Claymore blast near Mannar

[TamilNet, Monday, 25 October 1999, 09:15 GMT]
A Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldier was killed and 11 wounded when a bus in which they were travelling in was hit by a claymore blast near Uylankulam, about 15 km. south of Mannar town, on the Vavuniya-Mannar road this morning around 10 a.m. said sources.
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SLA kills seven civilians

[TamilNet, Saturday, 23 October 1999, 14:30 GMT]
Seven persons, including a woman, who were on their way to cross over the Jaffna Lagoon, from the Thenmaradchi to the Pooneryn area, on the night of 15 October were killed when the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) opened fire said sources in Jaffna.
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Arrests in Vadamaradchi

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 20 October 1999, 11:00 GMT]
Three young men were arrested by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers at Kudaththanai in the Vadamaradchi East region in the Jaffna Peninsula this morning sources said.
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Soldiers on rampage

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 19 October 1999, 09:22 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army soldiers went on rampage in Vankalai in the Mannar district, burning five houses, two boathouses and five boat engines last night said sources there. Several civilians were also assaulted by the troops the sources added.
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Arrests in Colombo continue

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 19 October 1999, 09:14 GMT]
About sixty Tamils, including 5 women were arrested when the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers and Police conducted a cordon and search operation in the suburbs of Kotahena and Maradana in Colombo yesterday evening.
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Young man shot

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 19 October 1999, 09:01 GMT]
A young man arrested by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers at Kannakipuram in Valaichenai, 32 km. north of Batticaloa, was shot dead last night, said sources. His body was handed over by the Police to the Kalkudah hospital this morning.
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SLA offensive continues - LTTE

[TamilNet, Saturday, 16 October 1999, 21:27 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers said today they had inflicted heavy casualties on Sri Lanka Army (SLA) units which had advanced into LTTE territory on October 14 on twin fronts to the east and west of Mankulam. Scores of SLA troops and 48 Tigers were killed in the heavy fighting which is continuing, a press release issued by the LTTE's International Secretariat in London today.
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Fighting eases in Olumadu

[TamilNet, Saturday, 16 October 1999, 15:15 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army sources said that soldiers who were preparing to launch 'Operation Water Shed" were attacked by the Liberation Tigers with machine gun and mortars on Thursday around 11 a.m.
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Fighting continues in Ampakamam-Olumadu

[TamilNet, Friday, 15 October 1999, 12:02 GMT]
Nine Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers, including an officer were killed and over 60 wounded today in the heavy fighting that is raging for the second day in the Ampakamam-Olumadu area said SLA sources.
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75 combatants killed - military

[TamilNet, Friday, 15 October 1999, 10:18 GMT]
Sri Lankan military officials said this afternoon 75 combatants have been killed during fighting in the Vanni region and off the Mullaitivu coast in the 24 hours up to midday today.
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Casualties mount in Vanni fighting

[TamilNet, Friday, 15 October 1999, 03:44 GMT]
Twenty-seven Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed and over 75 wounded in yesterday's fighting with the Liberation Tigers in Olumadu-Ampakamam region , said security sources.
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Fighting said ongoing in Olumadu area

[TamilNet, Thursday, 14 October 1999, 10:44 GMT]
Fighting between the Liberation Tigers and the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) was going on tonight in the Olumadu-Ampakamam region, where seven SLA soldiers were killed and over 70 wounded this afternoon, said security sources.
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News in Brief:

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 13 October 1999, 23:02 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army personnel arrested over assault on Sinhala villagers, Valikamam South Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman complains hand-gun stolen, a young man reported missing in Ampara.
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EPDP member killed

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 12 October 1999, 11:05 GMT]
A member of the EPDP, Thambirajah Vinayakamoorthy, alias Vasikan, 38, was shot dead by unidentified armed youth in Akkaraippattu in the Ampara district, around 3.30 p.m. today said police sources.
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SLA soldier killed in ambush

[TamilNet, Thursday, 07 October 1999, 07:10 GMT]
A soldier was killed when the Liberation Tigers ambushed a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) patrol in the Pulmoddai area, about 45 km. north of Trincomalee town around 7.15 p.m. yesterday, sources said.
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Cordon and search in Valaichenai

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 06 October 1999, 13:18 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers conducted a cordon and search operation in the hamlets of Puthukkudiyiruppu, Paythaalai, Kannankiramam, and Union Colony in Valaichenai, 32 km. north of Batticaloa from the early hours of the morning today.
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SLA vehicle attacked

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 05 October 1999, 12:25 GMT]
Two Sri Lanka Army soldiers were killed when the Liberation Tigers attacked an army lorry with rocket propelled grenade (RPG) in the eastern district of Trincomalee around 3.30 p.m. this afternoon security sources said.
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Widowed mother gang raped in Varani

[TamilNet, Sunday, 03 October 1999, 18:59 GMT]
Rajeswary Krishnarajah, 35, mother of three was gang raped by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers at Vaalaithottam, a farming hamlet in Varani in the Thenmaradchi Division of the Jaffna Peninsula on Wednesday, September 29, according to a complaint made by Rajeswary with the Police.
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Police, SLA blamed for rising crime

[TamilNet, Sunday, 03 October 1999, 09:50 GMT]
Police sources said that Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and Police personnel were involved in 75 percent of the crimes committed by underworld gangs in Sri Lanka.
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One killed, five wounded in clashes

[TamilNet, Friday, 01 October 1999, 23:01 GMT]
A Security Assistant (Homeguard) was wounded when the Liberation Tigers attacked a police post at Thoppur, four km. south of Muttur in the Trincomalee district this morning around 8.20 a.m. said police sources.
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