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May - 2 
Reports said on May 2 that the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) has ruled that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has not violated the terms of the truce agreement It said it does not consider the sailing of a Sea Tiger convoy, intercepted and challenged by Sri Lankan navy gunboats near
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Reports said on May 2 that the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) has ruled that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has not violated the terms of the truce agreement It said it does not consider the sailing of a Sea Tiger convoy, intercepted and challenged by Sri Lankan navy gunboats near Trincomalee seas, April 124, as a breach of ongoing cease-fire. SLMM chief monitor General Tronde Furuhovde said it was a mistake on its part to not inform the planned movement to the naval authorities. The convoy consisted of rebel leaders returning to the Eastern province after attending crucial meetings in the Vanni at the LTTE headquarters.
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May - 3 
Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) chief monitor Major General (Retd) Trond Furuhovde said on May 3 that he had wide-ranging discussions with the Sri Lanka Navy and the Army in Trincomalee on complaints of alleged cease-fire violations in the district. He discussed the shooting incident in Nilave
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Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) chief monitor Major General (Retd) Trond Furuhovde said on May 3 that he had wide-ranging discussions with the Sri Lanka Navy and the Army in Trincomalee on complaints of alleged cease-fire violations in the district. He discussed the shooting incident in Nilaveli, on May 29 night, in which two Tamil women were wounded due to Navy gunfire. Subsequently he met with Victoria Lund, Norwegian head of the Trincomalee SLMM and her Swedish assistant Pontius Westrom as well as the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) representatives of the SLMM.
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May - 5 
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on May 5 while criticising the Sri Lankan Navy said that it was guilty of committing "grave and serious violation" of the ongoing indefinite cease-fire as it destroyed several fishing vessels and also killed two Muslim fishermen in the seas near Vaharai, Batti
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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on May 5 while criticising the Sri Lankan Navy said that it was guilty of committing "grave and serious violation" of the ongoing indefinite cease-fire as it destroyed several fishing vessels and also killed two Muslim fishermen in the seas near Vaharai, Batticaloa on May 1. The LTTE said, the Navy was "deliberately creating conflictual situations to disrupt the peace process... "We call upon the Sri Lanka government to prevail upon the naval authorities to abandon its hostile attitude and strictly follow the peace agreement."
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May - 9 
Pro-Tamil sources said, on May 9, that the Sri Lankan Army launched a recruitment drive and urged Muslim and Tamil youth in eastern Batticaloa district’s Eravur, Chenkalady, Vantharumoolai, Sithaandy, Mavadivembu and Kaluwankerny villages to join the force. Facing a manpower crunch, the Army is look
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Pro-Tamil sources said, on May 9, that the Sri Lankan Army launched a recruitment drive and urged Muslim and Tamil youth in eastern Batticaloa district’s Eravur, Chenkalady, Vantharumoolai, Sithaandy, Mavadivembu and Kaluwankerny villages to join the force. Facing a manpower crunch, the Army is looking forward to recruiting 5000 youth, reports said.
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May - 10 
Pro-Tamil sources said a Tamil youth belonging to Thirukdalooras fishing hamlet was injured, on May 10, in an alleged firing by the naval troops in the Trincomalee sea, close to Koneswaram temple. A complaint has been lodged with the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, reports further stated.
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Pro-Tamil sources said a Tamil youth belonging to Thirukdalooras fishing hamlet was injured, on May 10, in an alleged firing by the naval troops in the Trincomalee sea, close to Koneswaram temple. A complaint has been lodged with the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, reports further stated.
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May - 14 
Pro-Tamil sources said, 19 civil society groups had, on May 14, in Trincomalee, pleaded with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), a four-party coalition that has the blessings of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), to play a proactive role and bring to light alleged violations of the truce te
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Pro-Tamil sources said, 19 civil society groups had, on May 14, in Trincomalee, pleaded with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), a four-party coalition that has the blessings of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), to play a proactive role and bring to light alleged violations of the truce terms by the Sri Lankan Army. They also asked the TNA to systematically counter the attempts being made by Sinhala nationalists to ‘discredit and scuttle the proposed peace talks’ between the government and the LTTE.
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May - 14 
Yet another report claimed that Sri Lankan military officers warned traders in Kaluvanchikudy not to have any business dealings with the LTTE as they would suffer the consequences when war resumed. They advised them that the traders and the troops were having mutual interaction and that should be b
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Yet another report claimed that Sri Lankan military officers warned traders in Kaluvanchikudy not to have any business dealings with the LTTE as they would suffer the consequences when war resumed. They advised them that the traders and the troops were having mutual interaction and that should be borne in mind and should not be under the impression that the "ethnic trouble" is over.
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May - 15 
The civil society groups informed TNA Member of Parliament R Sampathan and said the security forces have not lifted checkpoints at Railway Station Juntion, Sambaltheevu juntion, Linganagar, Orr's Hill, Customs Department Junction, Kaali kovil etc., in Trincomalee and at Mutur jetty, Kilivetty, Thang
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The civil society groups informed TNA Member of Parliament R Sampathan and said the security forces have not lifted checkpoints at Railway Station Juntion, Sambaltheevu juntion, Linganagar, Orr's Hill, Customs Department Junction, Kaali kovil etc., in Trincomalee and at Mutur jetty, Kilivetty, Thanganagar, Dehiwatte, Kuchchaveli 8th mile post, Irakkakandi, Palathoppur junction, Wellington Junction in Thoppur. This violates Article 2.5 of the ‘permanent cease-fire agreement’ between the LTTE and the government signed in February 2002, they held. They also held that the security forces were yet to vacate public buildings––schools, temples and churches–– I Trincomalee district, which they had occupied, which was a violation of article 2.4 of the agreement.
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May - 16 
Reports from Sri Lanka, on May 16, said residents of Linganagar, a suburb of Trincomalee brought to the notice of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) that the Sri Lankan Army was continuing with its regular checking and was also not relaxeing the ban on the movement of materials such as bricks,
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Reports from Sri Lanka, on May 16, said residents of Linganagar, a suburb of Trincomalee brought to the notice of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) that the Sri Lankan Army was continuing with its regular checking and was also not relaxeing the ban on the movement of materials such as bricks, cement, tin sheets, poles and cadjans used in repairing houses, though this was agreed upon in the terms of the permanent cease-fire agreement signed between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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May - 17 
Media reports from Sri Lanka said, on May 17, the Sri Lankan Army’s 23/3 Brigade in Batticaloa declined to vacate buildings under its occupation until permanent peace returned. An officer with the Brigade, Lt. Col. Gunasekera said, "[The army] will not leave public and private buildings and houses u
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Media reports from Sri Lanka said, on May 17, the Sri Lankan Army’s 23/3 Brigade in Batticaloa declined to vacate buildings under its occupation until permanent peace returned. An officer with the Brigade, Lt. Col. Gunasekera said, "[The army] will not leave public and private buildings and houses until permanent peace is established." The Army was supposed to have vacated these latest by March 26, according to the terms of the ‘permanent cease-fire agreement’ signed between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in February 2002.
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May - 20 
The senior-most Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) leader to enter government controlled areas since both the sides agreed for a permanent truce in February 2002, S. Karikalan, said in Chenkalady, 16km away from Batticaloa, on May 20, that if the peace process was scuttled, this time round, t
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The senior-most Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) leader to enter government controlled areas since both the sides agreed for a permanent truce in February 2002, S. Karikalan, said in Chenkalady, 16km away from Batticaloa, on May 20, that if the peace process was scuttled, this time round, the war that would ensue would be the last war. Addressing a public meeting, Karikalan said, "This is the last chance for peace. The Sri Lankan government should firmly grasp this opportunity and make the most of it to settle the conflict. We, the Liberation Tigers, are resolutely committed to peace. But if the peace talks were to be scuttled and fighting breaks out again, it would be the last war. This is why we reiterate that a peaceful negotiated settlement to the conflict can help us all live in peace". He also extolled the youth to join in political work and reminded them that they had stood by the LTTE during all these years of conflict.
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May - 22 
Media reports from Sri Lanka said, a 12-year old student was injured on May 22, in alleged firing by Special Task Force (STF) commandos on a large public demonstration in Thirukkovil, 78km away from Batticaloa. The provocation for the demonstration was the arrest of assault on a Liberation Tigers of
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Media reports from Sri Lanka said, a 12-year old student was injured on May 22, in alleged firing by Special Task Force (STF) commandos on a large public demonstration in Thirukkovil, 78km away from Batticaloa. The provocation for the demonstration was the arrest of assault on a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre d by the commandos in the Kanjikudichcha Aaru general area , on the same day. An LTTE The spokesman in Batticaloa, K. Thurai, reportedly alleged that his colleague was arrested in the interior dominated by the STF. He also added, "We see this as a deliberate provocation aimed at undermining the peace process."
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May - 23 
Reports from Sri Lanka said more than 10,000 Tamil school-going students in the Thirukkovil education zone, 78km away from Batticaloa, held a demonstration on May 23 against the Special Task Force (STF) shooting and wounding a student during a demonstration at the same place a day earlier. Also, 2,0
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Reports from Sri Lanka said more than 10,000 Tamil school-going students in the Thirukkovil education zone, 78km away from Batticaloa, held a demonstration on May 23 against the Special Task Force (STF) shooting and wounding a student during a demonstration at the same place a day earlier. Also, 2,000 parents took part in the protest in the Thambiluvil - Thirukkovil area.
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May - 24 
A spokesman for the University society in Batticaloa said a general shut down has been called for in Batticaloa today, May 24, to protest against STF atrocities.
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A spokesman for the University society in Batticaloa said a general shut down has been called for in Batticaloa today, May 24, to protest against STF atrocities.
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May - 24 
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) alleged that Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops, in violation of the terms of the ‘permanent cease-fire agreement’, entered LTTE-held territory in Batticaloa on May 24. The LTTE has reportedly lodged a complaint with the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), a Tam
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) alleged that Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops, in violation of the terms of the ‘permanent cease-fire agreement’, entered LTTE-held territory in Batticaloa on May 24. The LTTE has reportedly lodged a complaint with the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), a Tamil newspaper Uthayan said.
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May - 27 
Media reports from Sri Lanka said, on May 27 residents of Veeramunai, 52km away from Batticaloa, alleged that Special Task Force (STF) personnel threatened with death those who had participated in the general shut down and protest against the STF last week. Local residents also said they have been o
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Media reports from Sri Lanka said, on May 27 residents of Veeramunai, 52km away from Batticaloa, alleged that Special Task Force (STF) personnel threatened with death those who had participated in the general shut down and protest against the STF last week. Local residents also said they have been ordered to make two coffins each per family. "They (the STF) said we would need the coffins after a month", residents said, adding that they feared war might may break out again after a month.
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Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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Archives
Timeline Country Wise
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Timeline Zone Wise
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Timeline State Wise
Western Province
Northern Province
Eastern Province
North Western Province
North Central Province
Southern Province
Central Province
Uva Province
Sabaragamua Province
Timeline District Wise
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Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
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