SRI LANKA OPERATIONS IN 2007
Apr 29, 2008
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Operational Scene - North
Amidst contradictory reports of an imminent offensive in the north, armed confrontations along the forward defended localities in Muhamalai astride the A-9 highway entry point, areas west of Omanthai astride Vavuniya-Mannar axis, and areas around Vavuniya have continued as before. Road opening troops recovered a number of mines along the Mannar axis and around Vavuniya on more than one occasion. Similar recoveries were made in Jaffna also. |
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SRI LANKA : OPERATIONS NOVEMBER 2007
Apr 29, 2008
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Sri Lanka : LTTE Signals Continued Armed Confrontation
Key Trends
LTTE leader Prabhakaran indicates continued armed confrontation blaming Sri Lankan chauvinism and apathy of India and international community towards discrimination faced by the Tamils in Heroes Day speech. |
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SRI LANKA : OPERATIONS DECEMBER 2007
Apr 29, 2008
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Sri Lanka : The Northern Front in Focus
Key Trends
Operations continue in Northern Sri Lanka. Mannar, Vavuniya, Weli Oya and Jaffna front remain active through the month. Projected major operations in Mannar and continued penetrations in other areas anticipated in the ensuing month. |
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SRI LANKA : OPERATIONS SEPTEMBER 2007
Apr 29, 2008
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Sri Lanka : Is the LTTE Doomed?
Key Trends
United National Party (UNP), the major opposition makes a major change in policy, announces support to a unitary state. While Government and Opposition provide a common face, this will harden LTTE resistance. |
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SRI LANKA : OPERATIONS JUNE 2007
Apr 29, 2008
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SRI LANKA : ILLUSION OF PEACE?
Key Trends
LTTE receives a number of political and military setbacks. Set to lose Thoppigala in Eastern Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka government is under increased pressure to seek a political solution. Co chairs denote a firmer approach thereby raising hopes of starting the process of reconciliation |
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SRI LANKA : OPERATIONS JULY 2007
Apr 29, 2008
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SRI LANKA : SUCCESS IN THE EAST BUT LONG HAUL AHEAD
Key Trends
Intermittent clashes on the Northern front will continue, raids on the coast and LTTE air raids also likely.
Claymore mine and suicide attacks by LTTE in the south anticipated. |
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SRI LANKA : OPERATIONS AUGUST 2007
Apr 29, 2008
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Sri Lanka : Militancy Creates Economic Distress
Key Trends
Anticipated Sri Lankan Armed Forces Offensive in the North likely to be delayed due to internal preparations, however small scale skirmishes, commando actions, artillery duels and air strikes will continue. |
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SRI LANKA : OPERATIONS MAR 2007
Apr 29, 2008
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SRI LANKA : TERROR FROM THE AIR
Key Trends
LTTE launches two air strikes in Jaffna and Colombo .
Operations at a low key continue throughout the North and East.
LTTE continues with guerrilla operations in the East |
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SRI LANKA : OPERATIONS APRIL 2007
Apr 29, 2008
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SRI LANKA : TERROR FROM THE AIR
Key Trends
LTTE launches two air strikes in Jaffna and Colombo .
Operations at a low key continue throughout the North and East.
LTTE continues with guerrilla operations in the East.
Despite appeals by many international authorities including the Pope, peace seems far away as both sides seek an elusive military solution. |
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SRI LANKA : OPERATIONS MAY 2007
Apr 29, 2008
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SRI LANKA : WITHER CEASE FIRE AGREEMENT?
Key Trends
Continued operations in the North and the East indicate increase in violence in the Island in the months ahead.
LTTE demonstrates capability to launch suicide attacks in Colombo increasing need for greater security in the Capital.
Sri Lankan armed forces to continue mopping up operations in the East and sporadic strikes in the North.
LTTE continues to employ a mix of ground, air and naval strikes raising threat levels across the Island.
Government mulls possible repeal of Cease Fire Agreement. |
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SRI LANKA : OPERATIONS FEBRUARY 2007
Apr 29, 2008
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SRI LANKA : POLITICAL FLUX MARS SUSTAINED PEACE
Key Trends
Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) has been virtually abrogated by both sides the Sri Lankan Government as well as the LTTE.
LTTE announces plans to resume the armed struggle even as the Sri Lankan Armed Forces prepare for an offensive in Tiger territory in Northern Sri Lanka. |
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SRI LANKA : OPERATIONS JANUARY 2007
Apr 29, 2008
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SRI LANKA : CLEARING THE EAST OF LTTE
Key Trends
Political rift in Sri Lanka widens. Memorandum of Understanding between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and United National Party on federalism in Sri Lanka abrogated. Joint political approach by main political parties in Sri Lanka is unlikely.
Elections are likely to the Eastern Provincial Council in 2007 based on ruling of the Supreme Court that the merger of the North and East of the country was not valid |
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SRI LANKA SUMMARY OF MAIN ACTIVITIES - 2006
Apr 29, 2008
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January 2006
Sri Lanka continued to be on the brink of return to civil war after many years of fractious peace. There were a number of attacks on the security forces allegedly by the LTTE, though the LTTE claimed that these were by vigilant groups raised by the government itself, a specious argument. However there was some mature statesmanship on the part of the newly elected President Rajpaksa who though stated to be a hard boiled Sinhala nationalist categorically ruled out a return to war in the near future. This paid rich dividends as the Norwegian intermediary Eric Solheim succeeded in arriving at an agreement between the recalcitrant LTTE and the Sri Lankan government to continue talks at Geneva by end February |
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India Sri Lanka Naval Coooperation
Apr 29, 2008
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Coordinated Patrolling Palk Straits
The need for joint patrolling of the Palk straits by Indian and Sri Lankan Navy had been projected by the Sri Lankan Government over a period. Colombo had expressed concern over smuggling of arms and explosives by the LTTE through a network operated from Tamil Nadu. These fears were partially confirmed with the seizure of a boat carrying explosives and arms in the month of February 2007. |
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