Police Constable injured, troops recover claymore in Batticaloa

[TamilNet, Sunday, 30 July 2006, 10:23 GMT]
A Sri Lankan police constable was injured when unidentified persons fired at a sentry post located between Valaichchenai bus terminal and the office of the Assistant Superintendent of Police in Batticaloa district, around 7 p.m., Saturday, police said.
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Four SLA troops injured in grenade attacks in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Sunday, 30 July 2006, 07:03 GMT]
Four Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were injured in two separate attacks in Jaffna peninsula, Saturday evening. Three Soldiers were injured in a grenade attack in Kodikamam town, around 7:30 p.m.. Another soldier was injured by sniper fire near SLA's Forward Defence Line (FDL) near Muhamalai, military sources said.
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Three SLA troopers injured in Point-Pedro grenade attack

[TamilNet, Saturday, 29 July 2006, 13:28 GMT]
Three SriLanka Army (SLA) soldiers were seriously injured when unknown gunmen riding in a motorbike hurled hand grenades in a SLA sentry near Velayutham Maha Vidiyalayam located 400 meters south of Point Pedro town along the Point Pedro-Jaffna Road at 2:20 p.m. Saturday, sources in Vadamaradchy said.
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Tamil civilian killed in army firing

[TamilNet, Saturday, 29 July 2006, 06:41 GMT]
A 50-year old man was killed in Muttur east when Sri Lanka Army soldiers fired from Kaddaiparichchan camp, around 9 a.m., civil sources in the area said.
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Claymore blast kills SLA trooper, civilians injured in retaliation

[TamilNet, Thursday, 27 July 2006, 03:41 GMT]
A Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldier was killed in a claymore explosion targetted at the SLA road clearing patrol along Jaffna-Kankesanthurai road near Jaffna Hindu College at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, security sources in Jaffna said. Five civilians were injured when the SLA troopers opened fire indiscriminately and assulted pedestrians following the explosion.
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Youth shot dead, two injured in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 01:44 GMT]
Unidentified men riding a motobike shot and killed a youth at Punnalaikadduvan south, around 6 p.m., Tuesday, sources in Jaffna said. Two others were seriously injured in the shooting. Local residents blamed the paramilitary operatives collaborating with the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) for the shooting. Residents said the SLA soldiers were searching for the three youths and that the three had been assaulted by Sri Lanka Armed forces earlier.
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SLA troopers kill two civilians following grenade attack

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 26 July 2006, 00:40 GMT]
Contrary to claims by Sri Lanka Military sources that Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers shot dead two LTTE cadres in Urumpirai after a grenade attack on the SLA sentry at 3.00 p.m Tuesday, investigations conducted at the scene, the same night by Additional Magistrate Mr. Srinithi Nandasekeran revealed that the two men killed were innocent civilians, legal sources said.
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Psychiatric evaluation ordered for accused SLA soldiers in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 25 July 2006, 00:53 GMT]
Jaffna District Magistrate, E. T. Vignarajah, Monday, ordered psychiatric assessment for the three Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers accused of threatening Jaffna Additional Magistrate Ms. Srinithi Nanthisekaran with death, to asses their mental status, after police officers at courts expressed doubts over the mental stability of the soldiers, legal sources in Jaffna said.


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SLA soldier killed in Mannar firefight

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 25 July 2006, 00:11 GMT]
One Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldier was killed when unidentified gunmen, waiting in ambush, fired at a group of soldiers at Kaddaiadampan along Mannar-Madawachchi main road at 2:15 p.m. Monday, sources said.
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"Death Won't Deter Us," - Diaspora Tamils mark 83 Black July Genocide

[TamilNet, Monday, 24 July 2006, 09:28 GMT]
The 1983 Black July anti-Tamil pogroms in which more than 3000 Tamils were killed and billions of rupees worth of property were destroyed by Sinhala thugs, sections of Sri Lankan armed forces, and ruling UNP party cadres, fuelled the Tamil armed struggle towards a defensible Tamil homeland. Thousands of Tamils fled the island to Tamil Nadu state in India, Europe and elsewhere. The recent extra-judicial killings in Sri Lanka Army (SLA) controlled areas in the NorthEast, during the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA), have added significance to the widespread observance by the Tamil diaspora of the 23rd year remembrance of the anti-Tamil pogroms.
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SLA arrests four in Vavuniya roundup

[TamilNet, Sunday, 23 July 2006, 12:09 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers conducted an early morning cordon and search operation in Suthanthirapuram area in Vavuniya Sunday and arrested four civilians on suspicion of having links with Liberation Tigers, Vanni district parliamentarian Sivanathan Kishor said. The arrested four have been transferred to the Vavuniya Police Sunday afternoon after the relatives complained to the parliamentarian who intervened on their behalf.
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Two SLN soldiers injured in Velani grenade attack

[TamilNet, Sunday, 23 July 2006, 10:11 GMT]
Two Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) soldiers were injured, one seriously, when unknown gunmen riding in a motorbike hurled hand grenades at the soldiers engaged in security duties in Vankalavady in Velanai Jaffna Islet at 11:50 a.m. Sunday, sources in Jaffna said. The seriously injured soldier has been transported to Palaly military hospital.
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68-year old man shot dead in Puttur East, Jaffna

[TamilNet, Saturday, 22 July 2006, 04:54 GMT]
A 68-year old man was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at his house, located in Urani, Puttur East, Friday night.
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SLA soldier killed, 3 wounded in Meesalai Claymore attack

[TamilNet, Saturday, 22 July 2006, 04:14 GMT]
A Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldier was killed and 3 seriously wounded in a Claymore mine explosion that took place at Meesalai, 4 km northeast of Chavakacheri in Thenmaradchi sector of Jaffna district around 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Traffic through A9 at Messalai was blocked and a cordon and search operation was launched by the SLA troopers.
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Man killed in SLA gunfire after grenade attack in Gurunagar

[TamilNet, Friday, 21 July 2006, 02:23 GMT]
A man believed to be a local resident was killed when Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers opened fire indiscriminately after two unknown assailants hurled a hand grenade into the SLA sentry located near St.Patricks College junction in Gurunagar Jaffna at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, sources in Jaffna said. The body is lying 50 meters from the sentry point and has not been identified. The alleged assailants escaped after throwing the grenade, according to sources.
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SLA soldiers gun down MPCS branch manager in Mannar

[TamilNet, Thursday, 20 July 2006, 16:18 GMT]
The Manager of Manthai South Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society (MPCS) branch in Uyilankulam, was gunned down by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troopers at Manatkulam Junction, 14 km southeast of Mannar town, while he was returning home. Police said that the MPCS manager was hit when SLA troopers opened fire after a grenade attack on the checkpost. The incident took place around 5:45 p.m. Thursday.
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TRO officer assaulted by SLA troops in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Thursday, 20 July 2006, 15:13 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers severly assaulted a Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) officer at Varani, northeast of Jaffna twon, Thursday, TRO officials said. The TRO field-officer was blind-folded, taken inside an army bunker located within the premises of a SLA mini-camp at Thaavalai Iyatalai area, and was assaulted, according to a complaint made by the TRO's District Office with the Human Rights Commission in the northern peninsula.
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4 civilians injured in SLA fire in Nallur

[TamilNet, Thursday, 20 July 2006, 14:42 GMT]
Four civilians were injured when Sri Lanka Army soldiers fired at random following a grenade blast at Wyman road-Pt.Pedro road junction, in Nallur, a suburb of Jaffna town, around 5.30 p.m., Thursday, civilians sources said.
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LTTE cadre killed in clash with SLA DPU in Trincomalee

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 10:50 GMT]
LTTE cadres Wednesday morning around 6:00 a.m. thwarted an attempt by a group of soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) to enter into the LTTE held area through its forward defence line located in Eachchilampathu division, south of Trincomalee district, LTTE sources said.
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Claymore mine hits SLA convoy, 3 killed, 11 wounded

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 07:02 GMT]
A Sri Lanka Army Captain, a Lieutenant and a Lance Corporal were killed and 11 other troopers wounded when a bus carrying the troopers was ambushed with a Claymore mine near Maruthanarmadam Junction, 8.5 km northeast of Jaffna town at 11:05 a.m. Wednesday. Five of the eleven SLA troopers wounded in the ambush, were in serious condition, SLA sources said. The soldiers opened fire indiscriminately for fifteen minutes and beat up the civilians in the area after the attack. Three civilians were rushed to Jaffna hospital, residents said.
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