In Brief
Black Tigers
Celebrating Black Tiger day on the 5 July, LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran described the guerrillas’ suicide squads as men and women of flame who destroy the enemy armed strength by their mental strength, in an address on the LTTE radio.Sea battle
The Sri Lankan Navy killed 15 LTTE cadre in two boats off Puttalam on 10 July as Tiger incursions continue on the West coast. Two soldiers died in a Tiger raid on a fishing village nearby.Legacy
Relatives of 35 Sinhalese schoolboys murdered during the JVP insurrection in Embilipitiya in 1989 say eight soldiers accused of involvement in their deaths remain on active duty in the area.Abductions
Suspected LTTE guerrillas abducted nine tourists and four fishermen in the remote Yala National Park area of the south-east coast in mid July. The tourists were later released. The Park has been temporarily closed and Army search operations are said to be underway.Conscription
Sri Lanka may introduce compulsory military service warned Deputy Home Affairs Minister Lakshman Kiriella after a recruitment drive for 10,000 soldiers produced only 1,800 applicants.
Next article.
Back to Sri Lanka Monitor Index page.
Back to The Refugee Council Welcome page.