Pakistan asks Sri Lankan Army to train its armed forces in counterinsurgency operationsAugust 21st, 2009 COLOMBO - Pakistan has asked the Sri Lankan Army to provide training to its armed forces. Following the Sri Lankan Army's tremendous success against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the Pakistan Government wants it to train their security personnel in counter-insurgency operations, Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya said.
Prabhakaran's parents in government custodyMay 28th, 2009 COLOMBO - The parents of the now dead Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran are in the "protective custody" of the Sri Lankan government, a media report said Thursday. Thiruvenkatam Velupillai (76) and his wife Parvathi (71) surrendered to the army several days ago, The Island newspaper quoted a government official as saying.
Birth marks, scars helped to identify Prabhakaran's bodyMay 27th, 2009 COLOMBO - Slain LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran's body was identified by his two former aides with the help of certain scars and birth marks. The Tiger supremo's body was identified by federal minister Vinayagamoorthi Muralidaran, one time close confidante of Prabhakaran, and Daya Master, the former LTTE media spokesman.
Prabhakaran's body crematedMay 22nd, 2009 COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan military spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanyakkara said that LTTE Supremo Prabhakaran's body was cremated in Mullaithivu on Wednesday. According to the military, his body was treated like any other terrorist.
LTTE chief Prabhakaran to be buried in a mass graveMay 21st, 2009 COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan Government is to bury Liberation Tiger of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) chief V.Prabhakaran in a unmarked mass grave, Sri Lankan Army sources said. Prabhakaran will be burried along with all the other LTTE fighters who were killed in the final assault.
Prabhakaran's body found: military chiefMay 19th, 2009 COLOMBO - The body of Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran has been found, the Sri Lankan defence ministry said Tuesday. The state-run TV showed the body kept on a stretcher.
Prabhakaran's body found, says Sri Lanka Army chiefMay 19th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's Army Chief, General Sarath Fonseka declared on Tuesday afternoon that the dead body of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran has been identified and recovered. General Fonseka in his capacity as the Commander of the Army made the announcement on behalf of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at 12.15 p.m.
3 senior LTTE leaders killed: Sri Lanka armyMay 18th, 2009 COLOMBO - The Sri Lanka army has claimed to have killed three senior Tamil Tiger leaders, as its fight against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam continued in the northern part of Sri Lanka on Monday. Sri Lanka's government said troops were engaged in "final brushing up" hours after a website linked to the rebels said the Tigers were laying down arms.
Body of Prabhakaran's son foundMay 18th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan troops Monday found a body suspected to be of Tamil Tiger chief Velupillai Prabhakaran's son Charles Anthony, a media report said.
Sri Lankan President to address nation at 6 pmMay 18th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will address the nation today at 6 pm after the Lankan Army declared victory in his nation's over quarter of a century civil war with the Tamil Tigers rebels. Earlier in the day, the Sri Lankan Army claimed that Liberation of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was shot dead by Sri Lankan Special Forces, as he tried to stage a dramatic breakout from an army encirclement.
Body of Prabhakaran's son found: Defence ministryMay 18th, 2009 COLOMBO - A body believed to be of Charles Anthony, the son of Tamil Tiger chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, has been recovered by the army during clearing operations in northeastern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said Monday. Charles Anthony was known to be fighting alongside his father in the conflict.
Sri Lanka Army claims capture of another LTTE postApril 29th, 2009 COLOMBO - The 58th division of the Sri Lankan Army has reportedly captured another LTTE post in Rettavaikkal. Army officials said that the Rettavaikkal is a tactically important location considering the LTTE's hold has been reduced to less than six square kilometers of territory.
Lankan Army captures Valayarmadam, six sq km away from PrabhakaranApril 26th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan Defence Ministry on Sunday said that the Army has captured strategic Valayarmadam area and encircled remaining six square kilometre strip of land which could be the possible hideout of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran. "Sri Lankan soldiers have liberated Valayarmadam area and so far rescued 500 civilians held hostage by the LTTE from there," the Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
LTTE's stronghold of Mullaitivu completely captured: Lankan armyJanuary 24th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan troops fighting their way into the areas of the Tamil Tiger rebels Sunday fully captured the rebels' last major bastion of Mullaitivu, dealing severe body blow to the beleaguered rebel outfit, the island nation's army chief said Sunday. 'Mullaitivu, the (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) LTTE terror hub, has been completely captured by our heroic troops.
Sri Lankan troops enter Mullaitivu townJanuary 24th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan troops Sunday entered Mullaitivu town, the last stronghold of the Tamil Tigers, an army official said.
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