tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post1554009048218586080..comments2024-02-28T15:52:30.565+05:30Comments on DefenceNet: Defence News from Sri Lanka: Palavi falls to Task Force 1DefenceNethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553575476849786179noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-26598373549418050052008-11-15T11:01:00.000+05:302008-11-15T11:01:00.000+05:30Pooneryn Terrorist Bastion falls to Army: Task For...<B>Pooneryn Terrorist Bastion falls to Army: Task Force 1 -Task accomplished</B><BR/><BR/>Troops of Army Task Force 1 have entered LTTE bastion at Ponneryn this morning (Nov 15) scoring the greatest feat against terrorist in their courageous march along the northwestern coast of the Island. <BR/><BR/>Infantrymen of 12 Gamunu Watch (12 GW) and 10 Gajaba Regiment (10 GR) successfully negotiated the great marshlands south of Pooneryn last night , and cut off the Pooneryn- Paranthan road (B-69) close to Nallur before dawn today. Troops then marched about 10 Km along the B-69 and entered into the Pooneryn town , where the terrorists have their last bastion on the West coast. <BR/><BR/>According to the defence sources at the field terrorists have given a stiff resistance to the advancing troops . Pitched battles are still going in the area, the sources said. The terrorists are fast withdrawing towards the K- Point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-75438519184402544012008-11-15T10:28:00.000+05:302008-11-15T10:28:00.000+05:30SLA,captured part of B-69.captured communication t...SLA,<BR/>captured part of B-69.<BR/>captured communication tower in kokavil.<BR/>Reach kilinochchi town limit.lankanewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918966804546557868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-12594376408207875772008-11-15T10:17:00.000+05:302008-11-15T10:17:00.000+05:30BREAKING NEWSPooneryn falls.Troops of Army Task Fo...BREAKING NEWS<BR/><BR/>Pooneryn falls.<BR/><BR/>Troops of Army Task Force 1 have entered LTTE bastion at Ponneryn this morning (Nov 15). More information will follow...<BR/><BR/>defence.lkKithulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743164235316664814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-61397254425424485602008-11-15T08:53:00.000+05:302008-11-15T08:53:00.000+05:30From strategypageCrawling The Coasts For Conquests...From strategypage<BR/><BR/><B><BR/>Crawling The Coasts For Conquests<BR/>November 12, 2008: The army advance is still moving along the coast, where the monsoon rains are less of a problem. Troops are seven kilometers from opening a land link to the Jaffna peninsula (2,300 square kilometers of territory at the northern tip of the island, cut off from the rest of the island by LTTE controlled territory to the south, forcing the government, for the last 13 years, to use ships to supply the half million people in Jaffna.) <BR/><BR/>India has renewed its ban on the LTTE for another two years. So far, 30 nations have banned the LTTE, usually as a terrorist organization. But in the complex world of Indian politics, the LTTE still has allies. Some politicians from south India (especially Tamil Nadu, the ancestral home of the LTTE rebels) are particularly eager to condemn Sri Lanka for killing, or at least "not respecting" Sri Lankan Tamil civilians caught in the crossfire. The LTTE has been trying to use this Indian political support to force the Sri Lankan government to accept a ceasefire. But the Sri Lankans demand that the LTTE disarm first, and the LTTE won't do that. The LTTE wants a ceasefire so they can rebuild their army, and develop new guerilla and terror tactics to regain lost territory. The Sri Lankan government is determined to crush the LTTE army short term, and deal with the LTTE terrorists in the long term. <BR/><BR/>In northern Sri Lanka, the LTTE is conscripting all males aged 12-50 for military training, and to form a reserve for the several thousand active duty fighters who are facing the army along the front lines. To avoid military service, and certain death, more Tamil civilians are trying to flee LTTE controlled territory. This is not easy to do, because of the LTTE control over the fishing villages (and the boats there), as well as all the LTTE gunmen manning the front lines on land. <BR/><BR/>November 11, 2008: Troops advancing along the northwest coast have captured the LTTE held fishing village of Palavi. Further inland, troops are still stalled several kilometers from the LTTE capital of Kilinochchi. <BR/><BR/>November 7, 2008: Police arrested three Tamil men in the capital, and found that they were trained up north by the LTTE, to collect information on security arrangements around the capital. This was in preparation for more terror attacks. The LTTE is also believed to be using women and children to transport bombs, to avoid being searched by police. In the past, about 30 percent of LTTE suicide bombers have been women. The LTTE is rebuilding its guerilla and terrorist forces among the Tamil population along the eastern coast of the island. There may be as many as a hundred LTTE activists there now, and many of them are armed and shooting at security personnel and pro-government Tamil officials. <BR/><BR/></B>Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393912880758927080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-54961993866985043662008-11-15T08:03:00.000+05:302008-11-15T08:03:00.000+05:30"So the obsession with Charles Anthony goes on. On..."<I>So the obsession with Charles Anthony goes on. Only thing is that they are an offensive unit and are not deployed in current defensive operations.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Once again Pete strikes out. The Charles Anthony unit served in both offensive and defensive roles throughout its history; in fact its first battles were defending against the SLA's Ops. <I>Wanni Wickrama</I> II & III in 1991.<BR/><BR/>The Charles Anthony Brigade is currently fighting on the frontlines because the LTTE is stretched for manpower.wijayapalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346419630040677390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-53320624490269503382008-11-15T07:00:00.000+05:302008-11-15T07:00:00.000+05:30Selva,"M Raja, I did not insult your or make perso...Selva,<BR/><BR/>"<I>M Raja, I did not insult your or make personal attacks on your character. Why are you resorting to childish antics? Can we kindly have a polite discussion please?</I>"<BR/><BR/>How did M Raja make personal attacks? And why did you only respond to him and not kasunsiri?<BR/><BR/>"<I>The so called GOSL “victory” of this war is like a mathematical/algebraic function that forever keeps coming close to a given value (eg. infinity) but never quite gets there.</I>"<BR/><BR/>This is more true of the LTTE's efforts. Despite the deaths of thousands of Tamils and displacement of thousands more, the LTTE is furthest from victory than it has been in its history.<BR/><BR/>"<I>The prudent course of action is to settle for a compromise.</I>"<BR/><BR/>I 100% agree. Here are my suggestions:<BR/><BR/>LTTE should:<BR/>1) hand over Prabakaran and Pottu Amman to the Indian authorities so that they can be prosecuted for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi<BR/><BR/>2) immediately halt the recruitment of child soldiers and demobilize child soldiers currently serving. The UN can assist with this<BR/><BR/>3) Simultaneously the Black Tiger suicide bombers should be demobilized<BR/><BR/>The new LTTE leaders can announce these moves as confidence-building measures towards a permanent ceasefire and negotiations towards a political solution. <BR/><BR/>The peace process should necessarily include the disarmament of the LTTE: <BR/>The LTTE does not have to disarm right away but could commit to a process supervised by a 3rd party. This disarmament process could be matched with parallel processes for the govt. to dismantle the high-security zones and disarm anti-LTTE Tamil militant groups.<BR/><BR/>"<I>The Sinhalese population never wanted to live in our areas due to the difficulties of terrain and the lack of other comforts they are used to.</I>"<BR/><BR/>The Sinhalese should have the same right to live wherever they want as the Tamils do, as kasunsiri suggested.wijayapalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346419630040677390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-62391751154329122272008-11-15T05:54:00.000+05:302008-11-15T05:54:00.000+05:30SelvaThe issue is one you are quite obviously well...Selva<BR/><BR/>The issue is one you are quite obviously well aware of, though your childish uttarences make a mokery of your own intellect.<BR/><BR/>The Sinhalese of today do not want to occupy the land mass of anyone else, neither are they willing to see the nation fragmented for reasons obvious enough even for you.<BR/><BR/>For long, there has not been anything to discuss. Both sides even agreed to it, but the LTTE was successful in forcing each successive government into meaningless talks to defer military defeats whenever it is on a losing streak. Talks have always been detrimental to the overall Sri Lankan outlook and for its citizens' security. <BR/><BR/>Contiguity of our landmass is inviolable and our national security is dependent on its boundaries being secured.<BR/><BR/>In short, there's nothing to discuss, but a job to get done. Tell your people please, it's just business, nothing personal...TropicalStormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18110816350260622487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-26241192712802730212008-11-15T03:51:00.000+05:302008-11-15T03:51:00.000+05:30"Such well propagated myths have served some purpo..."Such well propagated myths have served some purpose for the LTTE in that they blunted the nation's will to fight terrorism to a finish. But, today, the military has blown them sky high. The fall of Pooneryn and Kilinochchi is only a matter of time and thereafter the LTTE will have no alternative but to run into the jungles and get ready for the final battle. This will be a nightmare for Prabhakaran, who bragged a few weeks ago that President Rajapaksa was daydreaming of taking Kilinochchi back. "<BR/><BR/>-Editorial, The Island<BR/><A HREF="http://www.island.lk/2008/11/15/editorial.html" REL="nofollow">click here</A>.hemanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075005485723598181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-60124391411878164622008-11-15T03:06:00.000+05:302008-11-15T03:06:00.000+05:30ARMED FORCES LIKELY TO CAPTURE ELEPHANT PASS SOON-...ARMED FORCES LIKELY TO CAPTURE ELEPHANT PASS SOON<BR/>-D.B.S. Jeyaraj Column<BR/><A HREF="http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=32270" REL="nofollow">click here</A>.hemanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075005485723598181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-51673319233630842362008-11-15T01:56:00.000+05:302008-11-15T01:56:00.000+05:30It is likely LTTE wants to kill large number of SL...<B><BR/>It is likely LTTE wants to kill large number of SLA men outside of North and East.<BR/><BR/>They tried this with a large explosive laden truck in Diyathalawa. They were succeed in Digampathana.<BR/><BR/><BR/>LTTE will try to repeat the mayham again.<BR/><BR/>Please be vigilant about this.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/></B>Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393912880758927080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-88956559056749889762008-11-15T00:51:00.000+05:302008-11-15T00:51:00.000+05:30Wanni Operation 14 th of November 2008click here.Wanni Operation 14 th of November 2008<BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdC0HEnba94" REL="nofollow">click here</A>.hemanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075005485723598181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-36982492185494200262008-11-14T22:57:00.000+05:302008-11-14T22:57:00.000+05:30Guys,India has asked Srilanka to Stop Air Attacks....Guys,<BR/><BR/>India has asked Srilanka to Stop Air Attacks.<BR/><BR/>Basil has agreed but Gota is furiouse about it<BR/><BR/>I got to know this from a fairly trustworthy source<BR/><BR/>Antway no Jet has taken off from Katunayaka since Basils visit to indiaLRRUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889715713194318771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-72248050439250559302008-11-14T19:32:00.000+05:302008-11-14T19:32:00.000+05:30Pillayan's secretary Kumaraswami Nandagopan alias ...Pillayan's secretary Kumaraswami Nandagopan alias 'Ragu' is among the dead at the Athurugirya shooting.<BR/><BR/>Now look at this <A HREF="http://www.neruppu.org/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1226527018&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&" REL="nofollow">link</A> from 12th November, anything to do with today’s shooting?No_MESShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904843712616500009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-53259842842499709672008-11-14T19:25:00.000+05:302008-11-14T19:25:00.000+05:30M Raja, I did not insult your or make personal att...M Raja, I did not insult your or make personal attacks on your character. Why are you resorting to childish antics? Can we kindly have a polite discussion please?Selvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11531494033696877693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-185449695694538072008-11-14T18:35:00.000+05:302008-11-14T18:35:00.000+05:30Selva the misguided,So the compromise = your lot c...Selva the misguided,<BR/>So the compromise = your lot can live in or out of the eelarm, whilst the rest of Sri Lankans cannot move freely in eelarm.<BR/><BR/>BTW I’ll be attending the 27th November event at the Excel Centre in London, to light a fire in memory of all the fallen LTTE teras.No MESShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283841839121198155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-32904135623539006972008-11-14T18:24:00.000+05:302008-11-14T18:24:00.000+05:30Dear Selva , This land belongs to all Sri Lankans ...Dear Selva , This land belongs to all Sri Lankans . So the rightful owners of the land are Citizens of sri lanka . Like the Tamils live in Wellawatte , Kotehana people will choose where to live where depending on their needs.The whole land mass is owned by the citizens . The war is for all Sri lankans for all of them to live in their lands of their own choosing. On the comforts don't worry we can develop the barren land to have the same little comforts as south.Only if we can finish this war fast and use that money for development.The curse we had for 25 years has to come to and end for both you and me.Kasunsirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04050385253109210545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-33967722895949767952008-11-14T18:09:00.000+05:302008-11-14T18:09:00.000+05:30Gentlemen,I have been watching the blog and the ne...Gentlemen,<BR/><BR/>I have been watching the blog and the news, both accurate news and Pro GOSL websites. The GOSL is fighting a war that could never be won, they can capture land from its rightful owners by using force but they cannot distant the land from the hearts of its rightful inhabitants. The so called GOSL “victory” of this war is like a mathematical/algebraic function that forever keeps coming close to a given value (eg. infinity) but never quite gets there.<BR/><BR/>The prudent course of action is to settle for a compromise. The Sinhalese population never wanted to live in our areas due to the difficulties of terrain and the lack of other comforts they are used to. So what’s the point of owning the whole landmass? We can live in peace as neighbours minding our own businesses, couldn’t we? Most of the bloggers here seem to be educated people; surely you see the practicality of this solution – provided you put aside your excessive nationalistic pride and superiority complex.Selvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11531494033696877693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-27970721274290893312008-11-14T17:23:00.000+05:302008-11-14T17:23:00.000+05:30get rid of dn.. iits winter ..get rid of dn.. iits winter ..CriMeWatChhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05945749903851875379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-9254116539250154962008-11-14T17:22:00.000+05:302008-11-14T17:22:00.000+05:30hi DN uve become crap man.all went out from you.. ...hi DN uve become crap man.<BR/><BR/>all went out from you.. to DW.CriMeWatChhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05945749903851875379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-61562086277658387852008-11-14T17:13:00.000+05:302008-11-14T17:13:00.000+05:30DCThat fellow taken in at Ukkuwala may have been a...DC<BR/>That fellow taken in at Ukkuwala may have been assigned to damage the ukkuwala hydro power plant generating nearly 25Mega Watts. They might try to cripple the power industry by going after the remotely situated power generating plants.kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14237448680173590312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-66718830655553994442008-11-14T17:05:00.000+05:302008-11-14T17:05:00.000+05:30LankaputhraThis no surprise to us and they may eve...Lankaputhra<BR/>This no surprise to us and they may even air drop materials that will keep their war machine going. Also leaders when their backs are against the wall will flee East in those tin cans could be air dropped to one of their ocean going crafts to fight another day. I think the security forces must be on the look out for this. They might create a diversion to take all the attention or even bribe their way out of the islandkevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14237448680173590312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-37618775117410014962008-11-14T14:16:00.000+05:302008-11-14T14:16:00.000+05:30Fight and flight - The LTTE's air cargo ambitions ...Fight and flight - The LTTE's air cargo ambitions <BR/><BR/>Satellite imagery has revealed a number of runways in LTTE-controlled areas of Sri Lanka. This could either show civilian aspirations towards statehood or a desire to fly in weapons. Jane's looks at the evidence and suggests the latter is more likely.<BR/><BR/>The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is losing its war for an independent state in Sri Lanka. Since the effective resumption of the conflict in 2006, it has lost control of the Eastern Province and seen its forces slowly pushed back in the north. The LTTE's priority must now be to ensure a continued supply of arms and ammunition to prevent further defeats.<BR/><BR/>Given this situation and having suffered heavy losses to its ocean-going smuggling fleet, the LTTE now asppears to be preparing to fly in supplies to its stronghold in northern Sri Lanka. Commercial satellite imagery obtained by Jane's confirms that between 2004 and 2007, the rebels constructed two airstrips that can handle cargo aircraft capable of transporting weapons from Central or Southeast Asia.<BR/><BR/>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 logistics needs at a critical time in its three-decade war with the Sri Lankan state. Jane's can also confirm that the LTTE has made at least one attempt to arrange for a consignment of artillery rounds to be flown in.<BR/><BR/>Image: Satellite imagery illustrates the evolution of Sri Lanka's Iranamadu airstrip. (Digital Globe)<BR/>192 of 2,164 words<BR/>© 2008 Jane's Information Grouplankaputhrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12214791600117783873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-55545313574692179722008-11-14T04:33:00.000+05:302008-11-14T04:33:00.000+05:30All,It seems that our artists including actors and...All,<BR/><BR/>It seems that our artists including actors and singers are making their voices heard in this significant moment of history to help the brave men and women in the battle field. Unfortunately, a few losers like Wiki-Kiri-Jaya-Abe group of UNP jokers and Mangala the useless still can't understand this. I strongly believe that these useless monkeys are in the process of clearing their ways to history's forgotten corners reserved for idiots.Sam Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809036198381030982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-32303822887132803892008-11-14T03:14:00.000+05:302008-11-14T03:14:00.000+05:30Troops move across the A-9-Daily Mirror Defence Co...Troops move across the A-9<BR/>-Daily Mirror Defence Column<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=32126" REL="nofollow">click here</A>.hemanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075005485723598181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-41747008118742712392008-11-14T02:23:00.000+05:302008-11-14T02:23:00.000+05:30Defence Column-Daily Newsclick here.Defence Column-Daily News<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/11/14/fea03.asp" REL="nofollow">click here</A>.hemanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075005485723598181noreply@blogger.com