Sri Lankan Army uses Tamils civilians as human shields to advance

by Tamiya | April 20, 2009 at 08:03 pm

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The Sri Lankan government has used around 1000 Tamils civilians who left for the government controlled area as human shield to enter and advance within the "safety zones".

The Sri Lankan army has also used banned weapons, such as chemical weapons, and phosphorous bombs, sources confirmed.

In Monday's indiscriminate attack on civilian areas more than 1500 feared dead and 3500 or more injured, including hundreds of children.

1500 died and more than 3500 severely injured

Mathalan SLA pushed back to safeguard innocent civilians

Used Chemical weapons

Used Cluster ammunitions

Used Phosphorous bombs

Bodies are scattered all over

Urgent Need of blood, no one is able to donate due to malnutrition

SLA planning to do another operation soon

The Sri Lanka Army that took hostages of around 1000 people who left for government controlled areas on the previous night and using them as human shields moved in to safe zone in the cover of the darkness by around 2:00 AM on Monday. The shelling was intensified by then and they were firing cluster bombs, gas bombs and phosphorous bombs inside civilian areas.

The ICRC is worn out and the Sri Lankan government denies access to foreign aid groups and UN to send in aids to wounded civilians.

Our reporter describing the scene after the army offensive said 'horrendous', bodies are strewn everywhere, painful voices of the injured and sense of frustration everywhere. Only few of the injured were taken to a make shift hospital. The hospital also was hit by RPG attack and almost defunct. The hospital is in urgent need blood, people there are unable to donate blood since most of them are affected by malnutrition. The hospital cannot accomodate such a large number of injured. Already ICRC reported that the Doctors there are really worn out. "They are working for months now without any break, they work day and night. And medical supplies are lacking," ICRC Chief, Castella said.

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israeli.agent

at 20:26 on April 20th, 2009

And what is LTTE is planning to do when they see this "human shield" ?

.Agent.

Tamiya

at 20:45 on April 20th, 2009

There is no LTTE left to fight the SLA advancement, they have been reduced to few hundreds.

The Sri Lankan Army used the human shield to advance and deploy banned weapons on civilian targets.

The Sri Lankan Army used banned weapons on Tamils civilians seeing each one of them as a potential LTTE, resulting in civilian casualties over 1000 in one day.

Thank you for reading and commenting.

israeli.agent

at 22:13 on April 20th, 2009

The victims are the people of Sri Lanka.Every one of them.

Please understand nobody wanted this war. You are saying this 30+ stuff. Good arithematic prowess you have got. However violence would bring only grief and destruction to everyone involved. Whoever glorify violence and passing it to the next generations will be doing a favour simply by nuking them. Because this poison of hate and violence kills humans every day , hour and minute.

Let me quote the words of wisdom from one of the NP members, Esta.

but I will be blunt and say it, to keep tossing up the sins of the dead like this, just keeps the hate alive.. and what point does that serve ?

I could say the same of my own faith, as in the witch burnings and we never forget that either..but one moves forward...and progresses..and does not use the past as an excuse for any kind of modern day suspicion... .towards others who resemble your past tormentors...

Tamiya , I congratulate you for standing firm for what you believe is right. You are really a wonderful person. No , these are not mocking words.

.Agent.

chanaka

at 20:36 on April 20th, 2009

I think they might be wondering what happened to there Human Shield, Good one Agent. Best is see how these theories works on. Early they tell people who came to forcess were sent to tourture chambers and raped, now human shield.

Wow we should thank Tamiya for giving these news from USA. How far the safe Zone from USA. but she knows all. Wow no words, just wow.

Tamiya

at 20:54 on April 20th, 2009

Please campaign to bring in international community (journalists, aid agencies and UN workers) to talk to these Tamils civilians freely, then we can actually hear what is theory and what is reality.

Until then whatever defense.lk is reporting has very less value than what Tamils sources are reporting, because

(1) Tamils are campaigning for press freedom in Sri Lanka

(2) Tamils sources have reporters within the zones who actually see what the civilians are facing

Thank you for reading and commenting.

israeli.agent

at 21:00 on April 20th, 2009

Make no mistake, Chanaka,

Tamiya also is in a safe zone, albeit being in USA. There it is safe , right?

Or is it the latest case of multiple personality / dual personality. No..multiple/dual personality applies to soul or mind - not body.

Maybe an advanced teleportation device does exist in this world, that one built by LTTE?

.Agent.

Tamiya

at 00:41 on April 21st, 2009

Somehow you see all the driven out Tamils as no longer belongs to Tamil Eelam.

Tamil Eelam is a nation, which had rights and freedom for Tamils, and all Tamils have the right to talk for its rights & freedom, and its re-birth.

israeli.agent

at 01:32 on April 21st, 2009

"Somehow you see all the driven out Tamils as no longer belongs to Tamil Eelam."

No no no, I do see them as what they are. In my honest opinion, the Diasporan tamils are more tamil than those living in Sri Lanka. They are "THE" tamils.

Tamil Eelam is an illusion. Remaining things what you have said do comes along with this package. A beautiful dream, but dream it is anyhow.

.Agent.