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March - 1 
SFs at Akkaraipattu roadblock in the Ampara District conducted a search on a Sri Lanka Transport Service bus and found 7000 mobile pre-paid cards and 15 used mobile phones from the possession of a passenger.
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SFs at Akkaraipattu roadblock in the Ampara District conducted a search on a Sri Lanka Transport Service bus and found 7000 mobile pre-paid cards and 15 used mobile phones from the possession of a passenger.
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March - 2 
In the night of March 2, unidentified assailants attacked the vehicle of the media spokesman to the Member of Parliament and founder of the TMVP, Vinayagamoorthy Muraleetharan alias Karuna Amman, who recently left the TMVP, at Batticaloa. Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekara said the g
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In the night of March 2, unidentified assailants attacked the vehicle of the media spokesman to the Member of Parliament and founder of the TMVP, Vinayagamoorthy Muraleetharan alias Karuna Amman, who recently left the TMVP, at Batticaloa. Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekara said the gunmen came on a motorbike and shot at the vehicle. The media spokesman escaped unhurt in the attack, but a teenager inside the vehicle was injured.
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March - 3 
An unidentified assailant shot dead Sellathurei Ranjith Kumar, the former driver of the Secretary to Eastern Chief Minister and Tamil Makkal Viduthalaip Puligal (TMVP) leader Pillayan, in Batticaloa town in the afternoon of March 3, reports Colombo Page.
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An unidentified assailant shot dead Sellathurei Ranjith Kumar, the former driver of the Secretary to Eastern Chief Minister and Tamil Makkal Viduthalaip Puligal (TMVP) leader Pillayan, in Batticaloa town in the afternoon of March 3, reports Colombo Page.
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March - 4 
Troops recovered eight APMs, seven fuses, three claymore remote controllers with two antennas and one LTTE flag during search operations at Kanchikudichchiaru in Ampara on March 4.
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Troops recovered eight APMs, seven fuses, three claymore remote controllers with two antennas and one LTTE flag during search operations at Kanchikudichchiaru in Ampara on March 4.
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March - 5 
Troops conducting search and clear operations on Madhu road recovered one claymore mine weighing five kilograms, one detonator code of four feet and one electric detonator.
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Troops conducting search and clear operations on Madhu road recovered one claymore mine weighing five kilograms, one detonator code of four feet and one electric detonator.
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March - 6 
Troops attached to the Special Task Force camp at Vavunativu recovered 25 81-mm mortar bombs, 125 81-mm mortar bomb chargers and 500 rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition from the area in the morning of March 6. The explosives were reportedly buried in the area.
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Troops attached to the Special Task Force camp at Vavunativu recovered 25 81-mm mortar bombs, 125 81-mm mortar bomb chargers and 500 rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition from the area in the morning of March 6. The explosives were reportedly buried in the area.
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March - 7 
The Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP) symbolically handed over the arms that had been provided to its cadres for self-defence and security in the wake of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) atrocities during a brief ceremony at the Weber stadium in Batticaloa on March 7, according to Sr
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The Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP) symbolically handed over the arms that had been provided to its cadres for self-defence and security in the wake of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) atrocities during a brief ceremony at the Weber stadium in Batticaloa on March 7, according to Sri Lanka Army reports. The Chief Minister of Eastern Province and leader of the TMVP, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, Batticaloa Mayor Sivageetha Prabaharan, senior Army and Police Officers and cadres of the TMVP were present on the occasion.
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March - 8 
Troops also recovered one claymore mine, five hand grenades, two detonators and five feet long wire from Kannagipuram area in Ampara on March 8.
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Troops also recovered one claymore mine, five hand grenades, two detonators and five feet long wire from Kannagipuram area in Ampara on March 8.
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March - 11 
The Sri Lanka Police uncovered details on the abduction group that killed a six-year-old-girl in Trincomalee on March 11, according to Colombo Page. Trincomalee Police said the group was led by a senior cadre of the Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), the party led by the Chief Minister of E
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The Sri Lanka Police uncovered details on the abduction group that killed a six-year-old-girl in Trincomalee on March 11, according to Colombo Page. Trincomalee Police said the group was led by a senior cadre of the Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), the party led by the Chief Minister of Eastern Province, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan. According to Police, the group has killed three more people - a leading businessman, a manager of a movie theatre and a bus conductor - in Trincomalee demanding ransom. In addition, they have been involved in 30 kidnapping cases in Trincomalee. Police said three more TMVP activists are among the arrested in connection with the March 11 incident. Police arrested Janarthan, a TMVP leader in Trincomalee, Karan and Oswin Mervin Rinawushan, TMVP members, and Reginald, the son of a Woman Police Constable of Trincomalee, on March 15. The main suspect Rinawushan was killed by the Police during an escape attempt on March 16.
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March - 12 
A State owned passenger bus bound for national capital Colombo from Kalmunai while proceeding along Navalady junction in the Batticaloa District was set ablaze by unidentified gunmen after forcing passengers to disembark from the vehicle in the morning of March 12.
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A State owned passenger bus bound for national capital Colombo from Kalmunai while proceeding along Navalady junction in the Batticaloa District was set ablaze by unidentified gunmen after forcing passengers to disembark from the vehicle in the morning of March 12.
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March - 18 
A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant was killed by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Kannagipuram area of Ampara District in the morning of March 18, reports Sri Lanka Army. A cordon and search operation was conducted by the Army and Police in the area following information about the pr
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A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant was killed by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Kannagipuram area of Ampara District in the morning of March 18, reports Sri Lanka Army. A cordon and search operation was conducted by the Army and Police in the area following information about the presence of suspected ‘pistol gang’ cadres of the LTTE in the area. During the operation, one of the militants in hiding fired a few rounds towards the troops injuring one of them. The SFs in retaliatory fire killed the unidentified militant.
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March - 18 
A Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) member who is suspected to be involved in the abduction and murder of a six-year-old girl in Trincomalee on March 11 reportedly committed suicide in the evening of March 18 by swallowing a cyanide capsule, according to Colombo Page. Trincomalee Police con
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A Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) member who is suspected to be involved in the abduction and murder of a six-year-old girl in Trincomalee on March 11 reportedly committed suicide in the evening of March 18 by swallowing a cyanide capsule, according to Colombo Page. Trincomalee Police confirmed the suspect committed suicide when he was taken to an area at Selvanayagampuram in Trincomalee to locate a place where the suspects have hidden a weapon used by them in earlier crimes. The suspect, identified as Janarthan alias Jana, who supported the TMVP in the last provincial election in East is known as the local leader of the TMVP political office at Orrshill in Trincomalee. The Eastern Chief Minister and TMVP leader, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, however, said in the morning of March 19 that Janarthan was not a member of his party but he had worked for the TMVP during the last election.
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March - 19 
Pillayan said the child soldiers issue related to the TMVP would be concluded in another three months. Speaking to the media in Trincomalee, he claimed they have already handed over the child soldiers to their parents and relatives. The Chief Minister said they have opened three offices in Trincomal
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Pillayan said the child soldiers issue related to the TMVP would be concluded in another three months. Speaking to the media in Trincomalee, he claimed they have already handed over the child soldiers to their parents and relatives. The Chief Minister said they have opened three offices in Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara to look for the child soldiers mentioned by the UNICEF with the cooperation of the Police. The Chief Minister also said the UNICEF is still accusing the TMVP saying there are more child soldiers working with them. The UNICEF has recently given the Chief Minister a name list of 100 child soldiers still recruited in the party.
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March - 20 
An unidentified assailant shot dead Saumyathamby, a coordinating officer to the Member of Parliament and former LTTE leader Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman, in the Vakanery area of Batticaloa District in the morning of March 20, Colombo Page. According to Police, the assailant forcib
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An unidentified assailant shot dead Saumyathamby, a coordinating officer to the Member of Parliament and former LTTE leader Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman, in the Vakanery area of Batticaloa District in the morning of March 20, Colombo Page. According to Police, the assailant forcibly entered the victim’s house and shot him dead. Saumyathamby was also the head of the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party office in Vakanery.
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March - 21 
The Special Task Force (STF) engaged in a search operation in the Badamessawa area of Ampara District recovered one small generator hidden in the area on March 21, according to a Sri Lanka Army report. One STF personnel also sustained injuries in an anti-personnel mine explosion during the operation
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The Special Task Force (STF) engaged in a search operation in the Badamessawa area of Ampara District recovered one small generator hidden in the area on March 21, according to a Sri Lanka Army report. One STF personnel also sustained injuries in an anti-personnel mine explosion during the operation.
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March - 23 
Three soldiers who were on route-clearing duties in the Bakmitiyawa area of Ampara District sustained injuries when a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-laid landmine exploded at about 6.30am (SLST). The landmine is believed to have been kept buried by militants before they were driven away fro
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Three soldiers who were on route-clearing duties in the Bakmitiyawa area of Ampara District sustained injuries when a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-laid landmine exploded at about 6.30am (SLST). The landmine is believed to have been kept buried by militants before they were driven away from the East in July 2007.
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March - 24 
A road picket run by airmen of the Sri Lanka Air Force in Trincomalee came under an LTTE fire attack in the morning of March 24 injuring one airman, Sri Lanka Army reports.
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A road picket run by airmen of the Sri Lanka Air Force in Trincomalee came under an LTTE fire attack in the morning of March 24 injuring one airman, Sri Lanka Army reports.
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March - 24 
Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants shot dead five farmers and injured two others at Neelapola in the Kantale area of Trincomalee District in the night of March 24, according to Colombo Page. Police said the farmers were on their way to the chena (a food grain) fields to prot
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Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants shot dead five farmers and injured two others at Neelapola in the Kantale area of Trincomalee District in the night of March 24, according to Colombo Page. Police said the farmers were on their way to the chena (a food grain) fields to protect the crops from animal attacks when they were shot by the suspected militants. The hands of the farmers had been tied behind before they were shot, Police added.
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March - 25 
A group of armed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants attacked a group of farmers at Mankdeniya in the Welikanda area of Polonnaruwa District in the night of March 25 and shot dead at least four farmers and injured four others, according to Colombo Page. Defence officials said the farme
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A group of armed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants attacked a group of farmers at Mankdeniya in the Welikanda area of Polonnaruwa District in the night of March 25 and shot dead at least four farmers and injured four others, according to Colombo Page. Defence officials said the farmers were collecting their harvest from the paddy filed in a tractor, when the militants attacked them. As reported earlier, suspected LTTE militants had killed five farmers and injured two others in a similar attack at Dehiwatte village in the Serunuwara area of bordering Trincomalee District on March 24.
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March - 25 
On March 25, the Akkaraipattu Police seized a 40-kg heavy claymore mine, 15 anti-personnel mines (APMs), 204 APM fuses and 1456 T-56 ammunition rounds from a secret location at Aligambe in the Ampara District, Sri Lanka Army reported.
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On March 25, the Akkaraipattu Police seized a 40-kg heavy claymore mine, 15 anti-personnel mines (APMs), 204 APM fuses and 1456 T-56 ammunition rounds from a secret location at Aligambe in the Ampara District, Sri Lanka Army reported.
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March - 25 
The Minster of National Integration and Reconciliation, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman, has ruled out Police powers to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC), reports Colombo Page. Speaking at the Parliament, Karuna described giving Police powers to the EPC as another unnecessary prob
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The Minster of National Integration and Reconciliation, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman, has ruled out Police powers to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC), reports Colombo Page. Speaking at the Parliament, Karuna described giving Police powers to the EPC as another unnecessary problem.
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March - 26 
BBC reports that two Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) members were killed as a local office of the party at Annamalai in the Ampara District was attacked in the night of March 26, parts officials said. An unnamed TMVP spokesman blamed the attack on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTT
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BBC reports that two Tamileela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) members were killed as a local office of the party at Annamalai in the Ampara District was attacked in the night of March 26, parts officials said. An unnamed TMVP spokesman blamed the attack on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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March - 26 
The Army and Police on March 26 arrested two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, reportedly involved in the killing of four farmers in the Welikanda area of Polonnaruwa District in the night of March 25, from the Uppuaweli area of Trincomalee District along with a stock of military it
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The Army and Police on March 26 arrested two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants, reportedly involved in the killing of four farmers in the Welikanda area of Polonnaruwa District in the night of March 25, from the Uppuaweli area of Trincomalee District along with a stock of military items in their possession, reported Colombo Page. Police believes the same group is responsible for killing of five farmers and injuring another two on March 24 in a similar attack at Dehiwatte village in the Serunuwara area of Trincomalee District.
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March - 31 
Two more suspects charged with the abduction and killing of a six-year-old girl, Warsha Jude, in Trincomalee on March 11 were shot dead by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants in Trincomalee on March 31, reports Colombo Page. Police said that when they opened fire at a suspected gro
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Two more suspects charged with the abduction and killing of a six-year-old girl, Warsha Jude, in Trincomalee on March 11 were shot dead by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants in Trincomalee on March 31, reports Colombo Page. Police said that when they opened fire at a suspected group of militants, the two murder suspects were caught in the crossfire and were killed. During the encounter, two Policemen were also injured. However, it is not yet clear how the murder suspects got involved in the crossfire with the militants. Earlier, the Police shot dead the main suspect in connection with the abduction and killing of Warsha in an escape attempt from Police custody while another suspect committed suicide by taking a cyanide capsule. Warsha was abducted from her school and later killed when a ransom demand of SLR 30 million was not met.
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*Data till , April 22, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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