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SLA death toll hits 170 in Vanni, hundreds wounded, 36
bodies recovered - LTTE
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TamilNet, Wednesday, 17 December 2008]
[see also
Sachi Sri Kantha on
Manifesto of a ‘Goody Two Shoes’ Sinhalese General
and
Govt's war
costing more lives than ever in Lanka's history - Ranjith
Jayasundera in Sinhala owned Sri Lanka Sunday Leader, 14 December 2008]
Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) officials on Wednesday said that 130
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed in the multi-front offensive push by
the SLA in Ki'linochchi on Tuesday. More than 300 soldiers were wounded in the
heavy battle that raged throughout the day till 4:00 p.m. on five main
localities and along a wide stretch of the frontiers in Ki'linochchi. Meanwhile,
in Ki'laali, 40 SLA soldiers were killed and more than 120 sustained injuries.
36 dead bodies of the SLA soldiers have been recovered so far, 28 in
Ki'linochchi and 8 in Ki'liaali, in the clearing missions following Tuesday's
fighting. There are young recruits of the SLA, including child soldiers, engaged
in the front by the SLA in Ki'linochchi.
Dead bodies of SLA soldiers to be handed over to Colombo through the ICRC
[Photo: TamilNet] Photographs of the dead bodies of the Sri
Lankan soldiers, recovered by the LTTE, has lately exposed Colombo's use of
fresh recruits from the south in the intensive battle front in Ki'linochchi. The
latest photo has also revealed that Colombo is victimising Sinhalese children in
its offensive front in Vanni.
10 dead bodies of the SLA soldiers were recovered by the Tigers Tuesday evening.
8 more bodies were recovered later and 10 further recovered Wednesday morning.
Three identity tags of the SLA soldiers were shown by the Tigers. S195842
(SR.CO.UY, B+ve), S1369682 (B+ve, DCOY, 12 SLSR) and S371790 (A+ve, ACOY, 12
SLSR). Only a few soldiers were carrying identity tags or documents while being
engaged in the offensives in Vanni.
The Tigers said they have seized several weapons in the clearing mission.
There was still exchange of gunfire and minor clashes that continued in
Malaiyaa'lapuram and Kugchupparanthan areas according to the latest update
Wednesday morning.
The SLA had launched the multi-front push towards Ki'linochchi through
Malayaa'lapuram, Kugnchupparanthan, Mu'rika'ndi and Pulikku'lam. The Tigers said
the SLA move was repulsed.
The army has also suffered heavy casualties in the Jaffna front at Ki'laali
where it launched an offensive push in the early hours of Tuesday amid heavy
rain. There were more dead bodies lying between the LTTE and SLA defence lines,
according to the latest updates from Ki'laalli front. |
