06-16-2004, 03:55 AM
<span style='font-size:25pt;line-height:100%'>Prabhakarans combatants head for Thoppigala </span>
Another round of internecine battle feared in East
by Hemantha Randunu
(Reproduced from The Island, June 16, 2004)
A group of over 100 cadres of Prabhakaran's elite fighting unit has been sent to the East as reinforcement in response to calls from the combatants of the Prabhakran faction who suffered heavy losses in confrontation with the Karuna faction on Sunday.
These combatants would head for the Toppigala jungle, where there is a heavy formation of Karuna's fighting units, sources said.
If they managed to reach the jungles, there would be a blood bath again, sources added.
The Wanni leadership had sought permission from the Navy and the SLMM to ferry these combatants across to the Verugal area under the false pretext that they were returning to the East after leave.
The Prabhakaran faction had employed a similar ruse to bring combatants to the East before launching an attack on the Karuna faction a few months ago. And the Karuna faction accused the SLMM of promoting war in the East by allowing Prabhakaran's men to enter the eastern sector.
The Navy, sources said, had received instructions from the top to escort these LTTE cadres, who were coming from Mullativu.
http://www.go2lanka.com/stories/160604_1.html
Another round of internecine battle feared in East
by Hemantha Randunu
(Reproduced from The Island, June 16, 2004)
A group of over 100 cadres of Prabhakaran's elite fighting unit has been sent to the East as reinforcement in response to calls from the combatants of the Prabhakran faction who suffered heavy losses in confrontation with the Karuna faction on Sunday.
These combatants would head for the Toppigala jungle, where there is a heavy formation of Karuna's fighting units, sources said.
If they managed to reach the jungles, there would be a blood bath again, sources added.
The Wanni leadership had sought permission from the Navy and the SLMM to ferry these combatants across to the Verugal area under the false pretext that they were returning to the East after leave.
The Prabhakaran faction had employed a similar ruse to bring combatants to the East before launching an attack on the Karuna faction a few months ago. And the Karuna faction accused the SLMM of promoting war in the East by allowing Prabhakaran's men to enter the eastern sector.
The Navy, sources said, had received instructions from the top to escort these LTTE cadres, who were coming from Mullativu.
http://www.go2lanka.com/stories/160604_1.html
Truth 'll prevail