Two SLA soldiers were killed and one seriously wounds in a claymore mine explosion that struck their tractor in Sarasalai, 4 km northeast of Chavakachcheri in Thenmardchi, Jaffna district, around 1:00 p.m. Tuesday.
A cycle bomb placed near a bus depot at the third mile post junction along the Nilaveli-Trincomalee road narrowly missed a Navy bus convoy carrying soldiers towards the east port town Tuesday morning. Initial reports said eleven soldiers were injured and admitted to navy hospital. Sri Lanka troops fired in retaliation killing two Tamil civilians and injuring several. Four have been admitted to Trincomalee general hospital.
An SLA soldier was killed Monday night when a grenade was thrown at a sentry point located in the premises of Mannar General Hospital. A combined camp of the SLA and Sri Lanka Navy is located close to the Balamurugan Temple in the hospital premises. SLA soldiers fired in retaliation injuring a Tamil civilian who was sleeping on the verandah of the Balamurugan temple.
An Air Force (SLAF) soldier manning a checkpoint in Anpuvallipuram in Trincomalee district was injured when an unidentified person lobbed a hand grenade around 8.30 pm Monday.
Two Tamil youths known as supporters of the LTTE were shot dead by gunmen on Monday at 12 noon at Deans Road in Akkaraipattu town. Chandranathan Sasikumar, 23, also called Appuhami, a resident of Kurukkal Road in Akkaraipattu and Gopalakrishnan Suresh, 16, of RKM Road Akkaraipattu, were killed whilst riding a motorbike by gunman on another motorbike.
A paramilitary cadre of the EPDP group, Navaratnarajah Jegatheeswaran, 26, from Rajakiramam in Karaveddy, Jaffna was shot dead at Sunday morning by gunmen riding in a motorbike along Nelliady-Kodikamam road.
The Liberation Tigers on Saturday said two of their fighters, a Lieutenant and a Second Lieutenant were killed Friday evening when a minicamp located in the LTTE held Kadavanaikulam area in Trincomalee district was attacked by a group of around 50 SLA soldiers, the LTTE said in a complaint to international ceasefire monitors.
Two SLA soldiers sustained minor injuries when assailants hurled a grenade at their road clearing patrol in Arumugathankudiyiruppu in Eravur, 14 km north of Batticaloa along the Batticaloa-Valaichenai highway at 1.30 p.m. Saturday. Troops arrested three Tamil youths playing close by as suspects.
A Navy soldier was killed on the spot and three others were seriously injured in a roadside blast in Kayts an island north-west of Jaffna town around 1.30 p.m. Saturday. A wounded trooper, later succumbed to his wounds. Navy troopers were on a road patrol in the area when the mine went off.
Unidentified attackers lobbed a grenade at the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) office located on Lake Road in Batticaloa Friday night around 11:30 p.m. No one was wounded in the attack, Batticaloa Police said. Three vehicles parked outside the SLMM office were damaged in the attack. The SLMM office is located inside Sri Lank Army High Security Zone near a SLA base that also houses the paramilitary Razeek Group.
Sri Lankan troops Saturday afternoon found and defused two live claymore mines at a place close to Swami Malai, a resettled Tamil village in Thambalakamam division about 27 km off northwest of east port town along Trincomalee-Kandy main road.
The week before, troops recovered a live claymore mine in Naduthivu village in Kinniya division, also in Trincomalee.
An SLA soldier was killed when assailants hurled a grenade at troops in Mallakam junction in Vallikamam at 3.45 p.m. Friday. One civilian was injured when the troops returned fire.
There were two incidents of grenade explosions in Irupalai on Jaffna-Point Pedro Road at 5 p.m. Friday. The unknown gunmen followed the explosion with gunfire before escaping from the area.
One Police officer, Mr Piyantha, 46 was seriously injured in Nallur, Jaffna Aadiyapatham Road, Old junction when unknown gunmen hurled a grenade at him at noon Friday. Two youths from Neervely, P Anushan, 23, and R Ravi, 21, who were riding on a bicycle were also injured by the blast.
There was another grenade attack on the SLA sentry point in Aanaikottai, Jaffna at 2.30 p.m. Friday also.
Gunmen shot and killed a paramilitary cadre of the EPRLFon Friday at 10:45 a.m. at Kallady, 2 km south of Batticaloa town. Arulampalam Suntharalingam, 33, known as Sinnavan, was a former Razeek paramilitary group member.
Nine Navy sailors were killed and ten wounded when their bus was hit by a claymore mine in Chettikulam Thursday evening on Madawachi - Mannar Road. A Sinhala home guard was reported killed and a Muslim youth was wounded in SLN gunfire following the attack.
Three policemen and an SLA soldier and two civilians were injured in the grenade attacks that took place at Thursday morning at Parameswara and Thatatheru junctions. Five civilians were wounded when soldiers fired indiscriminately in both locations.
Two SLA soldiers were injured Tuesday morning last week when unknown gunmen ambushed a SLA foot patrol at Punanai in Valaichenai along the Batticaloa-Polannaruwa highwat at the 18th mile post.
A cycle bomb placed near a bus depot at the third mile post junction along the Nilaveli-Trincomalee road narrowly missed a Navy bus convoy carrying soldiers towards the east port town Tuesday morning. Initial reports said eleven soldiers were injured and admitted to navy hospital. Sri Lanka troops fired in retaliation killing two Tamil civilians and injuring several. Four have been admitted to Trincomalee general hospital.
An SLA soldier was killed Monday night when a grenade was thrown at a sentry point located in the premises of Mannar General Hospital. A combined camp of the SLA and Sri Lanka Navy is located close to the Balamurugan Temple in the hospital premises. SLA soldiers fired in retaliation injuring a Tamil civilian who was sleeping on the verandah of the Balamurugan temple.
An Air Force (SLAF) soldier manning a checkpoint in Anpuvallipuram in Trincomalee district was injured when an unidentified person lobbed a hand grenade around 8.30 pm Monday.
Two Tamil youths known as supporters of the LTTE were shot dead by gunmen on Monday at 12 noon at Deans Road in Akkaraipattu town. Chandranathan Sasikumar, 23, also called Appuhami, a resident of Kurukkal Road in Akkaraipattu and Gopalakrishnan Suresh, 16, of RKM Road Akkaraipattu, were killed whilst riding a motorbike by gunman on another motorbike.
A paramilitary cadre of the EPDP group, Navaratnarajah Jegatheeswaran, 26, from Rajakiramam in Karaveddy, Jaffna was shot dead at Sunday morning by gunmen riding in a motorbike along Nelliady-Kodikamam road.
The Liberation Tigers on Saturday said two of their fighters, a Lieutenant and a Second Lieutenant were killed Friday evening when a minicamp located in the LTTE held Kadavanaikulam area in Trincomalee district was attacked by a group of around 50 SLA soldiers, the LTTE said in a complaint to international ceasefire monitors.
Two SLA soldiers sustained minor injuries when assailants hurled a grenade at their road clearing patrol in Arumugathankudiyiruppu in Eravur, 14 km north of Batticaloa along the Batticaloa-Valaichenai highway at 1.30 p.m. Saturday. Troops arrested three Tamil youths playing close by as suspects.
A Navy soldier was killed on the spot and three others were seriously injured in a roadside blast in Kayts an island north-west of Jaffna town around 1.30 p.m. Saturday. A wounded trooper, later succumbed to his wounds. Navy troopers were on a road patrol in the area when the mine went off.
Unidentified attackers lobbed a grenade at the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) office located on Lake Road in Batticaloa Friday night around 11:30 p.m. No one was wounded in the attack, Batticaloa Police said. Three vehicles parked outside the SLMM office were damaged in the attack. The SLMM office is located inside Sri Lank Army High Security Zone near a SLA base that also houses the paramilitary Razeek Group.
Sri Lankan troops Saturday afternoon found and defused two live claymore mines at a place close to Swami Malai, a resettled Tamil village in Thambalakamam division about 27 km off northwest of east port town along Trincomalee-Kandy main road.
The week before, troops recovered a live claymore mine in Naduthivu village in Kinniya division, also in Trincomalee.
An SLA soldier was killed when assailants hurled a grenade at troops in Mallakam junction in Vallikamam at 3.45 p.m. Friday. One civilian was injured when the troops returned fire.
There were two incidents of grenade explosions in Irupalai on Jaffna-Point Pedro Road at 5 p.m. Friday. The unknown gunmen followed the explosion with gunfire before escaping from the area.
One Police officer, Mr Piyantha, 46 was seriously injured in Nallur, Jaffna Aadiyapatham Road, Old junction when unknown gunmen hurled a grenade at him at noon Friday. Two youths from Neervely, P Anushan, 23, and R Ravi, 21, who were riding on a bicycle were also injured by the blast.
There was another grenade attack on the SLA sentry point in Aanaikottai, Jaffna at 2.30 p.m. Friday also.
Gunmen shot and killed a paramilitary cadre of the EPRLFon Friday at 10:45 a.m. at Kallady, 2 km south of Batticaloa town. Arulampalam Suntharalingam, 33, known as Sinnavan, was a former Razeek paramilitary group member.
Nine Navy sailors were killed and ten wounded when their bus was hit by a claymore mine in Chettikulam Thursday evening on Madawachi - Mannar Road. A Sinhala home guard was reported killed and a Muslim youth was wounded in SLN gunfire following the attack.
Three policemen and an SLA soldier and two civilians were injured in the grenade attacks that took place at Thursday morning at Parameswara and Thatatheru junctions. Five civilians were wounded when soldiers fired indiscriminately in both locations.
Two SLA soldiers were injured Tuesday morning last week when unknown gunmen ambushed a SLA foot patrol at Punanai in Valaichenai along the Batticaloa-Polannaruwa highwat at the 18th mile post.
