SLA blocks 200 people, key officials, from entering Vanni at Oamanthai

[TamilNet, Friday, 21 November 2008, 10:11 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in Oamanthai, while allowing 56 lorries carrying humanitarian supplies to enter Vanni, denied entry to more than 200 people including Ki'linochchi Regional Director of Health Services, Zonal Education Directors of Ki'linochchi and Mullaiththeevu, 15 school principals of both districts, Peoples’ Bank manager of Mullaiththeevu and four ambulances carrying 50 patients who were discharged from Vavuniyaa hospital after treatment to enter Vanni. When the stranded officials questioned if people are allowed to enter to Vavuniyaa this week as to why they were not allowed, the ICRC has informed the officials that they have not got clearance to be manned at Oamanthai.
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ICRC facilitation of Oamanthai crossing ad-hoc

[TamilNet, Thursday, 20 November 2008, 12:39 GMT]
The ICRC's presence at the Oamanthai crossing point has been temporarily suspended since 18 November, as the organization could not obtain all necessary guarantees for the safe passage of civilians and goods, the organisation said in a press statement issued from Colombo. "Despite its lack of sustained presence at Omanthai, on 19 November, the ICRC staff managed to facilitate the ad-hoc passage of 24 patients from the Vanni seeking treatment in Vavuniya General Hospital and the transfer of 18 bodies of fallen fighters," the ICRC said adding that the ICRC was discussing new crossing-point arrangements with government and LTTE.
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Newborn baby dies, 31 patients suffer as SLA refuses ambulances to reach Vavuniyaa

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 19:54 GMT]
A baby born at Mullaiththeevu hospital, in need of urgent treatment at Vavuniyaa hospital, pathetically died on Tuesday as medical authorities were not allowed by the Sri Lankan forces Vanni headquarters to allow ambulances to reach Oamanthai exit point since Tuesday morning, according to medical authorities in Vanni. Four ambulances carrying 14 patients from Mullaiththeevu hospital and 17 patients from Ki'linochchi Tharmapuram hospital waited for hours in front of the ICRC office in Puthukkudiyiruppu, but were forced to return to their hospitals with seriously ill patients.
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20 civilians arrested in Batticaloa

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 14:34 GMT]
Twenty Tamil civilians were arrested in a cordon and search operation conducted by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Sri Lanka Police located in Eechchantheevu area in Vavu'natheevu police division in Batticaloa district on Tuesday from early morning around 5:30 a.m. The arrested are being held in the Vavu'natheevu police station
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SLA Claymore attack kills 3 Tamil civilians in Vanni

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 11:01 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Deep Penetration Unit triggered a Claymore mine targeting a civilian vehicle killing a 12-year-old boy, his 53-year-old father and a 34-year-old man on the spot at Channasip-Paranthan, 5 km north of Pu'liyangku'lam on Pu'liyangku'lam Nedungkea'ni Road Tuesday morning around 8:45, Tamileelam Police said. The mother and the driver of the vehicle were seriously wounded and rushed to Mullaiththeevu hospital. The vehicle was returning to Vavuniyaa after delivering weekly newspapers to Vanni.
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Unidentified men shoot, injure 2 Tamil farmers in Vavuniyaa

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 November 2008, 12:55 GMT]
Two Tamil farmers were critically injured when unidentified persons waiting in ambush at a point along Chaaththirikoozhangku'lam - Kalmadu road fired at them while they were returning from their paddy fields Saturday evening in Eechchangku'lam area in Vavuniyaa police division, sources said.
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Tigers repulse SLA in North, SLA targets Maangku'lam

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 November 2008, 12:39 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) launched another offensive push for the third consecutive day from Jaffna Monday morning. 8 SLA soldiers were killed and 29 wounded when the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) put up stiff resistance from 5:00 a.m. till 11:00 a.m., thwarting a three frontal attack by the SLA on LTTE Forward Defence Line (FDL) in Mukamaalai, Ka'ndal and Ki'laai, the Tigers said. Meanwhile, the SLA which claimed its forces entered Kumizhamunai near Naayaa'ru lagoon south of A'lampil in Mullaiththeevu district, on Monday said its forces from Vannivi'laangkulam were attempting to occupy Maangku'lam on A9.
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Medical staff in Batticaloa hospital protest slaying of Sinhala doctor

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 November 2008, 08:35 GMT]
Sri Lankan Police was making arrangements to provide security to the Sinhala doctors at the Batticaloa hospital as medical staff of the hospital took to the streets Monday morning protesting against the killing of a doctor, a Sinhalese, at Naavatkudaa in Vavu'natheevu. Initial reports said 65 Sinhala doctors, including trainees at the Teaching hospital and those who were deployed in RDHS hospitals in recently resettled areas, would be provided security. Meanwhile, all the Sinhala medical staff working in recently resettled remote areas of Batticaloa district, were moving to Batticaloa Teaching hospital until their safety is secured, medical authorities said.
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Sinhala doctor shot dead in Batticaloa, STF guns down Tamil neighbour

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 November 2008, 07:23 GMT]
Unidentified armed persons shot and killed a 35-year-old doctor, Palithakumara Pathmakumar, a Sinhalese from Gampola, who was working at Naavatkaadu hospital in Vavu'natheevu, 10 km west of Batticaloa district, Sunday night around 10:15 p.m., Police said. Meanwhile, residents said the Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) commandos attacked and shot dead a 38-year-old Tamil family man in the neighborhood around 10:40 p.m. Tension prevails in Naavatkudaa where hospital staff on protest against the killing, which comes a day before the funeral of Pillayan's private secretary Ragu.
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Tamil family man shot dead in Batticaloa

[TamilNet, Saturday, 15 November 2008, 20:24 GMT]
Three unidentified armed men arriving on motor cycles at the house of a trader in Vavu’natheevu police division in Batticaloa disrict Friday around 7:30 p.m shot and killed the trader. Many Special Task Force (STF) camps and police stations are located in this area.
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Tamil youth abducted in Cheddiku'lam

[TamilNet, Friday, 14 November 2008, 11:07 GMT]
Armed men who arrived in a white van abducted Tamil youth from his house in Neriyaku'lam in Cheddiku'lam in Vavuniyaa district.
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Colombo creates human crisis at entry point - Nadesan

[TamilNet, Thursday, 13 November 2008, 10:54 GMT]
The closure of entry point at Oamanthai in Vavuniyaa by the Colombo government for the last three days has created a human crisis affecting emergency patients and supply of medicines to civilian hospitals, said B. Nadesan, the political head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) on Thursday. Intense shelling by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) on the entry point has made the ICRC officials posted there to leave. "By imposing a sanction on food, medicine and by maintaining an inhumane economic blockade, the Sri Lankan government is pinpointing the war at the civilians, disregarding International norms to be observed. The indications are that Colombo is adamant in pursuing an aggressive war," he told TamilNet.
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Tamil youth shot dead in Vavuniyaa

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 13:46 GMT]
A Tamil youth was shot dead Monday night at Pattakaadu bund area in Vavuniyaa police division. The victim was not identified immediately. His body was recovered from the bund area Tuesday morning and transferred to Vavuniyaa general hospital for identification and postmortem, sources said.
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2 killed, 4 wounded, TMVP camp attacked in Vavu'natheevu - LTTE

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 06:44 GMT]
A camp of the TMVP paramilitary at Mangkikkaddu in Vavu'natheevu was attacked Monday night at 10:45 p.m., the LTTE said. Two TMVP personnel were killed and four sustained injuries and fled the camp. Four T56-2 assault rifles, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launcher and ammunitions were seized in the raid, according to the Tigers.
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Civilian killed in SLA DPU attack in Vanni

[TamilNet, Monday, 10 November 2008, 16:02 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) infiltrators triggered a Claymore mine in Nedungkea'ni, northeast of Vavuniyaa, inside Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) held area in Vanni, killing a father of one Monday morning, initial reports said.
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Patient dies as SLA blocks ambulance in Vavuniyaa

[TamilNet, Sunday, 09 November 2008, 22:13 GMT]
One of the five patients sent in Ambulance from Ki'linochchi Tharmapuram hospital to Vavuniyaa hospital in need of urgent treatment died Saturday night as Vanni Sri Lankan Forces Head Quarters (Vanni SF-HQ) refused permission for the ambulance to proceed to Vavuniya general hospital, Tharmapuram hospital sources said. The ambulance had sought SLA permission to proceed to Vavuniyaa along the SLA allowed road, through the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) located in Puthukkudiyiruppu.
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Tamil trader shot dead in Vavuniyaa

[TamilNet, Saturday, 08 November 2008, 23:34 GMT]
Unidentified armed men shot dead a 70-year old Tamil trader inside his shop at point blank range Friday night at Kalmadu village in Vavuniyaa police division. The victim owned the shop located in Poompukaar, a suburb of Vavuniyaa.
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White van armed men abduct Tamil civilian in Vavuniyaa

[TamilNet, Saturday, 08 November 2008, 14:38 GMT]
A 33-year-old Tamil was abducted in Vavuniyaa Friday evening by unidentified armed men who arrived in a white van, according to complaints lodged with the Vavuniyaa police Friday evening.
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Youth abducted in Vavuniyaa town

[TamilNet, Friday, 07 November 2008, 08:57 GMT]
Armed men, who arrived in a green colour van abducted a 26-year-old youth, who was working at a textiles shop in Vavuniyaa town, Thursday evening around 6:45, according to a complaint lodged with the police.
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STF arrests 25 males in Vavu'natheevu, Batticaloa

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 04 November 2008, 13:42 GMT]
Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) commandos and police conducted a joint cordon and search Tuesday from 5:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. in Kannagkudaa in Vavu'natheevu police division in Batticaloa district arresting 25 men, sources in Batticaloa said. The arrested men are held in Vavu'natheevu police station for further inquiries, residents of Vavu'natheevu said.
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