Eastern Province (NA): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2007

Eight civilians were injured when a LTTE cadre lobbed a hand grenade at the vehicle they were traveling in at Navalady in the Valaichchenai area of Batticaloa district. One of the injured persons died of his injuries later. Read less...

In a search and clear operation in the Palaththuchennai area of the Batticaloa district on November 6, troops recovered four hand grenades, two mortar bombs and 13 anti personnel mines from an abandoned location of the LTTE Read less...

Troops in Batticaloa recovered one 60 mm mortar barrel, one 60 mm bipod, six arul mortar bombs and three hundred of live ammunition rounds from Napatthuvillu in the Batticaloa district on November 6. Read less...

The Special Task Force troops recovered one T-56 weapon, 124 rounds of live ammunition, six magazines and one pouch from Karadiyanaru area in Batticaloa district on November 8 during a search operation. Read less...

During a search and clear operation, troops recovered five Rocket Propelled Grenade bombs, three chargers and one 60mm mortar bomb from a jungle in Iralakkulam of Batticaloa district on November 9. Read less...

Two home guards were killed in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-detonated claymore mine blast in Kambiliwewa area of Trincomalee district on November 9, according to army sources. Read less...

The deputy of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) intelligence unit in Trincomalee and two other terrorists were killed by the security forces during a confrontation in the area south of Welgamvehera, northwest of Trincomalee town on November 12-night. A group of terrorists fired small arms towards the troops on duty. However, the security forces retaliated and killed three LTTE cadres including the Trincomalee LTTE’s intelligent deputy, Kumudan. Troops also recovered three T-56 weapons, nine magazines, two hundred fifty rounds of T-56 ammunition, one pistol, one magazine with nine ammunition, one radio set, one cyanide capsule and two dog tags from the incident site. Read less...

During a search operation in the Nilaweli area of Trincomalee district, Naval troops recovered one 9 mm pistol, three magazines, 18 rounds of ammunition, two CDMA phones, two mobile phones and one saline bottle on November 14. Read less...

Troops recovered one claymore mine weighing about 15 Kg from the general area of Oddamvady area in the Batticaloa district on November 14. Read less...

In two separate clashes on November 16 between troops and the LTTE cadres in the general area of Pokkaravani Vaiyattankulam in the Vavuniya district and Karakamune in Trincomalee district, nine militants were killed. Read less...

On November 16, one soldier was killed in an LTTE attack at Karakamune in the Trincomalee district. Read less...

Troops recovered one claymore mine, three detonators, 21 anti-personnel mines, six Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) bombs and three 60mm mortar bombs from a forest area at Koolawaddicholai in the Batticaloa district on November 16. Read less...

Troops recovered LTTE radio communication equipment, one suicide jacket, a 15 kg claymore mine, large stock of bicycle balls, a claymore firing device, one icom battery charger and a 12-V battery charger from the Koolavadicholai area of Batticaloa district on November 19. Read less...

SFs seized 18 Anti-Personnel mines, one TV antenna, two artificial limbs, one claymore firing device and one remote controller at Koolavaddicholai area in the Batticaloa district. The troops also seized three claymore mines (each weighting 4 kg), three trap 120mm mortar bombs, five electronic detonators and 30 meter of flexible wire on November 20 from the Dagilliyadda area in the same district. Read less...

Police personnel conducted a search operation and recovered a huge claymore mine weighing about 35 kilograms at karadiyanaru near Narakamulla main road in the Batticaloa district on November 23. Read less...

Two police personnel were killed when their motorbike hit a Claymore mine in the northern town of Kalawanchikudi, the military said. Read less...

Troops recovered one micro pistol, one magazine, nine rounds of ammunition and one hand grenade from a bag abandoned by a suspected person in the Jaffna district. Two hand grenades and three detonators were recovered from a jungle area in the Kinniya region of Trincomalee district. Read less...

One civilian, identified as Samiyanada, was killed by a LTTE cadre in the Vavunathivu area. Read less...

Unidentified assailants shot dead two Sinhalese civilians, identified as Ratnasiri Gunatillake and Dilruk Fonseka, at Iyangkeani in the Earaavoor area of Batticaloa district on November 27, reports Tamil Net. Read less...