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Sri Lanka Armed Forces and Paramilitaries
[ Sunday Leader ] [ 04:20 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
The LTTE last week submitted a lengthy document to the government at the Geneva peace talks which contained evidence compiled by the organisation on paramilitaries.At the conclusion of the talks, the two sides released a joint statement that said "The Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE are committed to taking measures to ensure that there will be no intimidation, acts of violence, abductions or killings.Produced elsewhere on this page are also the charts in the LTTE report with details of the handlers of the paramilitary cadres.The LTTE expects the government to disarm the para-military groups identified before the next round of talks in April, while the security forces denying the charges in the report is a clear indication nothing will change on the ground, be the charges true or false.
Tigers say Sri Lankan troops aided first attack since Swiss talks
[ AFP ] [ 12:21 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday said Sri Lankan security forces aided an attack on a checkpoint that killed two of their soldiers in the first clash after truce talks in Switzerland last month. The attack on the rebel checkpoint Saturday was the first since the peace talks in Switzerland where the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to abide by a 2002 ceasefire. “LTTE members at this post launched a counter attack and the attackers from the Sri Lanka army camp ran back,” the LTTE said in a statement. “Ambulances were heard leaving the army camp soon after this incident.”
Sri Lanka battles to keep monks and Marxists onboard
[ AFP ] [ 12:22 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
Right-wing allies of Sri Lanka's president have renewed moves to drop support for his shaky minority in parliament over his failure to take a harder line with Tamil rebels, officials said. President Mahinda Rajapakse called an all-party meeting for Monday to discuss the peace process, which the nationalist all-Buddhist monk party, the JHU, and the Marxist JVP will attend. "Crisis talks (with the JHU and the JVP) will take place after Monday's all-party meeting," a source close to Rajapakse said. "The president has already asked his peace delegation to brief the two parties before he meets with them. "The idea is to keep them on the side of the government."
Sri Lankan political parties to probe pact signed with rebels
[ Xinhua ] [ 12:23 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
Leaders of Sri Lanka's political parties will probe the deal signed by Tamil Tiger rebels and the government last month in Geneva, party sources said Sunday. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has summoned an all- party forum for Monday to discuss the outcome of last month's talks in Geneva between his negotiators and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels. Nishantha Sri Warnasuriya, a spokesman for the nationalist all Buddhist monk party, the JHU (the Heritage Party), said here Sunday that Monday's forum would be used by them to quiz extensively the government's reported deal with the LTTE rebels.
Truce monitors say Sri Lanka talks at risk after fresh killing
[ AFP ] [ 12:25 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
Scandinavian truce monitors have warned that Sri Lanka's peace process was in danger following the killing of two Tamil Tiger rebels in the first clash since ceasefire talks in Switzerland. The Norwegian-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) said talks between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels scheduled for April could be at risk following Saturday's attack on a Tiger post by a suspected breakaway rebel faction. "If such attacks and killings should reoccur, the SLMM fears that the next round of talks is put at stake," the outgoing SLMM chief Hagrup Haukland said in a statement Sunday.
Tamil Rebels Tie Deaths to Army
[ New York Times ] [ 13:54 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
Barely a week after both sides pledged to halt a spate of violence that pushed this island nation once again to the brink of war, ethnic Tamil rebels on Saturday accused the army of killing two of their fighters in an early morning ambush. The military denied any involvement. The incident, in an area held by rebels in eastern Sri Lanka, echoed the shady tit-for-tat violence that escalated late last year and led to talks in Geneva last month between the government and the rebels, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The talks, which ended Feb. 23, yielded a promise from each side to halt attacks, including reining in armed groups in the territories controlled by each side. The Tamil Tigers accuse the government of sheltering a breakaway faction in the east.
Mahinda's secret emissaries in Geneva
[ Sunday Leader ] [ 16:47 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
Incidents that happen behind the scenes in Geneva are now coming to the limelight. Much interest has now been focused on two individuals, apart from the government delegates, who made their way to Geneva. One of them was President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother, Basil Rajapakse and the other was one of the President's confidants and advisors, Sachin Vass Gunewardena. Basil, who left for Singapore with his wife, made it known to everyone that he had no involvement with the government's peace talks in Geneva indicating that he would be spending his time in Singapore. Interestingly, Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Hans Brattskar and Norwegian Special Envoy, Erik Solheim were aware of Basil's Swiss trip.
[ Sunday Leader ] [ 04:20 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
The LTTE last week submitted a lengthy document to the government at the Geneva peace talks which contained evidence compiled by the organisation on paramilitaries.At the conclusion of the talks, the two sides released a joint statement that said "The Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE are committed to taking measures to ensure that there will be no intimidation, acts of violence, abductions or killings.Produced elsewhere on this page are also the charts in the LTTE report with details of the handlers of the paramilitary cadres.The LTTE expects the government to disarm the para-military groups identified before the next round of talks in April, while the security forces denying the charges in the report is a clear indication nothing will change on the ground, be the charges true or false.
Tigers say Sri Lankan troops aided first attack since Swiss talks
[ AFP ] [ 12:21 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday said Sri Lankan security forces aided an attack on a checkpoint that killed two of their soldiers in the first clash after truce talks in Switzerland last month. The attack on the rebel checkpoint Saturday was the first since the peace talks in Switzerland where the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to abide by a 2002 ceasefire. “LTTE members at this post launched a counter attack and the attackers from the Sri Lanka army camp ran back,” the LTTE said in a statement. “Ambulances were heard leaving the army camp soon after this incident.”
Sri Lanka battles to keep monks and Marxists onboard
[ AFP ] [ 12:22 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
Right-wing allies of Sri Lanka's president have renewed moves to drop support for his shaky minority in parliament over his failure to take a harder line with Tamil rebels, officials said. President Mahinda Rajapakse called an all-party meeting for Monday to discuss the peace process, which the nationalist all-Buddhist monk party, the JHU, and the Marxist JVP will attend. "Crisis talks (with the JHU and the JVP) will take place after Monday's all-party meeting," a source close to Rajapakse said. "The president has already asked his peace delegation to brief the two parties before he meets with them. "The idea is to keep them on the side of the government."
Sri Lankan political parties to probe pact signed with rebels
[ Xinhua ] [ 12:23 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
Leaders of Sri Lanka's political parties will probe the deal signed by Tamil Tiger rebels and the government last month in Geneva, party sources said Sunday. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has summoned an all- party forum for Monday to discuss the outcome of last month's talks in Geneva between his negotiators and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels. Nishantha Sri Warnasuriya, a spokesman for the nationalist all Buddhist monk party, the JHU (the Heritage Party), said here Sunday that Monday's forum would be used by them to quiz extensively the government's reported deal with the LTTE rebels.
Truce monitors say Sri Lanka talks at risk after fresh killing
[ AFP ] [ 12:25 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
Scandinavian truce monitors have warned that Sri Lanka's peace process was in danger following the killing of two Tamil Tiger rebels in the first clash since ceasefire talks in Switzerland. The Norwegian-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) said talks between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels scheduled for April could be at risk following Saturday's attack on a Tiger post by a suspected breakaway rebel faction. "If such attacks and killings should reoccur, the SLMM fears that the next round of talks is put at stake," the outgoing SLMM chief Hagrup Haukland said in a statement Sunday.
Tamil Rebels Tie Deaths to Army
[ New York Times ] [ 13:54 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
Barely a week after both sides pledged to halt a spate of violence that pushed this island nation once again to the brink of war, ethnic Tamil rebels on Saturday accused the army of killing two of their fighters in an early morning ambush. The military denied any involvement. The incident, in an area held by rebels in eastern Sri Lanka, echoed the shady tit-for-tat violence that escalated late last year and led to talks in Geneva last month between the government and the rebels, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The talks, which ended Feb. 23, yielded a promise from each side to halt attacks, including reining in armed groups in the territories controlled by each side. The Tamil Tigers accuse the government of sheltering a breakaway faction in the east.
Mahinda's secret emissaries in Geneva
[ Sunday Leader ] [ 16:47 GMT, Mar. 5, 2006 ]
Incidents that happen behind the scenes in Geneva are now coming to the limelight. Much interest has now been focused on two individuals, apart from the government delegates, who made their way to Geneva. One of them was President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother, Basil Rajapakse and the other was one of the President's confidants and advisors, Sachin Vass Gunewardena. Basil, who left for Singapore with his wife, made it known to everyone that he had no involvement with the government's peace talks in Geneva indicating that he would be spending his time in Singapore. Interestingly, Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Hans Brattskar and Norwegian Special Envoy, Erik Solheim were aware of Basil's Swiss trip.