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January 8
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
chief, Velupillai Prabhakaran, and his intelligence chief, Pottu Amman, are
among those dead or missing after the Tsunami disaster, the Sri Lankan
state radio stated.
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January 9
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Three people are killed and 38 others sustain injuries when
a hand grenade allegedly lobbed by two LTTE cadres exploded at a funeral
house in the LTTE-held Vakaneri area of Batticaloa district.
Refusing to give a time frame, United States Secretary of
State, Colin Powell, stated that the US Marines who are landing in Sri
Lanka soon may spend a long period in the country to carry out relief and
rebuilding process.
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January 14
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The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Sri Lankan
representative, Ted Chaiban, states that it had received reports that the
LTTE were recruiting children displaced by the Tsunami and warned the
rebels to leave under-age survivors alone. "Recruitment... was an
issue before the tsunami. It's an issue that continues to be of concern. We
know of three cases of reported under-age recruitment that took place in
the east," said Chaiban.
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January 16
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The police use tear gas to disperse a group of about 500
persons trying to hoist the LTTE flag in the Government-held town of
Pesalai in the Mannar district to mark the 12th anniversary
of the death of Sathasivam Krishnakumar alias Kittu, a rebel ‘commander’
who blew up his ship when surrounded by the Indian navy in 1993.
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January 17
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In his first public appearance since the January 26 Tsunami,
the LTTE chief, Velupillai Prabhakaran, met with his outfit’s disaster
management planners in Kilinochchi.
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January 19
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President Chandrika Kumaratunga states in Hambantota that
there would be no elections for the next five years and therefore all
political forces should sink their party differences and work towards
rebuilding the tsunami-devastated country.
S P Thamilselvam, head of the LTTE political wing, says that
the Tamils feel "discriminated against" because India is doing
tsunami relief work only in the Government-held areas of Sri Lanka, totally
ignoring the "even greater" humanitarian crisis in the
Tamil-speaking areas held by the LTTE.
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January 23
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The LTTE expresses willingness to be included in a ‘common
programme’ with the Government for providing relief to the tsunami victims
in the North-East, before any recommencement of peace talks.
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January 26
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The UNICEF says that LTTE have recruited 40 children under
the age of 18 in the month since the tsunami disaster. According to Martin
Dawes, UNICEF spokesperson for South Asia, "We've got 40 cases we've
been able to verify… There's one 13-year-old. It goes up to 17. This is
something we regret ... children have no place in the war."
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January 28
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The LTTE chief, Velupillai Prabhakaran, asks international
donors to disburse their tsunami-related assistance to the North East of
Sri Lanka through their own NGOs, circumventing the Government.
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January 31
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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam leader, ‘Colonel’ Soosai,
claims that Government support was essential for the reconstruction of
tsunami-affected areas in the North-East since the outfit cannot fulfill this
task on its own.
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February 4
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A LTTE official, in charge of the outfit’s Forest
Conservation Division, is shot dead by unidentified gunmen at Kiran, 28
kilometers north of Batticaloa.
The LTTE discloses they were freeing 23 children after
allegations that they had recruited at least 40 child soldiers since the
tsunami disaster.
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February 7
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LTTE’s Eastern Political wing leader, Kaushalyan, his deputy
Nedimaran and three other LTTE cadres are killed during an ambush at
Poonani in the Batticaloa district
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February 8
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Ariyanayagam Chandra Nehru, ex-Tamil National Alliance
Member of Parliament for the Amparai district, who was injured when
unidentified gunmen shot dead senior LTTE leader, E. Kausalyan, and four
other cadres in Batticaloa district on February 7, succumbs to his injuries
in Colombo.
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February 10
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Secretary General, Kofi Annan, in the latest United Nations
(UN) report on "Children and Armed Conflict" said that since
2001, the LTTE has recruited more than 4700 children.
Tamil National Force (TNF), a para-military group under the
joint command of the leader of the breakaway LTTE faction, Vinayagamoorthy
Muralitharan alias ‘Colonel Karuna, and the Eelam National Democratic
Liberation Front, claims responsibility for the February 7-killing of LTTE
leader, E. Kaushalyan, in Batticaloa district.
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February 11
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Cabinet spokesperson and Minister, Mangala Samaraweera,
announces that the Government would hold presidential election on or before
November 12, 2006, reiterating that the President had no intention of
postponing the poll as alleged by the Opposition.
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February 12
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One civilian is killed and two persons, including a LTTE
activist, are wounded when unidentified persons lobbed a grenade targeting
the outfit’s office in Mannar town.
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February 14
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LTTE leader, Anton Balasingham, informs the Norwegian
facilitators in London that the Sri Lankan Government has to take steps to
restore confidence in the peace process, in particular by disarming
paramilitaries working alongside its armed forces and establish a joint
mechanism with the LTTE for post-tsunami aid.
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February 20
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Suspected LTTE cadres kill a cadre of the rival ‘Colonel’
Karuna faction and injure another near the Batticaloa-Polannaruwa district
border.
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February 22
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Marking the third anniversary of the cease-fire, the Sri
Lankan Government announced that it continues to be ready to reopen direct
negotiations with the LTTE on the establishment of an interim authority.
The Government Information Department said the goal of the proposed interim
authority would be "to meet the urgent humanitarian and development
needs of the people of the North and East and to proceed thereafter to
negotiating a final settlement of the ethnic conflict."
The LTTE is reported to have shot dead a Sri Lankan Army
soldier at Killali in the Jaffna district.
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February 24
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The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) opposes resumption of
peace talks with the LTTE based on an interim administration and said
negotiations would have to include the outlines of a final settlement.
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February 28
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Head of the LTTE political division (women) for
Batticaloa-Amparai, Kuveni, and two of her colleagues, Akanila and
Sasimathy, are shot at and wounded in Thambattai, about six kilometers
south of Akkaraipattu by gunmen suspected to be from the rival ‘Colonel’
Karuna faction.
Cadres of the LTTE ‘Wanni pistol group’ shot dead a
displaced tsunami civilian, who was also an Army deserter, two hours after
the incident at Akkaraipattu in which three female LTTE cadres were shot.
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March 2
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Two cease-fire monitors from the SLMM are attacked by the
LTTE cadres in Vavuniya. They were investigating a complaint that two
People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) members had been
forcibly detained by the LTTE.
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March 5
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Six civilians are shot dead at Welikanda in the Polonnaruwa
district by cadres of the LTTE. Among the dead is a suspected cadre of the
‘Colonel’ Karuna faction and four Muslims.
A person suspected to be cadre of the 'Colonel' Karuna
group, identified as Mylvaganam Pulenthiran, is shot dead in
Vanthaarumoolai, 18 kilometers north of Batticaloa, by the LTTE.
A LTTE cadre, ‘Major' Pushparaj, is shot dead by cadres of
the Karuna faction in Batticaloa district. Two LTTE cadres were also
injured in the attack.
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March 6
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In Eravur, 14 kilometers north of Batticaloa town, a
civilian, identified as Velauthan Ilankeshwarn, is killed by the LTTE.
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March 7
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The World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka, Peter
Harrold, says that the bank has no intention of providing funds directly to
the LTTE. Harrold stated this in response to a call by the ruling coalition
partner, JVP, on March 6 to withdraw a statement by the former in an
interview to the Sunday Times where he is quoted as recognising the LTTE
controlled area as "a kind of unofficial state".
A former PLOTE member, A. Kirubeswaran, is shot dead by LTTE
cadres near the Batticaloa police station.
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March 9
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A civilian, allegedly abducted by the LTTE cadres on March 8
from Kadjuwatte in the Batticaloa district, is found dead. Military
spokesperson, Brigadier Daya Ratnayake, said he was abducted while
returning with three others in his vehicle from paddy fields on the
Valachchenai-Vakarai road.
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March 10
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During a meeting with the Norwegian special peace envoy,
Erik Solheim, the LTTE leader, Anton Balasingham, admits that the outfit
has an airstrip in Kilinochchi.
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March 11
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Three PLOTE cadres are wounded when two unidentified men
riding a motorbike lobbed a grenade on the group’s camp in Batticaloa town.
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March 14
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Two suspected LTTE cadres, Sinnaturai Selvanaathen and
Subramanium Gunesekaram, are shot dead at Karapola.
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March 21
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Two LTTE cadres are killed during a clash with cadres of the
rival ‘Colonel’ Karuna faction in Welikanda, 25 km east of the town of
Polonnaruwa.
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March 24
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The Sri Lankan Army denies existence of any LTTE camp in the
Government-controlled areas of Theevuchenai village in the Polonnaruwa
district.
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March 26
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Five LTTE cadres are killed by cadres of the rival 'Colonel'
Karuna faction at Tharavai in the Batticaloa district.
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March 28
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Suspected Karuna faction cadres threw grenades targeting a
LTTE office in Vavuniya, 210 km north of Colombo, wounding at least three
people.
LTTE reportedly commences a satellite TV station called
National Television of Tamil Eelam (NTT), covering Europe from an
undisclosed location in the Wanni area of Sri Lanka.
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March 29
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Civilians in the welfare center for Internally Displaced
People at Mandan in the Batticaloa district prevent a LTTE group from
allegedly abducting a child for conscription.
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March 30
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Suspected LTTE cadres attack a van carrying six EPDP
activists at Aarumuhaththaan Kudiyiruppu, 12 kilometers north of
Batticaloa.
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April 1
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LTTE cadres kill a person believed to be close to the EPDP
in Kommathurai, 17 kilometers north of Batticaloa
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April 4
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LTTE's pistol group kills a senior Government functionary,
T. Kailanandan, Director of Vocational Training Ministry at the Kattankudy Technical
College, in Batticaloa.
Suspected LTTE cadres threw a grenade targeting the EPDP
office in Karaithivu, 45 kilometers south of Batticaloa.
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April 5
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LTTE cadres shot dead a former cadre of the Eelam People's
Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), John Silva Amerasingham, at
Akkaraipattu in the Amparai district, 64 kilometers south of Batticaloa.
A SLMM official, Alf Stoelam, on board a Navy patrol boat in
the sea off Upparu in Trincomalee is wounded as LTTE cadres fired at the
boat.
A former EPDP cadre, Arumugam Ambikaipahan, is shot at and
wounded at a movie theatre in the Batticaloa town.
The UNICEF has reportedly stated that the LTTE recruited 106
child soldiers since the Tsunami on December 26, 2004.
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April 6
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Suspected LTTE cadres kill a police constable and wounded
another during an attack at Kalmunai, 40 kilometers south of Batticaloa.
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April 8
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Cadres of the 'Colonel' Karuna faction attack a LTTE check
point at Poonagar in the Trincomalee district killing two LTTE cadres
manning the check point.
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April 10
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LTTE frees a Sri Lankan soldier they captured a day earlier
for allegedly trespassing on the former's territory, says Hagrup Haukland,
head of the European cease-fire monitors.
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April 11
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A member of the EPDP, Vijayadas Wijendran alias Kunjan, is
shot dead by the LTTE in Trincomalee.
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April 13
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A Muslim civilian abducted by the LTTE and held in captivity
for two and a half months in the Mullaithivu jungles escapes and reaches
Vavuniya.
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April 14
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Five cadres of a 'paramilitary group' are killed during an
attack on their camp by suspected LTTE cadres at Sorivil in the Welikanda
area of Polannaruwa district, 80 kilometers northwest of Batticaloa.
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April 15
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Divisional Secretary for Thirukkovil, A. K Thavarajah, is
shot dead by an unidentified gunman in Thirukovil.
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April 20
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The Norwegian peace envoy, Erik Solheim, says that he will
be able to establish a joint mechanism to provide post-Tsunami relief to
victims in the North and East by concluding an agreement between the Sri
Lankan Government and LTTE.
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April 21
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Citing an intercepted rebel communication, military
spokesperson, Brig. Daya Ratnayake, says that five LTTE cadres were killed
and seven others wounded in a pre-dawn attack by the 'Colonel' Karuna
faction at Kanjikudichcha Aaru in the Amparai district, about 250
kilometers east of the capital Colombo.
Suspected LTTE cadres kill Sivagnanaselvam Kirubaharan, a
suspected Karuna group cadre, in Valaichenai, 32 kilometers north of
Batticaloa.
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April 24
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Suspected LTTE cadres attack a Hindu religious procession in
the Batticaloa town injuring four persons, including two schoolgirls.
A senior police official, Inspector T. Jeyaratnam,
responsible for the arrest of a large number of LTTE operatives, is
reported missing from Colombo since April 20. Police said that Jeyaratnam
was in the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) at the Mt. Lavinia
police, one of the most active police investigation units against the LTTE.
The TID Officer had received threats from the LTTE following his
involvement in tracking down several LTTE cadres in Colombo.
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April 25
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Suspected LTTE cadres kill a cadre of the rival ‘Colonel'
Karuna faction, identified as Sellathurai Kopalkumar, and also abduct one
of his colleagues at Karapola village in the Polannaruwa district.
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April 26
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The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) says it opposes the
proposed joint mechanism between the Government and LTTE as the latter had
neither given up its separatist agenda nor taken the path to democracy.
"Without an assurance by the LTTE in word and deed" that it would
end child recruitment, stop political killings, end abduction of rivals and
pave the way for "free and fair elections in the north and east,"
the JVP "will not agree to any programme" with the Tigers, JVP
leader, Somawansa Amarasinghe, stated at a press conference in Colombo.
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April 27
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A Police personnel, identified as Shelton Nawaratna,
attached to the Counter Subversive Unit of the Eravur Police is shot dead
by suspected LTTE pistol group cadres at Chenkaladi in the Batticaloa
district.
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April 28
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An Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front member,
Murgesu Wardharaja, is killed by a suspected LTTE cadre at Kalladi.
The U.S. State Department in its annual terrorism report
‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2004’ has continued its designation of the
LTTE as a terrorist group.
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April 29
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The dead body of an abducted journalist, Dharmaretnam
Sivaram, is found at Himbulala. Sivaram, a senior editorial board member of
a pro- LTTE news agency, TamilNet, was abducted by unidentified persons
near Bambalapitya Police Station in Colombo a day earlier.
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May 3
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The visiting Indian Foreign Secretary, Shyam Saran, says
there was no conflict between India and Sri Lanka over the Sethusamudram
canal project and Sri Lanka would be kept informed of any new developments
on this issue. "There was no issue between Sri Lanka and India that we
cannot sit down and talk," Saran stated at the India House in Colombo.
India announces a debt moratorium of three years on
repayment of debt by Sri Lanka in response to the latter’s post-tsunami
reconstruction needs.
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May 6
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Sri Lankan military recovers bodies of two LTTE cadres,
believed to be intelligence operatives, killed during a clash with cadres
of the rebel 'Colonel' Karuna faction. Military spokesperson, Brig. Daya
Ratnayake, said the bodies were found in the Welikanda area of Polonnaruwa
district.
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May 9
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A civilian is killed and at least 10 people sustain injuries
as security forces (SFs) attempted to prevent an unruly mob from storming a
checkpoint at Shanthiveli on the Polonnaruwa-Batticaloa road. Brig. Daya
Ratnayake said the SFs manning the checkpoint had to fire shots in the air
to control the violent protestors allegedly instigated by the LTTE.
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May 12
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Four police officers sustain injuries when suspected LTTE
cadres attacked their vehicle near the Valachchenai town in Batticaloa
district while they were traveling with a group of high level EPDP
delegation.
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May 14
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A former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam cadre, Ponniah
Thamilvanan, who had deserted and refused to rejoin the outfit, was shot
dead by suspected LTTE cadres in the Batticaloa district.
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May 16
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President Chandrika Kumaratunga tells international donors
that she will enter into an Tsunami aid-sharing deal with the LTTE despite
threats to her life from "within and outside" her Government. She
made these remarks at the opening of a two-day aid meeting attended by more
than 125 participants including the World Bank, Japan and the United
States. "In the decisions we are called upon to take, the lives of
some of us are in extreme danger," Kumaratunga said. While disclosing
that there is a threat "from within" her Government as well, the
President added "Our commitment to this cause will be steadfast
despite various objections from extremists, from various groups."
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May 17
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The Sri Lanka Development Forum ends in Kandy with the
international donor community making commitments and pledges exceeding US $
3 billion in the form of grants and moratorium on debts for the Tsunami
reconstruction process and other development programmes initiated by the
Government. Finance Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama announces that:
"Ninety five per cent of the assistance committed at the Forum
comprises outright grants. There are no loans and there is no repayment
also… There are absolutely no conditions for the disbursement of these
funds to the Government."
A hand grenade lobbed by suspected LTTE cadres at Madathadi
Junction in Trincomalee, where a new Buddha statue is being erected, kills
one civilian and injures four others.
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May 18
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Suspected LTTE cadres kill an EPDP activist, A.
Murugapallai, and injure two others in the Batticaloa district.
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May 21
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A woman, identified as Sinnathamby Annapillai, is killed
when unidentified persons lobbed a grenade at the Periyakallaru LTTE
political office in Batticaloa district.
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May 23
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A LTTE cadre, identified as Nagappa Sivaraj, is shot dead by
suspected gunmen of the rival 'Colonel' Karuna faction at Manampitiya in
the Polonnaruwa district.
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May 25
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Periyapodi Suriyamoorthy, former Chairman of the Trincomalee
Urban Council, succumbs to gunshot injuries he had received on May 18 at
his Trincomalee residence.
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May 27
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SLMM chief, Hagrup Haukland, speaking to the Foreign
Correspondents' Association of Sri Lanka in Colombo, states that the LTTE
possesses an airstrip in the island's north, but warned that any move by
Government forces to bomb it could lead to a resumption of war.
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May 28
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LTTE cadres kill a Sub-Inspector attached to the Batticaloa
Police, J. Felix Thiyagarajah, in Batticaloa town.
During a formal ceremony at the White House where Sri
Lanka’s newly appointed Ambassador to the United States, Bernard A.B.
Goonetilleke, presented his Letter of Credence, President George W. Bush
reportedly stated that the LTTE "uses terrorism to achieve its
political goals."
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May 31
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The LTTE shot dead a Commanding Officer of the Army
Intelligence Unit, Major Nizam Mutalif, at Polhengoda in the capital
Colombo.
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June 2
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The re-transmission station of an Indian television channel,
Sun TV, at Vairavarpuliyankulam in the Vavuniya district which was operated
by cadres of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) is attacked
with hand grenades by rival LTTE cadres, causing damages to equipment.
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June 3
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An India-Sri Lanka Joint Statement issued in New Delhi,
during the visit of President Chandrika Kumaratunga, has noted that she
apprised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of her efforts to establish a
Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) in the
Tsunami-affected areas and that the "Prime Minister expressed
understanding of and support for these ongoing efforts."
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June 4
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Suspected LTTE cadres kill a teenaged former cadre who had
deserted the group at Mannampitiya, about 230 kilometers northeast of
capital Colombo.
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June 5
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An EPDP cadre, Baskaran Preman Ashok, is shot dead by
suspected LTTE cadres near Moothavinayagar Kovil at Anaikoddai in the
Jaffna district.
Karuwathamby Packiyarajah, a 'Colonel' Karuna group cadre,
is allegedly killed by the rival LTTE cadres at Aalankulam in the
Batticaloa district.
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June 6
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A LTTE cadre, identified as V. Indrakumar, is shot dead at
Wellawatta in the capital city of Colombo by unidentified persons.
The Sunday Times reports that the LTTE may be building an
airfield in the Ichachalampatti forest areas of Trincomalee, close to the
Sri Lankan Naval base in China Bay.
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June 7
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Speaking at a press conference in Kilinochchi after the
meeting with Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar, LTTE 'political wing'
leader S. P. Thamilselvan warned that the Government’s continuing refusal
to provide travel security to its military commanders across
Government-controlled areas will lead to a ‘potentially explosive
situation’.
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June 8
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LTTE cadres, Niveharan and Sutharanjan, are killed in a
claymore landmine explosion triggered by suspected cadres of the rival
'Colonel' Karuna group in a no-man zone at Sangamankandy in the Batticaloa
district.
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June 9
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A civilian is killed and an Army soldier sustains injuries
when LTTE gunmen open fire targeting an EPDP activist at Chenkaladi town in
the Batticaloa district.
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) threatens to withdraw
from the ruling coalition by June 15 if the Government did not call off a
Tsunami-aid plan with the LTTE.
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June 11
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A soldier of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry and an EPDP
activist are killed in an improvised explosive device blast triggered by
suspected LTTE cadres in front of the Vavuniya EPDP office. A police
constable attached to the station at Muttur in Trincomalee is abducted by a
group of LTTE cadres.
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June 13
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One civilian is killed and 15 sustain injuries when an
unidentified person threw a hand grenade at a funeral function in Soruwila,
Polonnaruwa district.
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June 14
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Suspected LTTE cadres fire at Navy personnel and injure one
of them at Swamytottam in the Mannar district.
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June 15
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Ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) coalition
ally, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), withdraws support to the
Government.
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June 17
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A police sergeant is shot dead by unidentified gunmen at
Serunuwara in the Trincomalee district.
A police constable and a PLOTE cadre are injured during a
grenade attack by unidentified gunmen at Kallady near Batticaloa town.
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June 20
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LTTE cadres shot dead a PLOTE member at Velikkulam in the
Vavuniya district.
LTTE cadres stabbed to death an EPDP member at Akkaraipattu
in the Batticaloa district.
A home guard at Serunuwara in Trincomalee district is
abducted by a group of armed LTTE cadres.
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June 21
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A 'Colonel' Karuna group member, identified as Chitravelauthen
Satyanathen, is shot dead in Muttur by suspected LTTE cadres.
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June 22
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One police personnel, Ranaweera Sisira, is shot at and
wounded in Batticaloa by suspected LTTE cadres.
Three Sinhalese civilians are injured in a grenade attack by
the LTTE in Trincomalee.
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June 24
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The Sri Lankan Government and LTTE sign a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) for establishing a Post-Tsunami Operational Management
Structure (P-TOMS), aimed at ensuring equitable distribution of
international assistance for the reconstruction of the coastline.
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June 26
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The Ampara district 'political head' of the LTTE, Kuylinpan,
and 40 cadres escape an explosion at Welikanda in the Polonnaruwa district.
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June 27
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A mutilated body of a home guard, identified as Sahan
Nandasiri, abducted earlier by the LTTE cadres was recovered at Serunuwara
in Trincomalee district.
A soldier wounded in the June 9 LTTE attack on an EPDP
vehicle at Chenkalady town succumbs to his injuries at the Colombo National
Hospital.
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June 29
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A LTTE cadre, reportedly distributing copies of the pro-LTTE
Tamil newspaper Sudar Oli and the LTTE publication Eelanadan,
is shot dead by an unidentified gunman at Kalawanchikudy in the Batticaloa
district.
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June 30
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Three soldiers are shot dead at Urani in the Batticaloa
district by the LTTE.
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July 2
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One police personnel, Chaminda Roshan, is killed at
Kalkudah, 35 km north of Batticaloa, by suspected LTTE cadres.
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July 3
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Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar stated in an interview
to the Sunday Island newspaper that the impartiality of
Norway as a peace broker is in doubt.
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July 4
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Two civilians are killed by the LTTE in separate incidents
in the Polonnaruwa and Trincomalee districts.
S. P. Thamilselvan, leader of the political wing of the
LTTE, states that the outfit did not accept Sri Lanka's sovereignty by
signing the P-TOMS agreement.
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July 5
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa presents the officially
signed Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) agreement in
the Parliament.
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July 6
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Two police officers of the National Intelligence Bureau,
identified as M.O.L. Rafaideen and B.G. Kapilasiri, are shot at and wounded
by the LTTE at Kalmunai in the Amparai district. Later, Rafaideen succumbs
to his injuries.
LTTE kills a 'Colonel' Karuna group cadre, identified as
Selvaraja, at Valaichchenai in the Batticaloa district.
Six LTTE cadres are arrested from the suburbs of Colombo
along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition.
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July 7
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The Sri Lankan Parliament adopts the Draft Bill to give
effect to the Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing by a
majority vote.
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July 10
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Four LTTE cadres, including two senior leaders identified as
Dikkan and Sinnavan, are killed by the rival 'colonel' Karuna group at the
Selvanayagapuram Agriculture Training Institute in Trincomalee district.
A soldier escaped with minor injuries when a suspected LTTE
cadre detonated a hand grenade at Madco junction in the Trincomalee
district.
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July 11
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A student, identified as Sangarapillai Jerrymban, is killed
in a grenade attack by suspected LTTE cadres at Eravur in the Batticaloa
district.
Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP)
spokesperson, Sharminee Serasinghe, states that the Government has decided
to provide security escort to the LTTE cadres within the
Government-controlled areas.
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July 12
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In a grenade attack carried out by suspected LTTE cadres, 13
police personnel are injured at Uppuveli in the Trincomalee district.
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July 13
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Nine civilians are injured when a suspected LTTE cadre threw
a hand grenade at a Tsunami relief centre situated in the Muttur area of
Trincomalee district.
In another grenade attack by the LTTE, 10 Army personnel,
including one officer, attached to the Pansalwatte detachment are injured
in Trincomalee district.
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July 14
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Three civilians are killed by suspected LTTE cadres at
Akkaraipattu in the Amparai district
One suspected LTTE cadre is killed by the Sri Lankan navy
personnel when the former fired at a navy check point in Kumurupiddi,
Trincomalee district.
Suspected LTTE 'pistol gang' cadres injure a police officer
in an ambush at Thampalakamam in the Trincomalee district.
Two civilians are injured in a grenade attack aimed at a
military vehicle in the Anuradhapura junction area of Trincomalee district.
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July 15
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The Supreme Court passes a stay order to block four key
provisions of the P-TOMS agreement between the Government and LTTE.
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July 16
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One security force personnel is shot dead by suspected LTTE
cadres at Eravur in the Trincomalee district.
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July 17
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Seven suspected LTTE cadres, including a woman and an
explosive expert, are arrested along with 18 claymore mines and several
remote control circuits from the Pallimunai and Thaalpaadu areas in Mannar
district.
S. P. Thamilselvan, in a news conference at Kilinochchi,
says that the outfit will carry arms in Government-held areas and any
effort on the part of the security forces to stop them will force them to
take counter-measures which may lead to an imminent return to civil war.
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July 19
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Key international donors the European Union, United States,
Japan and Norway in a joint statement raise concern over the deteriorating
security situation in Sri Lanka and demand immediate action from the
Government and LTTE to prevent killings.
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July 20
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Suspected LTTE cadres kill a village officer, identified as
Marimuttu Paskaran, at Kalmunai in the Batticaloa district.
Two civilians and one homeguard are injured in a grenade
attack by unidentified assailants on a security checkpoint at Kalavaddam
Junction in the Batticaloa district.
Suspected LTTE cadres lob a grenade at a security checkpoint
near a Tsunami refugee camp in the Akkaraipattu area of Ampara district
injuring two commandos of the Special Task Force and a police constable.
S. P. Thamilselvan, after a meeting with the Norwegian
delegation says that it is the responsibility of the Government to salvage
the cease-fire. He also claimed that there are no hindrances for the
Government and LTTE to have direct talks.
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July 21
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LTTE kills one Reserve Police Constable, identified as M.
Weerasinghe, near the Bank of Ceylon Building at Pottuvil in Amparai
district. A civilian, identified as Kanagasabai Ranjithkumar, who is
injured in the crossfire between the police and LTTE succumbs to his
injuries later.
Suspected LTTE cadres lob a grenade at a security checkpoint
injuring two civilians and a home guard in the Kalmunai area of Amparai
district.
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July 23
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Suspected LTTE cadres kill a retired home guard, identified
as L. H. Dayananda, at Potkerny junction in the Thambalagamuwa area of
Trincomalee district.
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July 25
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The Sri Lankan President, while attending a meeting with the
Tokyo Donor Conference Co-Chairs representatives states that the Government
was willing to review the cease-fire agreement with a view to improve the
security situation and build greater confidence.
The UNICEF spokesperson, Jeffrey Keys, states that the LTTE
recruited 28 children into their force during July 2005 alone.
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July 26
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Unidentified assailants kill two civilians, identified as
Kumaraswamy Pathmakaran and Subramaniyam Kovulan, in the Manipoor area of
Vavuniya district.
'Pistol gang' cadres of LTTE kill an EPDP member, identified
as Pankirajah George, at Puthur in the Batticaloa district.
Suspected LTTE cadre, identified as Krishnapillai
Kiribarathnam, is shot dead at DAM Street, a Colombo suburb.
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July 27
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LTTE Political Advisor, Anton Balasingham, states that the
LTTE is not interested in renegotiating the cease-fire.
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July 28
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'Pistol gang' cadres of the LTTE kill an EPDP activist,
identified as Sooriyapillai Nixon, at Stanley road in the Jaffna district.
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July 29
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The Sri Lankan Government files a review petition requesting
the Supreme Court to reconsider its interim injunction on the P-TOMS
agreement. The Government has reportedly asked the court that it be
permitted to carry on with the operational aspect of the P-TOMS as it was a
"delegated power" made by the Government to the LTTE and did not
amount to granting the outfit the functions of Government.
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July 30
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Suspected LTTE cadres shot at and injure a civilian,
identified as D. Udayasiri, in the Pannalagama area of Ampara district.
They also abducted two other civilians who were with him.
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August 1
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A civilian, identified as R. Sivakumar, is killed when
suspected LTTE cadres lobbed a grenade at a market place in the Batticaloa
district.
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August 2
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A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 'pistol gang' cadre shot
dead a former home guard, identified as Sampath Kumara, at Welikanda in the
Polonnaruwa district.
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August4
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According to the Sri Lankan Army, the Jaffna district
Superintendent of Police, W. D. Charles Wijewardene, was abducted and
hacked to death by a mob allegedly instigated by the LTTE at Jaffna-KKS
road in the Paalaveddi area. Wijewardene was reportedly attempting to
defuse tension which had erupted after a civilian, identified as J.
Shantharooban, was killed in an accidental gunfire at Innuvil junction by a
soldier.
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August 6
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam cadres fired upon three
civilians killing one of them, identified as S. Handunge Chaminda, in the
Ambalama area of Batticaloa district.
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August 7
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A civilian, identified as Pulandan Thirunavukarasu, is
killed when a mine exploded accidentally in the Nunavil West area of Jaffna
district
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August 10
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Unidentified assailants shot dead two LTTE cadres,
identified as Ramesh and Sujiventhan, in the Thirrukkovil area of Ampara
district. One of the victims is reported to be a senior leader of the
outfit belonging to its 'intelligence wing'.
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August 12
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Foreign Affairs Minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, is shot dead
by a suspected LTTE sniper
near his private residence on Bullers Lane in the heart of the capital
Colombo.
Shortly after the killing of Kadirgamar, a state of
emergency is declared in the country.
The 'pistol gang' cadres of LTTE kill two civilians,
identified as Sinnadorai Selvarajah and his wife Welangee Selvarajah,
inside their business centre at Wellawatta in the capital Colombo.
A police personnel, identified as Athukorala, is killed in
an ambush by the LTTE at Dehiattakandiya in the Polonnaruwa district.
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August 13
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The LTTE leader S. P. Thamilchelvan denies his outfit's
involvement in the assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar.
The Government subsequently rejects this LTTE denial.
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August 14
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President Chandrika Kumaratunga in her address to the Nation
describes the assassination of Kadirgamar as a "horrendously barbaric
act of terrorism". "Initial indications of the investigation seem
to reveal the clear responsibility of the LTTE in his brutal murder,"
she disclosed.
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August 15
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Suspected LTTE 'pistol gang' cadres kill a civilian,
identified as Raja Piravu, in the Dalukana area of Polonnaruwa district.
Unidentified assailants reportedly kill a 'Colonel' Karuna
group cadre, identified as Mahathevarajah, in the Namalpockuna area of
Polonnaruwa district.
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August 16
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LTTE cadres kill one SF personnel, identified as Lance
Corporal H. K. A. Hendeniya, in a sniper attack at Keselwatta security
checkpoint in the Mutur area of Trincomalee district.
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August 17
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Unidentified assailants kill a former TELO member,
identified as Mathy, in the Kurumankadu area of Vavuniya district.
Reports indicate that the United Kingdom Charity Commission
has removed the pro-LTTE non-governmental organisation, TRO, from its
registered charity list since August 10.
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August 18
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The Sri Lanka Parliament extends the state of emergency by
one month.
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August 19
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The LTTE leader Anton Balasingham accepts the Norwegian
proposal to hold direct talks with the Government on the "practical
functioning" of the cease-fire agreement.
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August 20
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Suspected LTTE cadres kill an EPDP member, identified as
Nadaraja Kesavavarnan, in the Vavuniya district.
Unidentified assailants lobbed grenades targeting the LTTE
office at Vairavapuliyankulam injuring three female cadres of the outfit.
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August 23
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The LTTE puts pre-conditions prior to any peace talks with
the Government. The outfit has reportedly demanded safe passage for their
cadres from Wanni to the East and vise versa.
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August 24
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Suspected LTTE cadres kill a member of the People's
Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam, Rasarathnam Srikanth, in the Kovil
Kulam area of Vavuniya district.
The Government rejects the LTTE demand to hold peace talks
in Oslo. A Government spokesperson stated in Colombo, "We cannot
accept the view of LTTE to having peace talks in foreign soil without any
good reason. This time they [LTTE] have to discuss their problems here in
Sri Lanka."
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August 26
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The Supreme Court
orders the Election Commissioner to go ahead with his decision to call for
nominations for a Presidential election in 2005. Delivering a 23-page
judgment, Chief Justice Sarath Silva turned down President Chandrika
Kumaratunga's claimed legitimacy of the controversial second oath-taking
ceremony, reportedly held in the year 2000.
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August 28
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Inspector-General
of Police, Chandra Fernando, has stated that two persons involved in the
assassination of Foreign Affairs Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar were arrested
in Colombo a couple of days ago. "We have evidence on the conspiracy
and role played by them in planning the assassination," Fernando
disclosed.
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August 29
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LTTE cadres kill a former member of the Tamil Eelam
Liberation Organisation, identified as S. Shivaruparasa, near Bathiya
Mawatha on Saranankara road in Kalubowila in Colombo.
One LTTE cadre is killed and three others are injured in an
attack by cadres of the rival 'Colonel' Karuna faction in the Vaharai area
of Batticaloa district.
Two bodies with gunshot injuries are found in the Thepuwana
area of Kalutara district.
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August 30
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The SF personnel in the Kantale area of Trincomalee district
arrest six LTTE cadres, including a member of their Sea Tigers wing,
identified as Jeewarathnam Srikanth. Srikanth had Rupees 578,500 in his
possession when he was arrested.
A bullet-riddled body of an ex-LTTE cadre, who had gone
reportedly missing from home since August 14 is recovered from the Poonani
area of Batticaloa district.
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August 31
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The LTTE has
reportedly rejected a Government offer to hold talks in Sri Lanka. The
outfit's response came a week after the Government refused Norway as a
venue for the talks.
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September 1
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The Sri Lanka Government has reportedly rejected the LTTE's
demand to hold talks in Kilinochchi district and have offered for talks in
'no-man's land'. Spokesperson Nimal Siripala de Silva said: "As the
government, we are against the LTTE's offer to hold the talks in their
controlled Kilinochchi, which is the LTTE's political headquarters."
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September 2
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Suspected LTTE cadres shot dead a former member of the
'Colonel' Karuna group in the Wennappuwa area of Puttalam district. The
International Committee of the Red Cross officials has reportedly found a
dead body of a LTTE cadre, identified as Gajaruban alias Niruban, in the
Wanni district.
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September 4
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The LTTE cadres fire at SF personnel posted at Kahapilima
junction in the Batticaloa district, killing Private R. A. Anuruddha
Kumara.
Cadres of the 'Colonel' Karuna group lob a hand grenade
towards the LTTE political office at Kaluwanchikudy in the Batticaloa
district and subsequently shot dead a LTTE cadre, identified as K.
Arulnesan.
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September 5
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LTTE cadres lob a grenade targeting troops posted at the
Black Bridge security check point in the Chenkalady area of Batticaloa
district and subsequently shot dead a soldier, identified as Bombardier G.
R. P. P. Bandara.
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September 6
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Dead bodies of two civilians, identified as Kirupairasa
Rupanraj and Muthuvel Jegatheeswaran, abducted earlier on September 5, are
recovered from the Ragama area of Gampaha district.
Three LTTE cadres are allegedly killed and five others
wounded by the Karuna faction in an attack at the outfit's camp at Kattumurivu
in the Vakarai area of Batticaloa district.
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September7
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A group of LTTE
cadres lob a grenade injuring four soldiers in the Urani junction area of
Batticaloa district. One of the cadres is subsequently killed during
retaliatory action by the SF personnel.
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September 8
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LTTE cadres lob a hand grenade and subsequently opened fire
targeting the security forces, killing two police personnel and injuring
six others in the Kattankudy area of Batticaloa district.
The police are reported to have shot dead a cadre of the
'Colonel' Karuna group in the Irudiyapuram area of Batticaloa district when
he was allegedly caught firing towards a LTTE cadre.
The LTTE rejects a Norwegian proposal of holding peace talks
at the Colombo international airport.
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September 9
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LTTE 'pistol gang' cadres shot dead a member of the People's
Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam, identified as Gopal Vilvarasa, and
injured another civilian in the Vavuniya district.
'Pistol gang' cadres shot dead a Sri Lanka Military
Intelligence personnel, identified as M.P.M. Mohomed, at the 2nd cross
street in Vavuniya district.
The European Union has reportedly appealed to the LTTE to
resume peace talks with the Government. EU Commissioner for External
Affairs, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, told the media that "They have to
come back to the negotiating table."
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September 11
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A group of LTTE
cadres abduct two civilians, identified as Mutturaja Muralidaran and
Kulasekaram Udayakumaran, and subsequently kill them in the Welikanda area
of Polonnaruwa district.
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September 13
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Unidentified assailants abducted a civilian, identified as
Balasingham Sivanesan, from the Uduvil area of Jaffna district and
subsequently killed him in the Innuvil area.
The Sri Lanka Supreme Court extends its interim injunction
on the implementation of certain clauses of the Post-Tsunami Operational
Management Structure agreement till November 22, 2005.
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September 14
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'Pistol gang' cadres of the LTTE shot dead a civilian,
identified as Sabhananda Sharma, at Anjaneer Temple in the Marandanamadam
area of Jaffna district.
A soldier of the Sri Lanka National Guard, Staff Sergeant S.
Navaratne Rajah, is killed in a grenade attack by the LTTE in the
Batticaloa town.
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September 16
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Unidentified assailants shot dead Loganathan, a member of
the EPRLF, along the A-9 highway in Vavuniya district.
S.P. Thamilselvan has reportedly called for immediate talks
with the Sri Lankan Government on the cease-fire. He said the LTTE was
ready "even in the next minute" to begin talks with the
Government.
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September 19
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Two 'pistol gang' cadres of the LTTE shot dead a civilian,
identified as Selvathurai Yoganadanrasa, in the Ganeshapuram area of
Vavuniya district.
The LTTE 'pistol gang' cadres reportedly shot dead a former
cadre of the outfit, identified as Malasurin Wimaleshvaran, in the
Vellaveli area of Trincomalee district.
Sri Lanka's international donors reiterated that the
cease-fire agreement was facing its "most serious challenge" and
wanted the LTTE to "take immediate public steps to demonstrate their
commitment to the peace process and their willingness to change" and
called for an "immediate end to political assassinations by the LTTE
and an end to LTTE recruitment of child soldiers."
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September 20
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The LTTE chief, Velupillai Prabhakaran, in a letter to the Norway's
newly elected Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, has reportedly urged him
for his Government's continued role as a facilitator in Sri Lanka's peace
process.
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September 21
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a local Government
officer, identified as Alagaratnam Jeevaratnam, in front of his residence
at Vinayakapuram in the Valaichenai area of Batticaloa district.
The Sri Lankan Parliament extends the state of emergency,
which was imposed after the assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman
Kadirgamar on August 12, by one month.
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September 23
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Reserve Police Sergeant, T.K. Wimalawardane, who was shot at
by the LTTE cadres at Mayalapu junction in the Akkaraipattu area of
Batticaloa district on September 22, succumbs to his injuries.
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September 24
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a civilian, identified as
Welu Krishokumar, in the Batticaloa district.
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September 27
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Suspected LTTE cadre shot dead a woman, identified as
Leelawathi Subramanium alias Shanthi, in the Navanthurai area of Jaffna
district.
Unidentified assailants shot dead a civilian, identified as
T.M. Sunil, in the Navalady area of Batticaloa district.
A civilian, Sinnaiyah Ramalingam, is hacked to death by a
group of suspected LTTE cadres in the Ilandamoddai area of Mannar district.
The European Union (EU) has barred LTTE cadres from visiting
its member-states and said it is considering listing the group as a
terrorist organisation.
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September 28
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Unidentified assailants lob grenades targeting a Tamil
Rehabilitation Office located on Station Road near Batticaloa Railway
station, killing a civilian, identified as Thambyappa Velauthappillai and
injuring two others.
S. P. Thamilchelvan has reportedly appealed to the EU for
reconsideration of its recent decision that "delegations from the LTTE
will no longer be received in any of the EU Member States until further
notice."
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September 29
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A civilian, identified as A.S. Hakeem, is shot dead by three
suspected 'pistol gang' cadres of LTTE in the Palanagar area of Trincomalee
district.
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September 30
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Unidentified assailants shot dead two civilians, identified
as Thillainathan Mathivathanan and Mahadevan Umatharan, and injure another
one at Pillayar Temple in the Valaichenai area of Batticaloa district.
Another civilian, Krishnapullai Yogakumar, is shot dead by
two unidentified assailants.
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October 1
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Two suspected cadres of the LTTE shot dead a civilian,
identified as R.B. Wickramarathne, in the Kalmunai area of Amparai
district.
The Sri Lankan Government spokesperson, Nimal Siripala de
Silva, is reported to have said that cease-fire violations by the LTTE
prompted the European Union to take action against the outfit.
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October 2
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Suspected LTTE cadres in the Kudapokuna area of Polonnaruwa
district kill a former LTTE activist, Candaiah Ponnarasa.
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October 3
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LTTE cadres in the Vannarapannai area of Jaffna district
kill Kitnan Parameshwaram, a supporter of the Eelam People's Democratic
Party.
Two 'pistol gang' cadres of the LTTE shot dead a civilian,
Ponnathurai Subendran, when he reportedly refused to pay ransom to the
outfit in the Chunnakam area of Jaffna district.
A 22 year-old student is killed by the LTTE in Vallipuram
area, as the student had not obtained a permit from the outfit to transport
sand for his house construction work.
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October 4
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A civilian, Rasarathinam Rajavinothan, is shot dead by
unidentified assailants at Dutch road in the Uduvil area of Jaffna
district.
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October 5
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The LTTE 'pistol gang' cadres shot dead a civilian, S.
Mohammed Vahab, and injure another one at Udayar junction in the Kalumunai
area of Amparai district.
The Police recover the dead body of a Home Guard, identified
as N.Sarath Kumara, who had gone missing since September 21, from the
Ariamankerni area.
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October 6
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'Pistol gang' cadres of the LTTE shot dead an activist of
the EPDP, Kinsley Weeraratne, in the Pallaiyuttu area of Trincomalee
district.
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October 7
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Two civilians, Selvarajah Selvakumar and Arumugam
Paramanathan, are shot dead and eight others sustained injuries when
unidentified assailants opened fire and simultaneously lob a grenade in the
Valaichenai area of Batticaloa district.
Another civilian, Kandasamy Senthil Kumar, who reportedly
was a sympathiser of EPDP and a Chairman of a Hindu Temple, is shot dead by
'pistol gang' cadres of the LTTE in the Karaiyur area of Jaffna district.
The Norwegian Embassy in Colombo, in a statement, rules out
early direct peace talks between the Sri Lankan Government and LTTE.
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October 10
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Cadres of the Karuna faction launch an attack on a convoy of
LTTE 'Eastern military wing' leader Bhanu with claymore mines and
completely destroyed four vehicles in the LTTE-controlled Vavunativu area
in Batticaloa district.
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October 12
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'Pistol gang' cadres of the LTTE shot dead a civilian,
identified as K. Rajadurai, in front of the Weerasingham hall in Jaffna
town.
A LTTE cadre, Rasalingam Pugalenthiran, Is shot dead by a
group of unidentified assailants wearing military uniforms at
Mayilavedduvan in the Eravur area of Batticaloa district.
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October 13
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A SF personnel, identified as Private D.M.Dilanga
Dissanayake, is killed when LTTE cadres lob a hand grenade and subsequently
open fire targeting a security checkpoint in the Santhiveli area of
Batticaloa district.
Unidentified assailants shot dead a police personnel and
injured another in the Nelliyadi area of Jaffna district.
Norwegian peace envoy to Sri Lanka, Trond Furuhovde, hold
talks with the political wing leader of the LTTE, S.P. Thamilselvam, in
Kilinochchi and stressed the need for renewed peace talks between the Sri
Lanka Government and the outfit.
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October 17
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Unidentified assailants open fire on a SF checkpoint near
the Mariamman Hindu Temple in Puttalam district, killing a police
personnel.
'Colonel' Karuna, leader of the breakaway LTTE faction, has
reportedly appealed to the Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Tony Blair, to
take strong and firm action to proscribe the LTTE in the European Union
member countries. He also urges the United Nations International Criminal
Court that, "It is time that Prabhakaran was indicted for war crimes
and crimes against humanity."
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October 18
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Unidentified LTTE cadres shot dead a police personnel,
identified as Kamal Indrajith, and injure another in the Kalavanchikudy
area of Batticaloa district. The Sri Lanka Parliament extends the State of
Emergency for another month till November 13.
This is the second extension of the Emergency, which was
imposed on August 13 following the assassination of Foreign Minister
Lakshman Kadirgamar on the night of August 12.
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October 19
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Two unidentified assailants shot dead a local village
officer, identified as Perera Weerasingham, in the Kankankulam area of
Vavuniya district.
Unidentified assailants shot dead a civilian, identified as
Meeralebbe Mohammadu Hanifa Muslim, in the Akkaraipattu area of Amparai
district,
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October 20
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The LTTE is reported to have rejected the Norwegian brokered
peace talks. "We are informed that the LTTE remains unchanged and they
are not ready for talks on the cease-fire agreement or the violations of
human rights," stated Government spokesperson, Nimal Siripala de
Silva. The spokesperson further told that the Sri Lanka Government totally
denied that it had breached the cease-fire agreement by flying an Air Force
unmanned aerial vehicle, which crashed in the Vavuniya district on
Octoberober 19.
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October 26
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Two LTTE cadres are killed by the breakaway faction of
Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias ‘Colonel’ Karuna in eastern Sri Lanka’s
Polonnaruwa district.
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October 27
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Suspected LTTE cadres shot dead an activist of the North and
East Sinhala Organisation, identified as A.W.P Anura, in the ORRS hill area
of Trincomalee district.
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October 28
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The SLMM chief, Hagrup Haukland, holds
discussions with the LTTE political wing leader, S.P. Thamilselvan, in
Kilinochchi on upholding the cease-fire during the November 17 elections
and strengthening it further in the future. He reportedly has urged the
LTTE to expedite the release of three police personnel who were detained on
September 9 for entering the outfit-held area to arrest a British
pedophile.
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October 30
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According to Sri Lanka Army reports, unidentified assailants
shot dead a senior Army Intelligence Officer, Lieutenant
Colonel T R Meedin of the Military Intelligence Corps, in the Kiribathgoda
area of Colombo district.
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October 31
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The LTTE cadres lob a hand grenade targeting a group of
police personnel in the Jaffna district, killing a police constable,
identified as G.R.Lalith Bndara, and injuring three others.
A LTTE symathiser, suspected to be an informer of the
outfit, is shot dead in the Valachchenai area of Batticaloa district.
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November 1
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A civilian, Lyyadorai Ganeshan, is shot dead by suspected
LTTE cadres in the Black Bridge area of Batticaloa district. Another
civilian, identified as Rajendra Rejinikanth, is shot dead by the LTTE
cadres in the Nelliady area of Jaffna district.
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November 2
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A former cadre of the LTTE, Sellathambi Punyamoorthi, who
had deserted the outfit and was leading a normal life, is shot dead by LTTE
‘pistol gang’ cadres in the Valachchenai area of Batticaloa district.
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November 3
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A member of the EPDP, identified as Arumugam Pathmakanthan,
is shot dead by unidentified assailants near a police post located north of
Batticaloa town. A civilian and three police personnel are also injured in
the incident.
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November 5
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A civilian, identified as Sinnathrai Muratheelan, suspected
to be a former police informant, is shot dead by alleged ‘pistol gang’
cadres of the LTTE in the Trincomalee district.
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November 6
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a civilian, Thasaputhiran
Thasakumar, in the Akkaraipattu area of Amparai district.
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November 7
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Suspected ‘pistol gang’ cadres of the LTTE kill a civilian,
identified as Velayudan Gnanendran, in the Kannagipuram area of Amparai
district.
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November 9
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The head of the Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace
Process, Jayantha Dhanapala, resigns from his post.
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November 11
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Two civilians, Mohammed Munas and Athambava Mohammed Lebbe,
are killed and four others sustain injuries when a claymore mine exploded
at Kirimichchai in the Vaharai area of Batticaloa district.Suspected
‘pistol gang’ cadres of the LTTE shot dead a police personnel, Constable
Senanayake, in the Thirunelveli area of Jaffna district.
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November 12
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Unidentified assailants shot dead an EPDP member, identified
as Vellaipodi Rasanayagam, in the Wellawatte area of Colombo district.
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November 14
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Cadres of the ‘Colonel’ Karuna faction abduct and
subsequently kill two top LTTE leaders, including Amparai district
‘military commander’ Suresh, in the Akkaraipattu area.
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November 16
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a civilian, Ahammad Lebbe
Thaheer, in the Natpittymunai area of Amparai district on. Elsewhere,
another civilian is shot dead by unidentified assailants in the
Maruthamunai area.
A civilian, identified as Rajmohan Seenithamby, a former
member of the TELO, is shot dead by unidentified assailants in the
Valaichenai area of Batticaloa district.
LTTE kills Home Guard Susantha Pathma Kumara in the
Handapanwila area of Pollonaruwa district.
Another SF personnel, Home Guard Ranjith Kumara, is shot
dead by a LTTE cadre in the Kalumunai area of Amparai district.
SFs find two unidentified dead bodies of suspected LTTE
cadres in the Navaldy area of Batticaloa district.
The LTTE and TNA reiterate that there is no change in its
position of not supporting any presidential candidate in the Novemberember
17 Presidential polls.
The LTTE breakaway leader ‘Colonel’ Karuna calls upon the
people of the Northeast not to boycott the election.
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November 17
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Voting for the presidential poll is held under heavy police
deployment across the country. A low voter turnout is reported from the
Northern Province after the LTTE announced that it would not support any
presidential candidate
The LTTE cadres shot dead a Muslim religious leader in the
Kalmunai area of Amparai district. Another civilian, identified as R.M. Hempala,
is shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Ambuwelipuram area of
Trincomalee district.
Two LTTE cadres, Niroshan and Sathyan, are killed and six
persons sustain injuries in the Kalumunai area of Amparai district when a
claymore mine the cadres were preparing inside a civilian’s house exploded.
Security forces discover unidentified dead bodies of two
youths allegedly killed by suspected LTTE cadres in the Valaichchenai area
of Batticaloa district.
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November 18
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Six civilians are killed and 21 others, including a child,
sustain injuries when LTTE cadres lobbed hand grenades targeting a mosque
in the Akkaraipattu area of Amparai district.
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse of the Sri Lanka Freedom
Party wins the Presidential poll by defeating Ranil Wickremesinghe of the
United National Party.
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November19
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that he would restart the
stalled peace talks soon. He invites the LTTE to participate in peace talks
aimed at durable peace in the country. "I hope the LTTE will consider
the peace offer seriously. Both parties can start the peace talks with an
agreed timeframe once the LTTE readies for the talks," the President
said while addressing the nation. He added that he would take several measures
to amend the case-fire agreement with the LTTE to ensure no future hostile
situations.
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November 20
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Unidentified assailants shot dead two civilians, Meerasaivu
Ahammed Lebbe and his wife Fowziya Lebbaithamby, in the Valachchenai area
of Batticaloa district.
The Norwegian Government has said that it is willing to
continue its role as facilitator of the peace process if both parties - the
Government and LTTE - ask for such assistance.
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November 22
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The Government will continue the state of emergency, which
was imposed after the assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar
on August 12.
LTTE rejects President Rajapaska’s call for peace talks.
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November 24
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President Rajapaksa appoints Deputy Secretary General of the
Government's Peace Secretariat, Dr. John Gooneratne, as its new chief. The
former head of the Peace Secretariat, Jayantha Dhanapala, who had tendered
his resignation to the then President Chandrika Kumaratunga on October 31,
will continue as the advisor to the Sri Lankan peace process.
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November 25
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In his Statement of Government Policy at the opening of the
new Parliamentary session in Colombo, President Mahinda Rajapaksa set out
the broad parameters of his Government's new and inclusive approach for
'peace with dignity' to end the ethnic conflict. "Our method is
discussion instead of war. We are aware that such discussions are not
simple and easy. Yet, it is the only way to peace," he said. Rajapakse
added that the current Ceasefire Agreement would be revised to ensure the
protection of human rights, prevent recruitment of children for war,
safeguard national security, and prevent terrorist acts.
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November 26
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A suspected LTTE cadre kills a civilian, identified as
Marukanda Sashikara, in the Kayts area of Jaffna district.
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November 27
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The LTTE issues an ultimatum to the new Government to come
up with a ‘reasonable' political settlement soon or risk the outfit setting
up a separate state next year. LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran in his
annual ‘Heroes’ Day’ said their patience was wearing thin and he was making
a final appeal for a political settlement that would answer their call for
a separate state for the Tamils.
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November 28
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President Rajapaksa invites the LTTE for peace talks and
promises to maintain the cease-fire agreement.
The leader of the breakaway faction of LTTE, ‘Colonel’
Karuna, said that "only Indian and the UK countries understand our problems
very well" and "in particular, India is the country which should
come forward to settle our problem." He also said, "The Sri
Lankan government should also reconsider the role of Norway, which had
facilitated the [Ceasefire] Agreement."
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December 1
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Unidentified assailants kill two civilians, Shivakumar and
Krisnakumar, and injure another in the Neerveli area of Jaffna district.
In joint press statement released in New Delhi, Foreign
Minister Mangala Samaraweera emphasizes the continued commitment of the
Government to the maintenance of the Ceasefire, and the desire for a review
of its operations, so that the implementation of the Agreement can be made
more effective. The Government also extends a firm invitation to the LTTE
to negotiations for a political solution, the statement added.
Constitutional Affairs Minister D.E.W. Gunasekara dismisses
the LTTE's ultimatum for a political settlement by next year and said no
deadline could be imposed to resolve the long-standing ethnic conflict.
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December 2
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A civilian, Hemasiri alias Lokku Iya, is shot dead by
unidentified assailants in the Anuradhapura junction area of Trincomalee
district.
The Sri Lankan Government describes as "positive"
the recent ‘Heroes Day’ address by LTTE chief Prabhakaran. The Government
said that it would act with "responsibility" to the LTTE demand
for a reasonable political framework by next year.
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December 3
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A soldier, identified as Lance Corporal B.G.S. Jayawardene,
is killed and three others are injured when LTTE cadres ambushed an Army
truck in the Chavakachcheri area.
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December 4
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Six soldiers are killed and four persons, including a
soldier, sustained injuries when two claymore mines were detonated,
reportedly by the LTTE at Kondavil on the Jaffna-Palaly main road.
At least six civilians are killed and two others sustain
injuries in clashes between Muslims and Tamils in the Muttur area of
Trincomalee since December 3.
Unidentified assailants have shot dead two civilians,
identified as Nizwan and Rizwan, in the Maruthamunai area of Batticaloa
district.
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December 5
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Four cadres of the ‘Colonel’ Karuna faction, including a
senior commander, identified as Iniyabarathy alias Barathy, are killed by
the LTTE in the Siyambalanduwa area of Amparai district.
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December 6
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Six SF personnel are killed and one sustains injuries in a
claymore mine explosion in the Irupalai area of Jaffna district.
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December 7
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A 15-year old cadre of the LTTE open fire and subsequently
lob a hand grenade, killing two of his own sisters, identified as Surerasa
Yogeshwari and Surerasa Lingam Kutti, and injuring a two-year old infant,
in the Mavadivembu area of Batticaloa district.
A civilian is killed and eight persons, including a soldier,
sustain injuries when suspected cadres of the LTTE lob a hand grenade in
the Vavuniya town.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa invites the Norwegian Government
to continue its role as facilitator of the peace process. Norway,
meanwhile, agrees to the request to re-start peace talks between the
Government and LTTE, but only if certain conditions are met.
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December 8
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Unidentified assailants have shot dead a Muslim civilian, S.
Samsudeen, and injured another one in the Eravur area of Batticaloa
district.
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December 9
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Unidentified assailants have abducted and subsequently
killed a LTTE cadre, identified as C. Jeevanandan, in the Valachchenai area
of Batticaloa district.
A suspected LTTE cadre, K. P. Shashikumar, is killed by
unidentified assailants in the Kiran area of Batticaloa district.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has stated
in New Delhi that Oslo will be willing to resume its
role as a facilitator if both are "serious" and "respected the
ceasefire."
President Rajapakse has told the visiting Japanese Peace
Envoy, Yasushi Akashi, that the facilitators and monitors cannot be from
the same country (Norway) and there should be two separate entities to
facilitate the peace process and to monitor the cease-fire. He has further
added that he would welcome monitors from Japan, South
Asia and other Scandinavian countries to monitor the Norwegian
brokered cease-fire agreement.
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December 10
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The LTTE asks Norway to arrange urgent peace talks
with the Government to prevent Sri Lanka from sliding back into
war after 31 people died in a week of violence.
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December 11
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LTTE cadres set free a women cadre of the outfit after
killing a police personnel, identified as Mahesh Ranasinghe, on guard duty
at a hospital in the Vavuniya district.
Japan is ready to host direct negotiations between the
Sri Lankan Government and LTTE to review the cease-fire agreement, which
has been in force since 2002.
The political wing leader of the LTTE, S.P. Thamilselvan,
says that the outfit has vowed to use all available resources to fight
unless given a homeland.
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December 12
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Unidentified assailants abduct two civilians, Thambirasa
Thambymuthu and Chandran Kandasamy, and subsequently shot them dead in the
Kiran area of Batticaloa district.
EPDP activist, Michael Collin alias Murali, is shot dead by
LTTE cadres near Allers Garden Refugee Camp in Uppuveli, on the
Trincomalee-Nilaveli main road.
Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake has stated that in
the future, the armed forces would not engage in ground level talks with
the Tigers.
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December 14
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Suspected LTTE cadres attacked a SLAF MI 17 helicopter on
its way to pick up an Italian delegation, including Italian Deputy Foreign
Minister, Margherita Boniver, which was on an official visit to Arugambe
area in the Amparai district. The helicopter is slightly damaged, but no
casualty is reported in the incident.
A security force personnel, identified as Suresh Anthoney,
is shot dead by suspected cadres of the LTTE in the Paluuththuwa area of
Trincomalee district.
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December 15
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Suspected LTTE cadres shot dead a cadre of the breakaway
‘Colonel’ Karuna faction, Sivapulandu Passirasa alias Thran,
in the Kudapokuna area of Polonnaruwa district.
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December 17
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Rejecting the Sri Lanka Government proposal of holding the
peace talks at an Asian venue, the LTTE has instead
suggested Oslo as the ideal venue.
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December 19
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A civilian, identified as H.M.Chandrasiri, is shot dead
by the LTTE in the Anuradhapura area of Trincomalee district.
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December 20
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a SF personnel, Ajit Kumara,
in the Vadamarachy East area of Amparai district.
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December 21
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a civilian, identified as
K. Navaratnam, who was the Jaffna district organiser for
the Tamil Resurgence Task Force, in the Hospital Road area
of Jaffna town.
LTTE cadres kill a SF personnel, Private
P.A. Pridarshana, in Jaffna district.
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December 22
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LTTE cadres shot dead a young girl, Vallinayagi Thambirajah,
and injured her father, when she tried to foil their attempt to abduct her
sister in the Eravur area of Batticaloa district.
The LTTE is reported to have shot dead an Army intelligence
officer in the Nuwara Eliya district.
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December 23
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The LTTE is reported to have blown up a navy road convoy
at Thalaimannar area in the northwestern district of Mannar killing
at least 15 sailors and injuring 15 more. A defence ministry
official told AFP the military suspected that LTTE cadres
may have used a Claymore type surface mounted explosive device and also
fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the convoy.
LTTE cadres lobbed a hand grenade and subsequently opened
fire targeting SF personnel in the Chavakachcheri area
of Jaffna district, killing a woman, identified as Markandu Pushpamalar.
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December 24
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LTTE cadres made an abortive attempt to ambush SFs who
were conducting a cordon and search operation in the Fort area
of Jaffna district, injuring three SF personnel. In retaliatory
action, SFs killed five LTTE cadres, including a female
identified as Thamil Etchchi.
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December 25
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A Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament, Joseph Pararajasingham,
was shot dead inside a church in Batticaloa district in the early hours of
Christmas day by an unidentified gunman.
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December 26
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An army personnel shot dead two LTTE cadres while they were
attempting to throw a hand grenade at troops who were on a foot patrol in
the Santhiveli area of Batticaloa district.
Two auto-rickshaw drivers are killed by the LTTE after being
accused of being police informers in Trincomalee town.
In Vavuniya, LTTE cadres shot dead a civilian, Veerappan
Thripupathy.
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December 27
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11 soldiers are killed and four others injured when LTTE
cadres triggered a remote controlled claymore mine explosion targeting an
army truck in the Puloly west area of Jaffna district.
A SF personnel, identified as Sunil, is killed and his wife
and brother-in-law are injured when unidentified assailants lobbed a
grenade and simultaneously opened fire inside his house in the Sangamam
area of Trincomalee district.
LTTE cadres shot dead a police personnel, Constable Mohammed
Meera Naiyaz, in the Kalumunai area of Amparai district.
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December 28
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Sri Lankan Army soldiers manning the checkpoint at Mutthirai
Junction in Jaffna district, shot dead two youths on a vehicle.
During a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan
Singh and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse in New Delhi, the former
remained non-committal on Rajapakse's suggestion for India’s direct role in
the peace process.
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December 31
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Security forces detain at least 900 people in a major
house-to-house search in the capital Colombo as part of a major hunt for
LTTE cadres.
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