment for the Tamil Cause have also been listed as Heroes. This includes 19 Mamanithar, a title often conferred posthumously by LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran. In the first five months of 2008, the LTTE lost 918 carders- 616 males and 302 females –the Hero’s release said, adding that since the current pace of the war intensified in 2006 the outfit has lost 1004 carders, of which 745 males and 259 and in 2007 they had lost 1196 carders including 1037 males and 159 females. The Hero’s Department also claimed they never hide the deaths of the LTTE cadres, announcing the heroes name over the radio broadcast, and updating figures on a monthly basis.
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July - 5 
The LTTE on July 5 commemorated 356 Black Tigers (the suicide wing cadres of the LTTE), men and women, who have staged suicide attacks since the tactic was first used by the outfit 21 years ago, reports Agencies. "Three hundred and fifty six Black Tigers have laid down their lives, 254 of them in se
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The LTTE on July 5 commemorated 356 Black Tigers (the suicide wing cadres of the LTTE), men and women, who have staged suicide attacks since the tactic was first used by the outfit 21 years ago, reports Agencies. "Three hundred and fifty six Black Tigers have laid down their lives, 254 of them in sea operations, during the last 21 years since," Tamil Net said. The LTTE in 2007 had commemorated 322 suicide bombers who perished in attacks. The figures show that 34 suicide bombers had carried out attacks in the past year. An attack on Anuradhapura air base on October 22, 2007 was the worst, with 21 suicide bombers destroying a fleet of aircraft. One militant later returned to the north with video footage of the attack, while the others were shot dead or blew themselves up.
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August - 2 
30000 persons have been displaced in Wanni due to the fighting and air strikes in the last two months and the region is also experiencing a shortage of medicines and other supplies, the latest UN reports said last week, Sunday Leader reports. "Due to intensified military operations and air strikes,
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30000 persons have been displaced in Wanni due to the fighting and air strikes in the last two months and the region is also experiencing a shortage of medicines and other supplies, the latest UN reports said last week, Sunday Leader reports. "Due to intensified military operations and air strikes, approximately 30,000 people have been displaced in LTTE-controlled Kilinochchi and Mullaithivu over the past two months," the World Food Programme said in a report released in Geneva. Catholic Bishop of Jaffna Rev. Thomas Saundranayagam said the slow movement of supplies into the Wanni through Omanthai in Vavuniya had been compounded by the mass displacements in the last two months. "Most of these persons are from the Mannar District and they have now moved into the Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi Districts. When they first moved into the Akarayan area (south of Kilinochchi) there was no one to take care of them," he said.
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August - 5 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) now controls about 4000 sq km or just six percent of Sri Lanka’s land territory, an Indo Asian News Service report quoting Tamil activists and diplomatic sources said. And the population under its control is said to be about 250000 - 1.25 percent of the co
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) now controls about 4000 sq km or just six percent of Sri Lanka’s land territory, an Indo Asian News Service report quoting Tamil activists and diplomatic sources said. And the population under its control is said to be about 250000 - 1.25 percent of the country’s total. In 2005, the LTTE reportedly controlled a vast area in the north and east. Military officials said the outfit’s ability to counter-attack in a major way has been seriously eroded over the past year. Reports indicate that the LTTE is now appealing to Tamil families to contribute at least one member each, irrespective of age and gender, to take on the advancing military.
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August - 12 
The Jane’s Intelligence Report said in its August issue that the LTTE's annual income is "between $200-300 million making it the second biggest income generating terrorist organisation in the world." For the LTTE, the source of the income — both legal and illegal — is perhaps "from shipping to drugs
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The Jane’s Intelligence Report said in its August issue that the LTTE's annual income is "between $200-300 million making it the second biggest income generating terrorist organisation in the world." For the LTTE, the source of the income — both legal and illegal — is perhaps "from shipping to drugs and extortion by a network of professional managers — both Tamils and others — across a string of countries and... also comes from purported Tamil Charities, the funds of which are allegedly transferred for its coffers,'’ the report said, adding that many Tamil charities have become an effective way of transferring money to the terrorist outfit.
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August - 18 
A secret report released by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on August 18 says that the Toronto based non-profit group, the World Tamil Movement (WTM), wired more than $3 million to overseas bank accounts to allegedly utilize for financing the LTTE, reports National Post, according to Colombo Page.
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A secret report released by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on August 18 says that the Toronto based non-profit group, the World Tamil Movement (WTM), wired more than $3 million to overseas bank accounts to allegedly utilize for financing the LTTE, reports National Post, according to Colombo Page. The 83-page report, marked "Secret" but unsealed by order of a Federal Court judge, provides the first detailed look at the banking activities of the WTM and says, "The bank records seized . . . demonstrate that the World Tamil Movement has developed an elaborate machine like entity that moves throughout the Greater Toronto Area collecting funds with extreme proficiency."
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September - 10 
According a report by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) there are at least 160000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi districts, which are under LTTE control.
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According a report by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) there are at least 160000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi districts, which are under LTTE control.
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September - 17 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have used CS gas to attack Sri Lankan soldiers recently in the battlefronts of Wanni region, the Media Center for National Security (MCNS) said on September 17, reports Colombo Page. However, the Army is fully equipped and well geared up to face any unacce
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have used CS gas to attack Sri Lankan soldiers recently in the battlefronts of Wanni region, the Media Center for National Security (MCNS) said on September 17, reports Colombo Page. However, the Army is fully equipped and well geared up to face any unacceptable ‘chemical or gas attacks of the enemy,’ MCNS added. "A few soldiers in the Wanni during their encounters with the enemy in the most recent past developed breathing difficulties following emission of a gas, believed to have been directed by the Tigers towards the advancing troops," the MCNS pointed out. CS gas is used as a riot control agent and although non-lethal, exposure to CS gas produces severe burning and pain and breathing difficulties.
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September - 22 
The Hindu reports that the number of people who have migrated from Sri Lanka’s five warn-torn districts to Colombo and its suburbs, which constitute the Western Province, since 2003 stands at 37,037, said the police on September 22. A survey was conducted in 135 police stations on September 21 follo
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The Hindu reports that the number of people who have migrated from Sri Lanka’s five warn-torn districts to Colombo and its suburbs, which constitute the Western Province, since 2003 stands at 37,037, said the police on September 22. A survey was conducted in 135 police stations on September 21 following a government directive making it mandatory for all citizens from the northern districts and living in and around Colombo to reregister. The survey revealed that 37,037 individuals had come to the Western Province from the north during the past five years. Of them, 2,242 were new entries. In all, 10,820 families were registered. The controversial move was expected to affect an estimated 1,00,000 people. However, the actual number is far below this estimate.
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October - 9 
The Inter Agency Standing Committee IASA, a consortium of UN and NGOs in Sri Lanka, in its report on the situation on the north on October 6 said "nearly all of Kilinochchi’s residents are reported to have vacated to Mullaitivu district due to shelling and air attacks in the heart of the district."
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The Inter Agency Standing Committee IASA, a consortium of UN and NGOs in Sri Lanka, in its report on the situation on the north on October 6 said "nearly all of Kilinochchi’s residents are reported to have vacated to Mullaitivu district due to shelling and air attacks in the heart of the district." It said that a convoy carrying 655 Metric Tonne of food crossed the Omanthai border on October 2, to provide food assistance to approximately 200000 civilians displaced between Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu.
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October - 28 
The pro-LTTE Website Tamil Net in an item posted on its website said, "Close to 55,000 school children from 190 schools have been displaced in Wanni since 2006. Most of the displaced schools have combined with the schools that have not displaced and are functioning."
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The pro-LTTE Website Tamil Net in an item posted on its website said, "Close to 55,000 school children from 190 schools have been displaced in Wanni since 2006. Most of the displaced schools have combined with the schools that have not displaced and are functioning."
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November - 11 
Colombo Page reports that Sri Lanka Ministry of Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure announced that 156,203 land mines have been defused since 2002. The death count by landmines has also been reduced from 154 in 2002 to four by 2007. The highest number of de-mining has taken place in Jaffna dis
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Colombo Page reports that Sri Lanka Ministry of Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure announced that 156,203 land mines have been defused since 2002. The death count by landmines has also been reduced from 154 in 2002 to four by 2007. The highest number of de-mining has taken place in Jaffna district with 66,242 cases. Kilinochchi is placed second with 30,329 de-minings and in Vavuniya the number is 20,220. Army defused the highest number of landmines whilst eight other voluntary organizations were also engaged in demining operations. Since 2002 to September 30 of this year 440 persons have been injured by landmines in 21 districts. The highest number of cases was reported from Jaffna.
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November - 13 
Sri Lanka intelligence sections suspect heavy infiltration of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres into the rank and file of the Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), reported Colombo Page. Intelligence wings have raised serious concern regarding national security since these uni
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Sri Lanka intelligence sections suspect heavy infiltration of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres into the rank and file of the Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), reported Colombo Page. Intelligence wings have raised serious concern regarding national security since these unidentified armed LTTE cadres might enter into sensitive areas in the guise of security staff of the TMVP leaders. Recently the TMVP party leader Vinayagamoorthy Muraleetharan aka ‘colonel’ Karuna Amman sought military help to screen the party cadres.
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November - 14 
Troops moved further northward and eastward into the interiors of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) held areas in Wanni and the security forces (SFs) are now positioned just a few kilometers away from Pooneryn and the Kilinochchi town center, reports Sri Lanka Army (SLA). Troops are now po
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Troops moved further northward and eastward into the interiors of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) held areas in Wanni and the security forces (SFs) are now positioned just a few kilometers away from Pooneryn and the Kilinochchi town center, reports Sri Lanka Army (SLA). Troops are now positioned just 500m behind the Pooneryn-Paranathan road at an undisclosed location, defence reports said, adds Colombo Page. Citing monitored LTTE communication defence officials said troops inflicted heavy casualties to the outfit. A senior LTTE leader, identified as "Lieutenant Colonel Kali Arasan", was killed in clashes on November 12, defence Ministry said.
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November - 16 
The Janes’s Defence Weekly said it was in a position to confirm that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) made at least one attempt to transport a consignment of artillery rounds by air to the outfit-controlled areas in the Wanni, according to Daily Mirror. It said commercial satellite imager
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The Janes’s Defence Weekly said it was in a position to confirm that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) made at least one attempt to transport a consignment of artillery rounds by air to the outfit-controlled areas in the Wanni, according to Daily Mirror. It said commercial satellite imagery obtained by Jane's confirmed that between 2004 and 2007, the outfit constructed two airstrips that could handle aircraft capable of transporting weapons’ cargo from Central or Southeast Asia. “While the imagery does not confirm the airstrips are in use, the investment of significant resources suggests the LTTE has developed facilities that can serve air logistic needs at a critical time in its three-decade war with the Sri Lankan State,” the defence Website said. It also said since the effective resumption of the conflict in 2006, the LTTE lost control of the Eastern Province with its forces slowly pushed back in the north and as such the LTTE's priority must now be to ensure a continued supply of arms and ammunition to prevent further defeats. “Given this situation and having suffered heavy losses to its ocean-going smuggling fleet, the LTTE now appears to be preparing to fly in supplies to its stronghold in northern Sri Lanka,” the website said. However, the Sri Lanka Air Force spokesman, Janaka Nanayakara, told Daily Mirror that there was no possibility of the LTTE airlifting weapons from another country as the radars in Sri Lanka would have detected any such movement. He said there no reports of the LTTE transporting weapons by air even between LTTE-controlled locations in the North.
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November - 20 
At least 130 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers lost their lives and more than 450 were wounded in the offensive push within the last three days on Kilali and Muhamalai fronts in the Jaffna district, according to a Sri Lankan military source, claims the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website
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At least 130 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers lost their lives and more than 450 were wounded in the offensive push within the last three days on Kilali and Muhamalai fronts in the Jaffna district, according to a Sri Lankan military source, claims the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website Tamil Net. 29 SLA soldiers died sustaining sniper fire and several others were killed while they were trapped in the LTTE minefield. The LTTE, however, is yet to release details on the fighting in Northern Front.
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November - 25 
Daily Mirror reports that the final report of the European Union (EU) delegation which visited Sri Lanka in July 2008 is to be presented to the EU parliament later this week, a top EU official said. The report calls upon the LTTE to lay down arms and enter the negotiating process and immediately sto
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Daily Mirror reports that the final report of the European Union (EU) delegation which visited Sri Lanka in July 2008 is to be presented to the EU parliament later this week, a top EU official said. The report calls upon the LTTE to lay down arms and enter the negotiating process and immediately stop its forcible recruitment of local NGO workers and children to its terrorist organization. It also called upon the Sri Lankan Government to abandon its military activities and enter the political process as the LTTE, even if defeated could continue to attack areas such as the Wanni and elsewhere. "The Sri Lanka government seems to have chosen an all-war strategy and has abandoned any idea of peace talks before a complete military victory. The Delegation accepts that to a very large extent, the government was forced to take this option by the LTTE itself. It should be borne in mind that military authorities have nonetheless admitted that even a defeated LTTE will be a sort of nuisance carrying on with terrorist attacks in the Wanni and elsewhere. This underlines the necessity for a twin-track process," the report said. "The motives for abductions, allegedly committed by paramilitary factions, are not always political – sometimes the aim is just extortion (although even in the cases of ransoms being paid, the victims sometimes re-surface in mass graves). What seems to be clear, however, is that despite daily incidents, extremely few cases have ever been investigated by the security forces - they are just systematically attributed to "unknown gunmen"," the report said.
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November - 27 
Reports indicated that the ‘Hero’s Week’ of the LTTE in northern part of Sri Lanka failed to evoke much response. According to sources in Wanni, the celebrations were held only in Mullaitivu district as people of the other key areas in the North have rejected the celebrations. The LTTE had urged the
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Reports indicated that the ‘Hero’s Week’ of the LTTE in northern part of Sri Lanka failed to evoke much response. According to sources in Wanni, the celebrations were held only in Mullaitivu district as people of the other key areas in the North have rejected the celebrations. The LTTE had urged the people in those areas to close down all the shops and offices even in Vavuniya and Jaffna, but the order was disregarded, sources added. Sri Lanka Police said that they have tightened the security in those areas where the celebrations were held in past years but no such incidents were reported this time.
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