LTTE releases names of Black Tigers in airbase raid

[TamilNet, Monday, 22 October 2007, 19:15 GMT]
Liberation Tigers Monday night released the details of Black Tiger commandos who took part in the raid on Anuradhapura air base. Two Lieutenant Colonels, six Majors, 12 Captains and one Lieutenant rank Black Tiger members have taken part in the operation. A Lieutenant Colonel who led an attack team was from Trincomalee, two of the members, a Major and a Captain were from Batticaloa, one from Mullaiththeevu, one from Mannaar, three from Ki'linochchi and eleven members from Jaffna which has been under the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) control since 1995. Three Captains were female Black Tigers.



The Tigers released the names of the commandos who took part in the biggest Black Tiger operation:

1. Lt. Col. Veeman (K. Pratheepan) from Trincomalee
2. Lt. Col. Ilangko (R. Paheerathan) from Jaffna
3. Major Mathivathanan (B. Thayaaseelan) from Jaffna (posthumously promoted to Lt. Col. rank)
4. Captain Tharmini (K. Nirmala) from Ki'linochchi
5. Captain Puradchi (S. Thanushan) from Jaffna
6. Major Supan (K. Jeevakanthan) from Jaffna
7. Major Ilampuli (T. Kalairaj) from Jaffna
8. Major Kaavalan (S. Saththiyan) from Ki'linochchi
9. Captain Karuveanthan (M. Satheeskumaar) from Ki'linochchi
10. Captain Pukazhmani (T. Puvaneasvaran) from Jaffna
11. Captain Eezhaththeavan (T. Moasikaran) from Jaffna
12. Major Ezhilinpan (V. Pirapaharan) from Jaffna
13. Captain Pulimannan (K. Nanthakumar) from Jaffna
14. Captain Anpukkathir (V. Thileepkumar) from Mullaiththeevu
15. Captain Subesan (N. Maharaj) from Mannaar
16. Captain Senthooran (K. Thinesh) from Jaffna
17. Lt. Arun (P. Thivaakaran) from Jaffna
18. Captain Panchaseelan (S.Kajendran) from Batticaloa
19. Major Kanikkeethan (R. Kandasamy) from Batticaloa
20. Captain Eezhappiriya (K. Keethanchali) from Jaffna
21. Cpatain Arivumalar (S. Uthaya) from Jaffna

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