The Sri Lanka Army attacked a group of around 30 LTTE cadres in the general area north of Vilgamvehera, close to the Nilaveli lagoon last night. At least one Tiger was killed when the group stumbled on a SLA night patrol. One soldier was also killed in the fight.
Sources indicated to DefenceWire that the Tigers are part of a group being sent to the East via Trincomalee on a rotating basis. These infiltrations will become difficult if SLA manages to dominate the Eastern coastline, northwards from Kokkuthuduwai. Troops from the 59 Division have already advance close to the Ceylon Theaters Junction in Weli Oya.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Tiger Team Detected at Vilgamvehera
Massgrave Unearthed in Kebitigollewa
16 bodies were recovered from Kebitigollewa this evening, thought to be remains of civilians. A cattle herdsman tipped off the police following the detection of a human body and hand sticking out of a mass burial ground adjacent to the Kebitigollewa GS Division's town waste dump. 10 bodies were buried in one large pit and another six buried in an adjacent pit. All bodies had hands tied behind and killed execution-style. The mass burial maybe as old as 10 days, according to our sources. Further investigations are continuing.
Although LTTE is known to infiltrate Kebitigollewa through Gonamariyawa and other weak points, it is uncharacteristic of them to assassinate people like this and bury them in mass graves. However, anything is possible at the rate of recent civilian killings experienced in these areas.
Update
17 bodies recovered were removed by Police a short while ago. Location of Massgrave is Kirikotuwewewa, a village situated along Kebitigollewa-Horowpathana road. The mass grave were discovered by two Muslim cattle herdsmen. The bodies are almost completely decomposed. One female corpse also recovered. They have been brought and dumped from outside.
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