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CFA enters into 2543 days today. |
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| Hero's day Statement |
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 Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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| December HR Release |
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Civilians, killed, spending night in trenches and living under treesShelling kills one civilian near Elephantpass in the northOne man was killed as a result of all night shelling in Iyakkachchi which is 15 Kilometers away from the northern FDL at Muhamalai. This shelling affected several villages surrounding this area as described later in this report. Aerial attack kills one and injures two civilians in Mullaithivu Mic-27 bombers of Sri Lankan Air Force bombed civilian settlements in Venavil in the Mullaithivu district for 30 minutes, killing one and injuring two civilians. Many homes were destroyed. A woman, Meiyapillai Alahi aged 57 died on the spot. Two other women, Jegatheeswari aged 26 and Sivalingam Kemavathi aged 42 were seriously injured and are receiving treatment at the hospital. Five homes were completely destroyed and another ten homes were badly damaged in the aerial bombing. Away from international view civilian settlements come under all night shelling in Vadamaradchi east All night shelling last night by Sri Lankan military in the north forced civilians to spend the entire night in trenches. Women, children and infants too were forced into this plight, SLA fired artillery from Muhamalai and Nagarkovil camps and they fell all night in the civilian settlements in Vadamaradchi east. Mamunai, Chempianpatru, Maruthankerni, and Aliyavalai villages were the most afftected due to the all night shelling. Shells also fell and exploded in the villages of Pachchilaipalli, Puthikkadu, Masar, and Seranpatru. On going indiscriminate shelling in the area is continuing to kill livestock and productive trees. People displaced due to military offensives in Mannar, live under trees The on going attack by the SLA in the Mannar district, in particular, the shelling towards the Manthai area and the attempts to infiltrate through Thampanai as well as Mullikulam areas have forced people of these villages to displace. Most of them have displaced to Periyamadu. Huts have been put by families that have some means. The poorest families are continuing live under trees. 30 May 2007
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