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1.War against Terrorists:-

SriLankan Army has surrounded Rebel held North.

Terrorists are withdrawing.People are kept hostage as a human shield.

Government has opened a safe passage for people to escape to

Government held Vavniya.All basic needs will be provided.

UN urges LTTE to release stranded civilians
[September 04 2008]
The United Nation's Resident representative in Sri Lanka requested that all civilians who want to move out of the non-liberated areas in the North should be allowed to move out without any hindrance.
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A Tragedy waiting to happen
[September 04 2008]
The recent report of a claymore explosion that damaged a car belonging to an NGO working in the Vanni, and injured its driver, should focus our attention on the background to a factor used to criticize the Sri Lankan government forcefully over the last couple of years.
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Wanni liberation in progress despite heavy terror resistance
[September 04 2008]
Following heavy clashes that lasted for two days since Monday (Sept 1) in Akkarayankulama and Nachchikudha areas on the southern Kilinochchi warfront, troops of Army 57 division and Task Force 1 have been able to dominate several locations of the 18 Km long

UN urges LTTE to release stranded civilians
[September 04 2008]
The United Nation's Resident representative in Sri Lanka requested that all civilians who want to move out of the non-liberated areas in the North should be allowed to move out without any hindrance.
Full Story
A Tragedy waiting to happen
[September 04 2008]
The recent report of a claymore explosion that damaged a car belonging to an NGO working in the Vanni, and injured its driver, should focus our attention on the background to a factor used to criticize the Sri Lankan government forcefully over the last couple of years.
Full Story
Wanni liberation in progress despite heavy terror resistance
[September 04 2008]
Following heavy clashes that lasted for two days since Monday (Sept 1) in Akkarayankulama and Nachchikudha areas on the southern Kilinochchi warfront, troops of Army 57 division and Task Force 1 have been able to dominate several locations of the 18 Km longUN urges LTTE to release stranded civilians
[September 04 2008]
The United Nation's Resident representative in Sri Lanka requested that all civilians who want to move out of the non-liberated areas in the North should be allowed to move out without any hindrance.
Full Story
A Tragedy waiting to happen
[September 04 2008]
The recent report of a claymore explosion that damaged a car belonging to an NGO working in the Vanni, and injured its driver, should focus our attention on the background to a factor used to criticize the Sri Lankan government forcefully over the last couple of years.
Full Story
Wanni liberation in progress despite heavy terror resistance
[September 04 2008]
Following heavy clashes that lasted for two days since Monday (Sept 1) in Akkarayankulama and Nachchikudha areas on the southern Kilinochchi warfront, troops of Army 57 division and Task Force 1 have been able to dominate several locations of the 18 Km long

Army's elite Special Forces (SF) troops in pursuit of terrorists encircled at Konketiyawa, East of the Padawiya tank have reportedly observed at least 10 LTTE bodies scattered in the area, according to latest reports received, Sunday (Aug 31).
Intermittent gunfire exchanges were reported in the area since this morning our Welioya correspondent said, citing military, as troops further claimed to have sealed all 'way-routes' combined with the Civil Defence Force(CDF) personnel in the area. Details of the latest confrontations are not available our correspondent said, adding that the terrorists' chances of survival are minimum in the area, given the mobility and fire superiority of the Special Forces (SF).
Troops have already seized an LTTE body, a T-56 assault riffle and 3 belt orders in subsequent search operations conducted. The SF troopers were immediately reinforced after clashes broke out between CDF personnel and LTTE since 6.30 a.m, Saturday, when troops on patrol observed a group of terrorists in Army guise attempting to infiltrate into the area. A civilian was also reported wounded due to the indiscriminate LTTE gunfire attack and later transferred to the General Hospital at Anuradhapura.
According to military, the LTTE group may have been given specific orders to infiltrate into the liberate areas and cause destruction to both civilian and military targets triggering a slow down of the military advances into the last LTTE bastions at Kilinochchi and Mullaittivu Districts.
3 personnel were killed including a Civil Defence Force (CDF) trooper, while similar numbers were reported injured in yesterday's confrontation, according to reports received.
Meanwhile, Police have also reported killed a terrorist in general area Vahalkada and subsequently recovered the body, according to defence sources.
According to finalized military reports received, troops have also recovered 7x T-56 assault riffles, 01x Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), 03x MPMG links and 300 rounds of ammunition used for MPMGs, 20 rounds of ammunition used for FNC weapons, 3 kg of high explosives, 04x claymore mines, 20 electric detonators, 200 pistol rounds, 02x hand grenades, 06x anti personnel mines, 25 m detonator code and 05x Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDS).

External Source:-[Defence Ministry Of SriLanka Web]