30 SLA killed in 4 fronts in Mannaar - LTTE

இந்த மண் எங்களின் சொந்த மண், இங்கிதை வெல்ல யார் வந்தவன்!- புலிப்பாடல்

30 SLA killed in 4 fronts in Mannaar - LTTE
[TamilNet, Saturday, 12 April 2008, 17:00 GMT]
Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) Military Spokesman Irasiah Ilanthirayan said at least 30 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed and 75 wounded when
LTTE defensive formations in Mannaar confronted a four-pronged SLA attempt to advance west of Giant's Tanks in Mannaar. Tigers lost 3 cadres in the fighting that
lasted from 5:30 a.m. till 1:30 p.m. The SLA continued to target Madu area with artillery and mortar fire and sporadic clashes were reported west of
Thadcha'naamaruthamadu, according to Tiger military spokesman.
15 SLA soldiers were killed in one front alone, at Periya-udaippu in Paalapperumaa'l-kaddu, Mr. Ilanthirayan said.
Meanwhile, another SLA attempt to advance in Kokkuth-thoduvaay in Ma'nalaa'ru was thwarted by the Tigers, according to LTTE spokesman.

Madu IDP MOVEMENTS:

12,000 Madu IDPs redisplaced, says report

[TamilNet, Saturday, 12 April 2008, 12:34 GMT]
More than 12,000 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) from Madu have moved out to safer areas along villages located close to A-32 Mannar-Pooneryn highway
north of Madu, a situation report from Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) issued this week said.

"The TRO continues to make arrangements and transport the IDPs from the place of displacement to the areas they wish to be temporarily settled. TRO is also
constructing and providing shelters, drinking water, health, Non-Food Relief Items (NFRI) and other emergency relief assistance. The UN, iNGOs, and local NGOs
are providing medical and other humanitarian assistance to the IDPs," the report said.
Nearly 600 children from Vaddakandal Government Tamil Mixed School (GTMS) and Adampan Roman Catholic Tamil Mixed School (RCTMS), were displaced
to Theavanpiddi, which have stretched the resources of the Mannar Theavanpiddi school that catered for 180 children in two small buildings. The Principal of
Theavanpiddi school said they are struggling to find space and furniture for the new arrivals, and the school lacks basic facilities including water and sanitation for the
expanded student population.
World Food Program (WFP) is providing one meal a day to the displaced children, according to the principal.