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Sri Lanka: SLA, SLAF intensify offensive targeting "safety zone"

by Tamiya | April 15, 2009 at 08:59 pm

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Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) continued their strike on the "safety zone" in the 2nd day today. Tamils civilians stay in bunkers for the 2nd day. Number of the casulaties in the latest assults is unknown, but feared to be hefty.

SLA, SLAF intensify offensive targeting safety zone [TamilNet, Thursday, 16 April 2009, 03:21 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) intensified its offensive targeting to bifurcate so-called saftey zone Thursday at 6:50 a.m. with fire support provided by Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) helicopter gunships attempting to break the defensive bunds of the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) for the fourth day. The SLA and the SLAF were deploying maximum fire power in the fighting. SLAF bombers began attacking the bunds at 7:40 a.m. Civilian settlements in Mu'l'li-vaaykkaal were being targeted by long-range artillery and cannons.

Civilian zone has been turned into a war zone by the indiscriminate barrage and firing by the SLA that has been continuously deploying artillery, heavy mortars, 40 mm cannons, Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launchers and 50 Calibre machine guns to attack the civilian areas.

Civilians in Mu'l'li-vaaykkaal area remain under bunkers continuously for second day. There are civilian casualties. Details are yet to emerge.

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Kajel82 (not verified)

at 06:12 on April 16th, 2009

Government declared the safety zone. Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE) terrorists are inside the safety zone now and are firing at the government forces. LTTE terrorists are holding the Tamils in the safety zone as a human shield. To read the facts, read http://defence.lk/ and you decide.