TamilNet: 22.10.07 LTTE releases names of Black Tigers in airbase raid

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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. 21-member Black Tiger elite commandos with LTTE leader V. Pirapaharan, before embarking on their mission towards Anuradhapura [Photo: LTTE] The Tigers released the names of the commandos who took part in the biggest Black Tiger operation: Lt. Col. Veeman (K. Pratheepan) from Trincomalee Lt. Col. Ilangko (R. Paheerathan) from Jaffna Major Mathivathanan (B. Thayaaseelan) from Jaffna (posthumously promoted to Lt. Col. rank) Captain Tharmini (K. Nirmala) from Ki'linochchi Captain Puradchi (S. Thanushan) from Jaffna Major Supan (K. Jeevakanthan) from Jaffna Major Ilampuli (T. Kalairaj) from Jaffna Major Kaavalan (S. Saththiyan) from Ki'linochchi Captain Karuveanthan (M. Satheeskumaar) from Ki'linochchi Captain Pukazhmani (T. Puvaneasvaran) from Jaffna Captain Eezhaththeavan (T. Moasikaran) from Jaffna Major Ezhilinpan (V. Pirapaharan) from Jaffna Captain Pulimannan (K. Nanthakumar) from Jaffna Captain Anpukkathir (V. Thileepkumar) from Mullaiththeevu Captain Subesan (N. Maharaj) from Mannaar Captain Senthooran (K. Thinesh) from Jaffna Lt. Arun (P. Thivaakaran) from Jaffna Captain Panchaseelan (S.Kajendran) from Batticaloa Major Kanikkeethan (R. Kandasamy) from Batticaloa Captain Eezhappiriya (K. Keethanchali) from Jaffna Cpatain Arivumalar (S. Uthaya) from Jaffna Lt. Col. Veeman Lt. Col. Ilangko Major Ezhilinpan Major Ilampuli Captain Eezhaththeavan Captain Eezhappiriya Captain Arivumalar Captain Anpukkathir Major Kaavalan Captain Karuveanthan Major Supan Captain Pukazhmani Captain Subesan Lt. 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