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The last stand of the cowards

Prabhakaran's death is established primarily through circumstantial evidence. The remains of an individual with very similar physical structure to Prabhakaran has been discovered and tests are being performed to establish his identity beyond reasonable doubt.

The Army needs no testing to establish the LTTE leader's death. Certain sections of the media have misreported the circumstances surrounding Prabha's death. We wish to correct these records with the following account in chronological order with certain sections left-out for obvious reasons.

Prabhakaran's final hours

Only 3 LTTE leaders, other than Prabhakaran and his wife, knew of his whereabouts. Other than his son Charles Anthony, the only other LTTE leaders who knew where he was was Poddu Ammaan, the Intelligence Chief and the head of the LTTE's Medical Unit, Reagan.

The latter was taken in and detained for days until Military Intelligence got hold of him. Until then Regan had pretended he did not know Prabhakaran's whereabouts. Thanks to Reagan's information, MI officers had clearly identified Prabhakaran's lair by 16th evening/17th dawn.

They uncovered an elaborate plan by Prabhakaran and gang to breach the 53 FDL. The plan was to cross the lagoon to Mullaitivu-Weli Oya Jungles, from there to reach the Eastern Province (Batticaloa/Ampara) via Trincomalee, where 'Colonel' Ram's team was waiting.

Within hours of this warning, on 17th May at dawn, Tigers had started their final operation. A daring sea borne operation was launched. All Army Divisions, forewarned, reacted swiftly but the Tigers managed to breach the FDL of the 53 Division at its weakest and take-out several bunkers killing 15 SLA. They also seized an Army Ambulance.

Moments later, the 53 Division retaliated. A hail of RPG HEAT/Thermobaric rockets were fired. Around 200 LTTE cadres had died in the attack. 30 bodies were reduced to ashes. Limbs of the LTTE's best were scattered all over the place. The captured ambulance was also hit in the melee and burnt swiftly.

It was upon investigating the ambulance that 3 bodies, one of which resembled Prabhakaran's body structure was discovered. The body was blackened and beyond facial/physical recognition. But the Army knew it may very well be Prabhakaran. There was no other way for him to escape.

Prabhakaran should have been killed either in the box-in by the Special Forces, the retaliation by the 53 or he should have died injured somewhere along the lagoon. The closest to his remains have been found only inside the charred ambulance.

One of the hardcore cadres captured alive in the attack claimed Prabhakaran was shot and injured in the fight. But he had heard it from an eyewitness, another hardcore cadre who was killed.

The charred bodies, including the one believed to be Prabhakaran were captured by the 53 Division, but were taken away by another Division.

Some 400 bodies were captured by the Army. 1,2, and 5 Special Forces led the clearing operation. The remains may include, in future, missing leaders from the list publicized by the government such as Lawrence, Karikalan, Papa, Ilanthirayan etc.

The remains of top leaders like Poddu, Bhanu and Soosei were identified. Soosei was fighting till 17th evening until the Special Forces rid him of his mysery once and for all. He and Swarnam were the last brave LTTE leaders who held their ground and fought while others were trying to flee the scene.

The fate of the 'missing' tiger leaders from the publicized government list will be 'filled' in due course!

Posted by Defencewire at 9:53 PM 46 comments



Prabhakaran no more. Others dead too.

The Sri Lanka Army has recovered, what appears to be the remains of LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and the bodies of his key aides. The remains of 250 LTTE leaders and their bodyguards have been recovered.

We can now confirm that the remains are indeed of Prabhakaran and his key leaders. The exact details of their demise will be discussed in time.

As we reported yesterday, the Army's 1 and 2 Special Forces, incidentally the two Special Forces Regiments who fought to regain Mullaitivu Base over a decade ago and the Commando Regiment are discovering the remains 'in order of importance' with assistance provided by the MIC.

Posted by Defencewire at 2:05 PM 332 comments



Sunday, May 17, 2009
Breaking News: Prabhakaran missing

Prabhakaran and his clan are nowehere to be found. Clearing operations started in an area 200m x 200m by the Special Forces. If Prabhakaran is hiding in this last uncleared patch or his remains are in the area, they would be found.

Some surrendered LTTE leaders say Prabhakaran had escaped while others said he was still there when they left the area. At the time of writing, Prabha and his cohort's whereabouts or fate was still unclear.

There was however a strong suspicion that Prabhakaran, Poddu, Kabil Ammaan, Soosei, Bhanu, Lakshman, Lawrence, Jeyam, Velavan and Rathna Master etc have either escaped by sea or broken free and made a dash towards the Mullaitivu-Weli Oya Jungles.

The LTTE launched a massive attack near Nanthikadal Lagoon today. The area was under the control of the 53 Division. The line was breached and some 15 SLA were killed while 70 Tigers were aso killed in fierce fighting. If Prabha escaped in this attack, it can then be assumed that he is inside the Mullaitivu-Weli Oya Jungles.

The other possibility is the sea route. Reliable sources told DefenceWire that even Soosei's family was 'arrested' in the high seas, having been detected late. If Prabha and clan indeed escaped and took this route, he would have left after this escape attempt took place.

Among the high-profile Tigers confirmed dead was Swarnam, the leader from Trincomalee, a loyal aid of Prabhakaran who was killed in retaliatory artillery fire. Sea Tiger Leader Chelian has surrendered to SLA this morning.

The head of Prabhakaran's Sniper Team, the head of the Black Tigers training program and dead female leader Vithusha's 2IC had also surrendered, bringing the total to around 2000 LTTE cadres surrendered.

Posted by Defencewire at

DefenceWire wishes to announce with great authority that we are now approaching the last days of the LTTE in its known form. We wish to answer some of the key questions on people's minds today.

Prabhakaran

The last confirmed sighting of the LTTE Leader came on the 26th of March. This was when a mid-level cadre, an eye witness, surrendered to the Army. There are 'indications' of Prabha's presence still. This is how we 'know' he is there.

For example, when monitoring LTTE transmissions in code, LTTE field 'commanders' may request to talk to Banu or Poddu, at which point, the answer given in code states that "They have been called for a meeting". Another indicator is the "do-or-die" mentality of the remaining hardcore cadres. They will not fight so hard unless it is to protect their leader.

Prabhakaran is still believed to be in Mullaivaikkaal. Mullaivaikkaal is divided into Mullaivaikkaal proper, Vellamullaivaikkaal and Karayarmullaivaikkaal. The Army is in both Karayarmullaivaikkaal and Vellamullaivaikkaal.

LTTE fighting stength and morale

Based on our estimates, we can reasonably assume a cadre strength of around 200 hardcore fighters and un unknown number of soft core cadres. Their morale is low, as they have realized the end is near. But our readers must understand that any soldier fights well when they face imminent death.

Although the main reason behind these cadres' willingness to fight to their death is that they have no other alternative, the Army still has a healthy respect for their bravery, commitment and capability.

The ground reality is that the Tigers are fighting hard. Recent fighting in Karayarmullaivaikkaal saw the Tigers even recapturing lost bunkers and holding them for 8 hours until being driven-out or killed by the Army. The game will continue only till the hard core reserve is burnt-out. Burnt-out hard core reserves will be easy picking for the elite soldiers of the Army.

Military Intelligence, which has been gradually cultivating a 'relationship' with senior LTTE leaders indicate that the remaining Tiger strength will fight to its death. Although some of the LTTE leaders earlier indicated a willingness to defect, they soon realized their fate at the hands of the Army. Knowing there is nowhere to go, the only option these senior leaders and their cadres have is to fight to their death.

The nature of the operation

Even in this very last phase, the Army has not altered its winning formula, which we at DefenceWire revealed to the world for the first-time back in 2007-8. The formula is the two doctrines "Kill 10 a day" and "Don't die for our land, let them die for theirs".

Even the hardest stone starts to crack when beaten continuously. The Tigers are no exception. Although there are casualties to regular troops, it minimizes overall risks like exhaustion and fatigue, dependency and risk of undue danger to elite units etc.

DefenceWire has received credible information that either today or tomorrow, both the 58 and 59 Divisions will cross into the NFZ. An area, roughly 2 miles long and 2 miles wide, roughly half the size of the NFZ has been declared a CSZ.

The final scenario

As the Army moves into the areas surrounding the NFZ, Tigers and their hostages will move into the CSZ. It is the Sri Lanka Army that is dictating terms to the LTTE and deciding when, where, how and by whom the LTTE leader and his associates are killed. There is nothing anyone can do to prevent this. There will not be any high-profile prisoners lingering in state prisons in two weeks

We have been receiving highly credible information regards the slow pace of the current military offensive, which has nothing to do with a Cease-fire forced on Sri Lanka by the West or a rethinking of the military option.

DefenceWire can confirm, not a forceful threat, but a humble request by the Indians has been made to temporarily postpone the very last phase of the offensive against the Tiger leadership, trapped north of Vattuvaan. The temporary 'banning' of the use of heavy weapons was a symbolic gesture of this 'understanding' between the Sri Lankans and the Indians.

The temporary halting of a planned Special Operation to capture/kill Prabhakaran has been put in the back burner until the elections in India come to an end on the 14th. All naval assets have been pulled into prevent Prabhakaran's escape by sea and the elite units, Offensive Divisions and the entire government is biting their time for the opportune moment.

We have been told that the period AFTER the Indian elections, where a few weeks will lapse due to counting of ballots, negotiations between parties and formation of a government was being considered to be that opportune moment.

The top-level Indian delegation that visited Sri Lanka recently, and direct contacts between Colombo and New Delhi have ensured that the two states are fully engaged in honoring this agreement. Military sources confirming instructions from the political leadership claimed that as soon as the ballots are in the box and the point of no return reached in the elections, the special operation could commence in earnest.

The ruling party in India has made its claim that the potential capture, death or mutilation of Prabhakaran before the election could have a devastating effect on its election campaign. The government of Sri Lanka has been generous in accepting that stance so far.

Political observers we contacted said that in many ways, this was the best strategy for now. Sources claimed the political leadership was more concerned with honouring the 'understanding' with the Indians than following edicts from the West.

03.May.2009, 6.00PM) Daya Master who surrendered the Army recently said that LTTE has one more aircraft and it has been dismantled and hidden.

Daya Master has verified that LTTE Air Wing underwent pilot training from Singapore and Malaysia. He told that LTTE had no foreign pilots. LTTE opened fire at a crowd attempting to flee from the LTTE-held area to state-administered areas and killed 200 persons at Suthanthipuram, he said.

Daya Master says that LTTE conscripted a large number of underage children from Suthanthirampuram, Udeyarkattu and Puthukudirippu areas. They abducted even the children with heart deceases, said Daya Master.

Daya Master says he has never met Prabakaran that does not reach the lower cadres like him. “He did not come to face the people so far. We expected he would talk to Vanni people even at the last moment, but he did not come out of his hiding place. Even now, he is hiding in the no-fire zone. Around 3000 armed cadres and around 300 suicide bodyguards are remaining around him. There are around 10,000 members of the families of the LTTE cadres and war hero families,” said Daya Master.

Daya Master exposed that Prabakaran had no intention to surrender or to act peacefully. He still thinks of Ealam and has planned to flee to Welioya jungle after fighting till the end. Daya Master also said that except ‘Para,’ the LTTE cadre that was in charge of the Tiger court, no one was willing to surrender.

He said that LTTE had not assigned him any duty after 2006. Daya Master and his wife had no kids for a long time. They adopted son and later his wife gave birth to a baby girl. She is now one and half years old. Daya Master says that he has wanted to escape into the state-administered area and sent his family earlier. “I want to look after my family. As I got a chance, I slipped off with the sarong I was wearing. LTTE did not think I was to escape,” he said.

When asked why he was with LTTE so far, Daya Master said, “No one could do what LTTE had not liked as LTTE was ruling Vanni. Everything should be done as they say and no one can dissent. Consequences can be extremely dangerous.”

Daya Master has divulged information that are important military wise and the relations the groups in south had with the LTTE. CID is investigating those incidents.

Today, however, was a bad day for the Navy, particularly for the Navy's elite Special Boat Squadron. 12 men from the SBS including the SBS' 2nd in-charge (2IC) were killed when they were lured into a trap laid by LTTE Sea Tigers.

The valiant officer and his SBS men, having successfully engaged a flotilla of Sea Tiger boats had observed a fast moving boat off the Mullaitivu coast and approached it with the hope of capturing the boat. Surprisingly, this particularly large vessel had been unmanned.

By the time they realized what it was, it was too late for the gallant officer and men. The remote controlled vessel packed with explosives exploded, killing the 2 IC, a Lieutenant Commander (Posthumously Commander) and 11 other men.

Surrendered LTTE cadres are shaming the LTTE to its core. Latest wave of surrendees have revealed vast amounts of information and Diaspora contacts that were part of an elaborate money laundering and weapons smuggling racket.

A woman who once held a very high profile in the LTTE's political wing and her husband, an LTTE cultural unit head were among the surrendees. They had provided details regarding a particularly interesting tour to Europe.

The LTTE political wing, cultural wing and some of its military leadership had taken part in this 8-nation European tour which had included Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, UK, Germany etc. The LTTE 'delegation' had been instructed by its top leadership to use this as a cover to demand money from the Tamil Diaspora.

In a prior briefing given to the 'delegation', the LTTE leadership had explained to the delegation that their adherence to the Cease-Fire Agreement was a ploy and that they were buying time to rearm and reequip themselves for the final battle.

For this the Diaspora had to be convinced to donate their money. The main slogan was that the LTTE needed more money to buy more sophisticated weapons to counter those of the Sri Lankan military. Indeed some of these weapons had been procured, but where the rest of the money had gone was apparently not very clear to the 2nd and 3rd level leadership of the LTTE.

The weapons that were procured were impressive nevertheless for a small terrorist organization or any terrorist organization for that matter. One LTTE Fast Suicide Craft recovered recently and the surrendering of the Mastermind of the LTTE's boat manufacturing unit as well as the #2 of the boat engine unit has bared some incredible details.

The fast suicide craft had two 496 Horsepower engines made in the United States fixed to it. The suicide boat was capable of reaching 50 Knots, faster that the Navy's Super Dvora. The engines had been procured and the suicide boat manufacturing completed during the Cease-fire in 2004.

Among the junior LTTE surrendees were 52 forcibly recruited teenagers with their hair cropped. They had been taken by force from their families between mid 2008 and early 2009. Some had received only two days of training when the Army disrupted the LTTE training program allowing the children to escape.

A more senior LTTE cadre had revealed of a special training he had received from Israeli mercenaries during the cease-fire in 2004. The Israeli mercenaries had restructured the LTTE's Physical Training (PT) course as some of the exercises had been outdated and potentially damaging to the trainees, particularly to women and children. The team had also taught the tigers a few tactics.

Karunanidhi, TOILET Nadu’s Chief Minister has abandoned ‘Feisty’ Vaiko and backed the Tamil-Hating Indian Central government in charging him with Seditious acts.

Vaiko Gopalswamy is the general Secretary of the DMK – Donkey Party in TOILET Nadu and has on several occasions threatened India with Secession and insurrection of TOILET Nadu’s Smartest and Cleverest Dalit Rat Catchers if they failed to cave in to Legitimate demands to help save Hon. V. Pirapaharan and the LTTE Freedom Fighters who seem to be receiving a good Backside Smashing by the SL armed forces.
Though we are told that this situation of the SLA getting the upper hand is only temporary and that the multiple Tactical Withdrawals are all part of the Grand Plan of the LTTE to win Eelam, it has made a lot of the really smart Toilet Cleaning Eelam supporters in TOILET Nadu very nervous as it could almost be perceived that the LTTE might actually Loose the war…?

In Any case Vaiko assures us that the LTTE cannot be defeated and that TOILET Nadu would be engulfed in a Shit Storm of Communal anger if any harm was to come to Hon. V. Pirapaharan or any of his !00% Non-Terroristical Tamil Fighters who have done so much for the Tamil people.

Unfortunately, Karunanidhi who is a Politician Sell out who prefers the good life of Eternal rule over TOILET Nadu than to do anything meaningful for Tamils like support a Separate State in Sri Lanka has decided to make Mr. Vaiko his ‘Fall Guy’ by allowing the Central government to charge him with bogus crimes under their POBA (Prevention of Body Odor Act) laws. This despicable move is only to gain the sympathy of Tamil-Hating Indians as it is close to Elections in TOILET Nadu and Karunanidhi is shameless in his attempt to win again.