The Beginning of the End for the LTTE may be in site.
November 10th 2008 02:54
The Beginning of the End for the LTTE may be in site.
The capital for the LTTE (Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam) at Kilinochchi is now surrounded on all sides. In the last couple of days the Northern Village of Pooneryn was captured by the Sri Lankan Army.
The importance of Pooneryn is its location. It sits on the northern most part of the island just before the stretch of water between it and Jaffna. This means that the A32 Highway now splits the LTTE along the entire West coast of Sri Lanka. The significance of this is that it now breaks the supply routes into the LTTE controlled capital.
The fighting has been so intense that the Sri Lankan Government has stopped publishing casualty figures. The actual numbers of LTTE cadres killed is also unknown but average daily estimates vary between 40 and 50 deaths. It is impossible to confirm such figures because independent journalists have been largely excluded from the war zone. Even NGO’s are having trouble gaining access to help the civilians who are stuck in the crossfire. Many are said to be living in the Jungles unable to escape to safety.
Official defence figures claim that over 12,000 LTTE cadres have been killed since the latest fighting started in 2006. The civil war has killed more than 70,000 people over the last two decades making these last two years particularly bloody.
This image that I took from the Sunday Observer best describes the situation.
The capital for the LTTE (Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam) at Kilinochchi is now surrounded on all sides. In the last couple of days the Northern Village of Pooneryn was captured by the Sri Lankan Army.
The importance of Pooneryn is its location. It sits on the northern most part of the island just before the stretch of water between it and Jaffna. This means that the A32 Highway now splits the LTTE along the entire West coast of Sri Lanka. The significance of this is that it now breaks the supply routes into the LTTE controlled capital.
The fighting has been so intense that the Sri Lankan Government has stopped publishing casualty figures. The actual numbers of LTTE cadres killed is also unknown but average daily estimates vary between 40 and 50 deaths. It is impossible to confirm such figures because independent journalists have been largely excluded from the war zone. Even NGO’s are having trouble gaining access to help the civilians who are stuck in the crossfire. Many are said to be living in the Jungles unable to escape to safety.
Official defence figures claim that over 12,000 LTTE cadres have been killed since the latest fighting started in 2006. The civil war has killed more than 70,000 people over the last two decades making these last two years particularly bloody.
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Comment by Nevar
ad hominem
the inner sanctum
fire in your eyes - ink in your pen
Writers Challenge ~ 2008
There isn't going to be any clear winners in any case/
Comment by Damo
For the Sake of Argument
My Apologetics
Thanks for your comments.
Hopefully the the war will be over but there is no way of knowing for sure.