LTTE readjusts its positions in the east
On 19 January 2007, LTTE decided to pull back from its Pannichchankerni position which is on the access route to Vaharai.
People in Vaharai, residents and the displaced, have endured more than six months of denial of humanitarian access. Since October only once a small quantity of food and medicine was allowed into Vaharai.
People have been forced to run around from place to place to avoid indiscriminate artillery shelling by the Sri Lankan military since October. Ninety three civilians including several children were killed in November and December in three schools, Kathiraveli, Patchenai, and Vammivedduvan, converted into refugee camps. Many more were severely injured. Just a few days ago three people were killed inside the Vaharai hospital complex where people had taken refuge.
Repeated call by humanitarian agencies to spare the civilians produced no tangible result. International community watched while the carnage went on, except for occasional press statement. Sri Lankan military used Pannichchankerni LTTE positions as an excuse to block humanitarian access to Vaharai people. Amparai situation Today at 10.45am, LTTE attacked occupying Sri Lankan military in Amparai. The LTTE attack took place 5 Kms from the Bakkimiddiya village. Eleven Sri Lankan troops were killed in the attack. LTTE suffered no losses. Similar attacks are continuing for the last one week by the LTTE on the occupying Sri Lankan military. Paramilitary attempting to infiltrate killed Two paramilitary members were killed by the LTTE in Thihiliveddai in Batticaloa while they tried to infiltrate into LTTE areas.
19 January 2007
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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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