Soldiers tell of food shortage

[TamilNet, Saturday, 06 November 1999, 11:41 GMT]
A large number of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops have fallen back to the government garrison town of Vavuniya, after being routed from the Puliyankulam area, say sources there. Residents said more troops were regularly coming from the war front.
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"Vavuniya exposed" say Tigers

[TamilNet, Saturday, 06 November 1999, 11:12 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers said today the strategic Sri Lanka Army (SLA) garrison town of Vavuniya south of the Vanni region was "exposed to LTTE's offensive thrust", as the SLAís defence system in the Vanni region had "collapsed suddenly."
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Tigers say moving south

[TamilNet, Friday, 05 November 1999, 12:43 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers have captured Mankulam town and are sweeping southwards along the A9 highway, the LTTE said in a press release from its London offices today. The Tigers say they captured Karupaddamurippu military base and Olamadu Sri Lanka Army (SLA) camp earlier today.
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Government concealing losses - UNP

[TamilNet, Friday, 05 November 1999, 11:03 GMT]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told TamilNet today that its delegates are making arrangements to hand over 36 bodies of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops and 5 Liberation Tigers to their respective commanders, as opposition politicians accused the Sri Lankan government of concealing losses.
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1000 SLA troops killed - LTTE

[TamilNet, Thursday, 04 November 1999, 17:08 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers said today they had captured vast areas of Ampakamam from the Sri Lanka Army (SLA). In a statement issued from its London offices, the LTTE said its fighters "swept westwards" today in the direction of the A9 highway. Over 1000 SLA soldiers have been killed, the LTTE said, adding 60 of its fighters also died in the fighting so far.
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Deputy Defence Minister in Vavuniya

[TamilNet, Thursday, 04 November 1999, 16:29 GMT]
The Sri Lankan Deputy Defence Minister, General Anuruddha Ratwatte visited the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) garrison town of Vavuniya today to discuss with service commanders the situation in the Vanni war front, said sources. Meanwhile the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence (MoD) said SLA troops had "fallen back tactically" from Oddusuddan and Nedunkerni.
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SLA commander in Vanni

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 03 November 1999, 19:27 GMT]
The commander of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) is reported to have gone to Kanagarayankulam in the Vanni today amid reports of heavy casualties in two days of intense fighting and major advances by the Liberation Tigers. Unconfirmed reports said over 1,800 Sri Lankan troops have been killed, wounded or are missing.
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Heavy casualties in Vanni battle

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 03 November 1999, 15:58 GMT]
Over one thousand SLA soldiers were killed or wounded when the Liberation Tigers overran Nedunkerni and Oddussudan towns, the LTTE said in a statement from its London offices today. The LTTE said 40 of their fighters have been killed so far, and that its offensive was continuing.
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Oddusuddan overrun - LTTE

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 02 November 1999, 12:10 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers overran defences of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and captured Oddusuddan town this morning, the LTTE said in a statement from their London offices today.
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SLA shelling claims civilian

[TamilNet, Monday, 01 November 1999, 10:19 GMT]
A civilian, S.Vinayakam, 58, was killed yesterday in the farming hamlet of Kaddumurivu, 4 km. west of Kathiraveli in the Batticaloa district when a shell fired by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) hit his house said sources.
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Fighting in Ampakamam continues

[TamilNet, Sunday, 31 October 1999, 11:26 GMT]
Eleven Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers including an office officer have been killed and 187 wounded in the renewed fighting which broke out last evening said security sources.
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SLA camps shelled

[TamilNet, Sunday, 31 October 1999, 11:21 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers ambushed a SLA unit at Vammivedduvaan and shelled Sri Lanka Army (SLA) camps in Vaakarai and Kathiraveli in the eastern Batticaloa District last night said sources.
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Fighting erupts in Ampakamam

[TamilNet, Saturday, 30 October 1999, 14:30 GMT]
Fierce fighting broke out again this evening in the Ampakamam-Olumadu area, east of Mankulam security sources said. Initial reports said at least 60 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers have been wounded.
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SLA hands over 27 bodies

[TamilNet, Saturday, 30 October 1999, 11:15 GMT]
Security sources in the Vanni said that the bodies of 27 Liberation Tigers, recovered by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in the Ampakamam area, were handed to the ICRC this morning at Mankulam.
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Conflicting reports on Ampakamam fighting

[TamilNet, Friday, 29 October 1999, 21:26 GMT]
An attempt by the Sri Lanka Army to advance in the Ampakamam area yesterday has been beaten back, said sources close to the LTTE in London this evening.
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Jaffna University students boycott

[TamilNet, Friday, 29 October 1999, 11:46 GMT]
Students at Jaffna University boycotted their lectures today to protest against the detention of a fellow student by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA), said sources.
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Fighting said continuing

[TamilNet, Thursday, 28 October 1999, 22:07 GMT]
Heavy fighting erupted when the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) launched an operation at about around 9 a.m. today to advance on three fronts in the Ampakamam area, about 12 km. north-east of Mankulam, sources close to the LTTE in London said this evening.
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SLA launches fresh offensive

[TamilNet, Thursday, 28 October 1999, 10:38 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army has launched a fresh operation, code named "Operation Water Shed-2", in the Oddusuddan-Olumadu area, east of Mankulam since this morning said defence sources.
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Four SLA soldiers, 2 Policemen wounded

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 27 October 1999, 21:57 GMT]
Two Policemen were wounded when the Liberation Tigers attacked a bunker at Sector 15, along Vavuniya-Mannar trunk road around 6.50 p.m. this evening said sources.
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7 SLA soldiers killed

[TamilNet, Monday, 25 October 1999, 18:00 GMT]
Seven Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed and one wounded when the Liberation Tigers attacked an army unit at Meeravodai about 30 km. north-east of Batticaloa, around 5.45 p.m. this evening security sources said.
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