Sri Lanka War Situation report and battlefield footage thread

[hilal]

Folks please post everything related to the current Wanni Military offensive here. This can include articles from both SLA and LTTE as long as URL/links to sources are provided. This will help keep the Mother Lanka thread a little clean. keep comments clean,civil and to the point. Due to the sensitive nature of this topic personal insults, racism or foul language will result in the post being deleted by Moderators.
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Sri Lankan Singhalese language news report, scroll FWD for actual news report including footage from the front lines.

LTTE's Mannar forward defense line taken by the SLA.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FV6bjCYUXqU

[hilal]

Situation Report 04/06/2008
http://youtube.com/watch?v=azmhPu2aXDk
uploaded by sinhahada

[WPKD]

Oh excellent news machang. Pinned

[lankan000]

LOL NICE WORK GUYS

[hilal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFHmog9hQAM
Situation Report 08/06/2008

[WPKD]

Yh thx for keeping us up to date.

[hilal]

Wanni operation 06th, 07th and 08th June

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iPoxt7frwgg

[hilal]

Security forces capture an LTTE child soldier



Exposing yet another instance of exploitation of children by the LTTE, troops operating on the Mannar front captured a female child soldier as she was forcibly deployed by the LTTE to guard their Forward Defences in Alankulam which came under heavy attack from the Army last morning, June 9.

The female child soldier aged 17 years was captured as troops launched a massive assault on five LTTE positions in their defences in Alankulam, North of Giant Tank in the Mannar front.

The female child soldier had revealed that the LTTE had abducted her in 2006 in Kilinochchi while she was returning from a Kovil.

She had been given one and half months weapons training by the LTTE and deployed to defend the Forward Defence Lines along with other terror cadres.

According to her shocking revelation to the troops, the LTTE cadres used to drop them on the Forward Defences after transporting them blindfolded and providing them with three meals, lunch, dinner and breakfast, for the following day.

The captured LTTE child soldier was handed over to the Police and later she will be directed to a child rehabilitation centre, sources further said.

Ministry of Defense

[hilal]

The above shows unlike the LTTE the SL army is much more disciplined and a noble force. Sure there are some bad apples but the LTTE have no POW's they kill every combatant which is against every rule of engagement which stands as testimony to their brutality.

[hilal]

[size=10pt]SL Army Eyes LTTE FDL In Muhamali Once Again[/size]
http://aboutsrilanka. blogspot .com/2008/06/sl-army-eyes-ltte-fdl-in-muhamali-once.html

Sri Lanka Air Force has launched several air raids in LTTE Front Defense Line through out the day. Idea behind these air raids could be to crack down LTTE bunkers and support ground troops to advance from their FDL and capture palali area and Elephant Pass whic are strategically very important to both parties.
In the view of LTTE if they loose these areas it becomes very hard for them to stop army entering Mulathiv and Kilinochchi which is like the heart of LTTE. So it is very natural for them to deploy their fullest power in these areas to defend strong Sri Lanka army. As a result SL Army is still not being able to capture these areas.
At the same time if Army being able to capture the Elephan pass it would be much convinient for them to put the pressure on LTTE from several sides as LTTE is lack of human force.