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by senthil5000 | May 12, 2009 at 06:36 pm
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) made a preliminary analysis of the satellite images of the conflict zone in northern sri lanka and found the use of heavy weapons and removal of thousands of likely structures used by internally displaced persons between May 6 and May 10.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Tuesday issued a preliminary analysis of commercial high-resolution satellite imagery of the conflict zone in northern Sri Lanka that shows craters from the use of heavy weapons and the removal of thousands of likely structures used by internally displaced persons (IDPs) between May 6 and May 10.
The AAAS found that it was "certainly unlikely that the IDPs would have moved en masse, and so completely without a compelling reason." Tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped in the conflict area.
Sri Lankan government claims that its armed forces are no longer using heavy weapons in the densely populated conflict area in northern Sri Lanka.
The Satellite image analysis follows:
Imagery from these satellites analyzed by AAAS includes WorldView scenes collected at approximately 11AM local time on May 6 and May 10, 2009, as well as an earlier scene collected from the QuickBird satellite on May 9, 2005 (prior to the current period of conflict).
An additional scene from the GeoEye satellite Ikonos, acquired on March 23, 2009, is also available and was used to verify pre-conflict conditions in the CZ. For all scenes, the area identified as the Conflict Zone by the UN as of May 10, 2009 (see Figure One) was reviewed to determine possible evidence of shelling and other heavy weapons fire, as well as movements and conditions of IDPs, especially as indicated on May 10
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at 23:12 on May 12th, 2009
So what Sri Lanka can use any weapons if they want, because if LTTE can keeps and act like dums to the world comunity as not realeasing innocent civilians. Problem is Sri lankan forces does not using heavy weapons as LTTE. and best is all images are same in all your pro LTTE team uses. UN is yet to find how they loos there belonging images to the media. and it is easy to anyone to mark anything and write what ever u want.
If you all care about genuinly ending war is not the soluion. Ask LTTE release the civilians. Non of ur articale sk LTTe to release the civilians but waiting to publish images of them to save the babaric leader who now counting his stars to be free from some alians.
at 08:52 on May 13th, 2009
// Problem is Sri lankan forces does not using heavy weapons as LTTE.
I dono why you have such problem for no reason. Sri lankan govt is claiming as if they were not using heavy weapons until the satellite images are out. If they are honest then let them say they are using heavy weapons and killing people ..targeting hospitals. instead of blocking media , aid agencies and food from war zone.