Eastern Province (NA): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2008

On the same day, the LTTE militants lobbed a hand grenade at a Special Task Force (STF) foot patrol in the Thirithilana area of Ampara district without causing any fatalities. The STF retaliated and killed three militants. The dead bodies of the three militants along with one T-56 weapon, two T-56 magazines, two claymore mines, two motor cycles, two electric detonators and a detonator cord of eleven meters were recovered from the incident site. Read less...

The LTTE militants detonated a claymore mine targeting the Special Task Force (STF) jeep moving between Lahugala and Hulannuge in the Ampara district. The vehicle was slightly damaged and one officer sustained injuries in the explosion that occurred near the 301-km post. Read less...

Troops during a search and clear operation inside a forest area in Meeyangolla of Batticaloa recovered 20 claymore mines, 1012 shot gun rounds, 1057 anti personnel mines, 805 anti personnel mine fuses, one roll of detonator code wire, 17 rolls of safety code wires, 511 detonators and 1380 rounds of M-16 live ammunition. Separately, a T-56 weapon, two magazines and two hand grenades were recovered from an abandoned house at Raza Road in Walikamam of Jaffna. Read less...

Three LTTE cadres were killed in the general area of Kuchchaveli near Trincomalee on January 7 when the sailors observed LTTE movement in the area. Later, sailors conducted a search in the area and found three LTTE dead bodies, four T-56 weapons, 360 T-56 ammunition, dry ration packets and a stock of medicine. Read less...

Troops engaged in extensive clear operations in the East, recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from the area north of Mudagala in the Thoppigala region of Batticaloa district. The recoveries included one 120-mm mortar, one 12.7 weapon with three drums, one 60-mm mortar, one 80-mm mortar bipod, two Multi Purpose Machine Gun tripods, 450 anti personnel mines, 11 TNT slabs of 15-kgs each, 30 claymore mines of two-kgs each, two five litre cans of C-4 explosives and 500 electric detonators. Read less...

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) eastern leader Shanker was shot dead by the Special Task Force (STF) personnel at Shaukade in the Batticaloa district on January 9-afternoon, Daily News reported. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said that Shanker who was spotted by the STF personnel on patrol at Shaukade, between the Sathurukanda and Eravur areas, opened fire towards them and was shot dead in the retaliatory fire. A micro pistol, three magazines and a hand grenade were recovered from his possession. "Shanker was appointed as the LTTE leader to the Batticaloa sector and was living in hideouts since the East was liberated," the Brigadier added. Read less...

Two civilians were reportedly shot dead by suspected LTTE militants at Murugan Kovil in the Kalladi area of Batticaloa district. Read less...

Unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade at a civilian’s house at Virandanachenai in the Valaichchenai area of Batticaloa district .The owner of the house, his son and a neighbour sustained injuries in the explosion. Read less...

The LTTE leader for Trincomalee south, Arichelvam, who was wanted for numerous killings and criminal activities in the east, was shot dead by the troops at Pachchanoor on January 16-afternoon. Troops recovered a pistol from his possession. Read less...

Troops engaged in clearing the newly captured Meeyangolla area in the Thoppigala region of Batticaloa district unearthed a huge stock of arms and ammunition left buried by the LTTE. The cache included 13 T-56 weapons, one T-81 Light Machine Gun, one Rocket Propeller Grenade, three 40 mm grenade launchers, one .22 rifle, one shot gun, 600 anti-personnel mines and 600 anti-personnel mine fuses. Read less...

Soldiers on duty at Chenkaladi in the Batticaloa district observed two LTTE militants laying a claymore mine beside the Main Supply Route on January 18 and opened fire, killing one on the spot. However, the other militant escaped after lobbing a hand grenade at the troops. Troops later recovered the dead body of the militant along with one claymore mine, one detonator, 16-m fire role, one hand grenade and one 9-V battery. Read less...

One soldier was injured due to the explosion of an anti personnel mine in the Narakamulla area of Batticaloa district. Read less...

On January 27, the troops killed two more LTTE militants in separate incidents in the Kiriibbanwewa area of Vavuniya district. The Special Task Force personnel who were on a night patrol in the Mankadu area of Batticaloa district shot dead an LTTE militant. Read less...

On January 27, the troops killed two more LTTE militants in separate incidents in the Kiriibbanwewa area of Vavuniya district. The Special Task Force personnel who were on a night patrol in the Mankadu area of Batticaloa district shot dead an LTTE militant. Read less...

Two civilians were killed by the LTTE militants when they were moving from Urani to Komari in the Pothuvil area of Batticaloa district. Read less...

On January 31, unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade at the house of M. Liyabdeen, a Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) candidate for the local polls for Koralepattu in the Batticaloa district. The explosion damaged the house. The SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem speaking to the media said that the incident is a clear indication that the local polls in Eastern Province will be extremely violent and it is the government’s duty to provide adequate security for the candidates of all the parties irrespective to their alliance to the government. Read less...