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| | | | | | | |  | | Sri Lanka | | 55 LTTE militants and four soldiers killed in separate incidents | The death toll in the clashes between the Liberation
Tigers
of
Tamil
Eelam
(LTTE)
and
troops
in
the
Udaiyadi,
Kathankulam,
Periyakulam,
Ilantaivan,
Malikaittidal,
Vannakulam,
Paleipperumalkadu,
Munkilmurichchan
and
Adampan
areas
of
Mannar
district
on
April
12
has
risen
to
76,
reports
Sri
Lanka
Army
(SLA).
66
militants
and
10
soldiers
were
killed,
according
to
latest
reports.
As
reported
earlier,
30
militants
and
six
soldiers
were
killed
when
the
troops
extended
their
defence
line
in
the
areas
north
of
Giant
Tank,
north
Kathankulam,
south
east
of
Adampan
and
Periyakulam.
The
pro-LTTE
website
Tamil
Net
quoted
the
outfit’s
military
spokesman
Irasiah
Ilanthirayan
claiming
that at least 30 soldiers were killed and 75
wounded
when
the
LTTE’s
‘defensive
formations’
in
Mannar
confronted
a
four-pronged
SLA
attempt
to
advance
west
of
Giant’s
Tanks
in
Mannar.
The
Website
said
that
the
outfit
lost
three
cadres
in
the
fighting
that
lasted
from
5.30am till 1.30pm.
Five LTTE militants were killed and eight others
injured
in
clashes
with
the
security
forces
(SFs)
in
the
Villattikulam,
Vinayagapuram,
north
of
Madhu
and
Chinnavalayankulam
areas
of
Vavuniya
and
Mannar
districts.
Two
soldiers
were
wounded
in
the
incident.
SFs killed two LTTE militants and wounded over
14
others
in
clashes
in
the
north
of
Kiriibbanwewa
and
north
of
Janakapura
in
the
Vavuniya
district.
The troops moving ahead of the Muhamalai FDL
(Forward
Defence
Line)
in
the
Jaffna district neutralised two LTTE bunkers
killing
two
militants
and
injuring
five
others.
One more LTTE militant was killed and two of
the
outfit’s
bunkers
were
neutralised
by
the
troops
during
two
encounters
in
the
area
north
of
Welioya
in
Vavuniya
district.
Three
soldiers
and
two
militants
sustained
injuries
in
the
attack.
Three
more
soldiers
were
wounded
in
an
LTTE
attack
and
the
explosion
of
an
anti-personnel
mine
in
the
same
area.
Elsewhere, on April 11, the troops ambushed
a
group
of
LTTE
militants
in
the
Andankulam
area
and
killed
three
of
them.
Separately,
troops
killed
two
LTTE
cadres
in
the
Vedamakilam
area.
The troops confronted another group of LTTE
militants
in
the
Vinayakankulam
area
and
killed
two
of
them.
Another
LTTE
militant
was
killed
by
the
troops
in
the
area
north
of
Janakapura.
Further, the SFs attacked an LTTE bunker in
the
Muhamalai
region
of
Jaffna district and killed one militant.
Three soldiers were injured in an encounter
with
the
LTTE
militants
in
the
area
north
of
Janakapura
in
the
Vavuniya
district.
Similarly,
another
soldier
was
injured
in
the
Sulanamaruthamadu
area.
Four militants were injured in another attack
by
the
troops
in
the
Kiriibbanwewa
area
of
Vavuniya
district.
Separately,
the
troops
captured
two
trenches
in
the
Andankulam
area,
injuring
three
militants.
Two
more
militants
were
injured
in
the
Kokkutoduvai
area.
At
Muhamalai
in
the
Jaffna district, the troops attacked an
LTTE
bunker
and
injured
three
militants.
LTTE militants and sympathisers who have surrendered
are
putting
pressure
on
the
Sri
Lankan
Government
to
arrange
for
overseas
jobs
for
them,
fearing
assassination
for
having
deserted
the
outfit,
PTI reports. "We always fear for our
life
by
the
LTTE
though
we
have
been
put
up
in
well
guarded
buildings,"
an
unnamed
former
LTTE
militant
told
a
group
of
journalists
in
Jaffna recently. | | TOP | | | | | | | | |  | | India | | Six persons killed by Maoists in Bihar | On April 13, six persons, including five security
force
(SF)
personnel,
were
killed
in
an
attack
by
the
Communist
Party
of
India-Maoist
(CPI-Maoist)
cadres
at
Jhajha
railway
station
in
the
Jamui
district.
A
group
of
200
Maoists
blew
up
the
Government
Railway
Police
office
and
looted
arms
and
ammunition,
reports
The
Hindu.
The
SF
personnel
consisting
of
the
State
Armed
Police,
Special
Task
Force
and
the
Central
Reserve
Police
Force
rushed
in
to
the
site
following
which
an
encounter
ensued,
killing
five
SF
personnel
and
a
porter. | | TOP | | | | | | | | | | | India | | Maoists kill three political activists in West Bengal | Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
cadres
killed
three
activists
of
the
ruling
Communist
Party
of
India-Marxist
(CPI-M)
in
the
Salboni
area
of
West Midnapore district on April 13, reports The
Hindu.
The
CPI-M
zonal
committee
later
said
that
one
of
the
slain
persons
was
the
party’s
local
leader
and
the
other
two
were
supporters
of
the
party.
The
killed
persons
were
among
the
eight
persons
supervising
earth-digging
work
under
the
rural
employment
programme
when
they
were
abducted
by
the
Maoists.
While
five
persons
were
later
released,
bodies
of
the
three
persons
were
recovered
from
a
nearby
forest.
| | TOP | | | | | | | | |  | | Bangladesh | | PBCP ‘regional leader’ killed in Jhenidah | A 'regional leader' of the Janajuddha faction
of
the
Purba
Banglar
Communist
Party
(PBCP)
was
killed
during
an
encounter
with
the
police
in
Jhenidah
on
April
13,
reports
Daily
Star.
Two
policemen
were
injured
in
the
incident.
The
slain
extremist
was
identified
as
Rezaul Islam alias Razu of Chandipur village. He was arrested on April 12 from Lakhmikol village and had been taken to the encounter site
for
recovery
of
firearms.
Two
bombs
and
a
firearm
with
two
bullets
were
recovered
subsequent
to
the
encounter.
| | TOP | | | | | | | | | | | India | | ULFA militant killed in Assam | One suspected United Liberation Front of Asom
(ULFA)
militant
was
shot
dead
by
the
Army
personnel
who
retaliated
when
eight
suspected
ULFA
cadres
opened
fire
on
them
at
upper
Dihing Reserve Forest in the Tinsukia district on April
12,
reports
Sentinel.
One
pistol
and
one
magazine
were
recovered
from
his
possession.
According
to
Army
sources,
ULFA
leader
Lalan
Moran
and
a
few
cadres
of
the
outfit
were
reportedly
noticed
in
the
nearby
areas.
Separately, two ULFA cadres, Mandal Hasda alias Sadhu and Birbal Murmu, were arrested by the Army personnel at Gwmfela under Kachugaon police station
in
the
Kokrajhar
district.
One
7.65-mm
US-made
pistol,
six
live
rounds
of
ammunition
and
a
magazine
were
recovered
from
their
possession.
They
confessed
during
interrogation
that
they
were
targeting
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at Dotma.
Major General Shakil
Ahmed,
Director
General
of
the
Bangladesh
Rifles
(BDR),
after
signing
the
Joint
Record
of
Discussions
with
the
Border
Security
Force
(BSF)
in
New
Delhi
on
April
12,
said
that
Paresh
Baruah,
‘commander-in-chief’
of
the
ULFA,
was
no
longer
in
Bangladesh.
“Let
me
assure
you
that
Paresh
Baruah
is
no
longer
in
Bangladesh,” said Ahmed.
Meanwhile, the Union Government on April 11
rejected
the
demand
of
the
United
People’s
Democratic
Solidarity
(UPDS)
for
a
Karbi
state
in
a
meeting
with
six
UPDS
leaders,
including
vice-chairman
Ke-Ap Tisso, general secretary Sai Ding-Eh and joint secretaries Tung-Eh
Nongloda
and
W. Mukran, according to Telegraph. The outfit said it could join
hands
with
the
Dima
Halam
Daogah (DHD)
factions
to
prepare
a
common
set
of
demands.
“We
have
been
asked
to
revise
our
proposal.
At
the
moment,
I
can
say
only
that
we
do
not
intend
to
revise
our
demand,”
an
unnamed
UPDS
leader
said,”
adding
that,
“Joining
hands
with
the
DHD
is
a
possibility
now
as
it
will
be
easier
for
all
of
us.”
| | TOP | | | | | | | | | | | India | | Militant shot dead in Manipur | Manipur Police shot dead a suspected militant,
Thiyam
Somokanta,
during
a
counter-insurgency
operation
at
Nagamapal
in
the
Imphal
West
district
on
April
12-night,
reports
Telegraph. One .9-mm pistol with a round of ammunition was recovered
from
his
possession.
Meanwhile, the police arrested a person, Chongtham
Nitai,
during
a
search
operation
at
his
residence
at
Tekcham
Mayai
Leikai for his involvement in the rape and murder of a widow,
Laishramongbi
Inaotombi
alias
Shantibala,
whose
dead
body
was
recovered
at
Lousipat in the Thoubal district on April 10, according to
Imphal Free Press. Another person, Nongthombam Ibomcha alias Raju, who escaped during a police raid, surrendered before
the
Yairipok
police.
Ibomcha
is
a
suspected
militant
who
was
on
bail
after
police
arrested
him
from
the
quarters
of
a
Legislator
at
Babupara
in
2007.
Separately, two People’s United Liberation
Front
(PULF)
militants,
Mohammed
Rezvi
Akbar
alias
Nanaobi and Mohammed Aboton alias
Iboton,
were
arrested
by
a
combined
team
of
Imphal
East
police
commandos,
Assam
Rifles
and
Border
Security
Force
personnel,
reports
Sangai Express.
Further, one cadre belonging to the Military
Council
faction
of
the
Kangleipak
Communist
Party
(KCP),
identified
as
Athokpam Sanju Singh, was arrested by the Imphal East police from Pukhao area on April 11. One 9-mm pistol with magazine was
recovered
from
his
possession.
One People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak
(PREPAK)
militant,
Sapam
Dewan Singh, was arrested from Leimakhong
Mapal.
He
confessed
that
he
joined
the
PREPAK
in
2007
through
one
Angamba
of
Yourabung
and
is
now
working
as
a
member
of
the
‘intelligence
wing’
collecting
and
passing
information
about
the
movement
of
security
forces.
He
also
disclosed
that
he
provided
shelter
to
PREPAK
cadres
and
engaged
in
transportation
of
arms
and
ammunition. | | TOP | | | | | | | | |  | | Nepal | | 20 persons injured in Siraha district | Four persons were critically injured and 16
others
sustained
minor
injuries
in
firing
after
a
dispute
over
money
in
the
Kavilasi
Village
Development
Committee
of
Siraha
district
on
April
13,
reported
The
Himalayan
Times.
“CPN-UML
cadre
Ram
Lobhit
Yadav’s
group
had
a
dispute
with
RPP
cadre
Hari
Narayan
Yadav’s
group
and
some
unknown
group
opened
fire,”
police
said.
Meanwhile, cadres of the CPN-Maoist
and
security
force
personnel
on
April
12
clashed
at
Gaur,
injuring
seven
persons,
including
Maoist
elections
candidate
Surendra
Prasad
Jayasabal from Rautahat-2.
A Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) election
candidate
was
arrested
by
the
Armed
Police
Force
personnel
near
a
vote-counting
venue
in
the
Malangwa
of
Sarlahi
district
on
April
11
for
illegal
possession
of
weapons,
according
to
Nepal News.
Meanwhile, the Maoists have won 99 seats of
the
total
186
constituencies
where
vote
counting
has
been
completed,
till
last
reports
came
in.
The
Nepali
Congress
had
won
28
seats
while
the
CPN-UML
won
in
24
seats.
Among
others,
the
MJF
emerged
victorious
in
15
seats. | | TOP | | | | | | | | |  | | Pakistan | | Three boys injured in grenade explosion in Balochistan | A hand-grenade lobbed on children playing cricket
and
football
in
the
Ayub
Stadium
in
Quetta
on
April
13,
caused
injuries
to
three
boys.
Police
sources
told
Dawn that the grenade, thrown from the
Jail
road
area,
landed
among
the
children. | | TOP | | | | | | | | | | | India | | Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant arrested in Jammu and Kashmir | According to Daily Excelsior, Police on April 13 arrested a top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen
(HM)
militant,
who
was
a
close
associate
of
the
recently
slain
‘divisional
commander’
of
the
outfit,
Shamim
Thool, from village Challer under
the
jurisdiction
of
Gandoh
police
station
in
Doda
district.
The
arrested
militant
has
been
identified
as
Mohammed
Ismayil (code name Qari Usmaan), a resident of Manothal
Patnazi in the Kishtwar district. One Chinese pistol with
one
loaded
magazine,
eight
rounds
and
one
walkie-talkie
set
were
recovered
from
his
possession. | | TOP | | | | | | | | | | | Bangladesh | | Suspect involved in 2004 grenade attack on Awami League rally arrested | The Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
on
April
12
arrested
a
person
suspected
of
lobbing
grenades
at
an
Awami
League
(AL)
rally
in
the
capital
Dhaka on August 21, 2004, reports Daily Star. CID
sources
said
that
Arif
Hasan
Sumon
had
also
carried
bombs
used
in
the
Ramna blasts on April 14, 2001. He was arrested from his house
at
Ali
and
Noor
Real
Estate
Housing
in
the
capital's
Mohammadpur area. | | TOP | | | | | | | | | | | India | | Orissa to launch pilot project to contain Maoists | New Indian Express reports that the Orissa Government
has
decided
to
launch
a
pilot
project
in
the
Malkangiri
and
Rayagada
districts
to
contain
the
Maoist
activity.
As
per
the
plan,
civic
action
programme
has
been
taken
up
in
the
Maoist-affected
areas
of
the
districts
by
organising
public
relations
and
health
camps,
sports
tournaments
and
tribal
festivals.
Publicity
material
highlighting
the
futility
of
extremist
activities
and
its
negative
impact
on
the
development
of
the
region
are
being
produced
and
these
would
be
distributed
in
the
tribal
dominated
areas.
The
modalities
and
framework
of
the
inter-State
joint
task
force
for
Orissa-Andhra
Pradesh
has
been
worked
out
and
a
number
of
joint
anti-Maoist
operations
have
been
conducted.
Similarly,
modalities
for
inter-State
anti-Maoist
operations
in
the
Orissa-Jharkhand
border
have
also
been
worked
out.
Official
sources
said
that
the
scheme
will
be
implemented
in
other
Maoist-affected
districts
in
phases.
| | TOP | | | | | | | | | | | Sri Lanka | | Norway does not support formation of an independent Tamil State in Sri Lanka, says Norwegian envoy | Norway does not support the formation of an
independent
Tamil
State
in
Sri
Lanka,
Norway's
special
envoy
to
Colombo,
Jon
Hanssen-Bauer,
told
the
United
National
Party
(UNP)
Member
of
Parliament
(MP)
Jayalath
Jayawardene
and
to
two
leading
Sinhalese
and
Buddhist
monks
from
Sri
Lanka
on
the
sidelines
of
an
international
conference
that
ended
in
Oslo
on
April
11,
IANS reports. “Norway will not support the establishment
of
Tamil
Eelam,”
the
MP
quoted
Hanssen-Bauer
as
saying.
Meanwhile,
Sri
Lankan
cabinet
minister
Arumugam
Thondaman, who also attended the meeting, separately quoted
Hanssen-Bauer
as
telling
him
that
Norway would not be able to play the role
of
a
peace
facilitator
as
long
as
fighting
raged
in
the
island
nation.
“How
can
we
do
that
when
war
is
going
on?”
the
minister
quoted
the
Norwegian
envoy
as
asking.
Meanwhile, speaking at the conference, Jon
Hanssen-Bauer said that no 'externally designed solution'
will
end
Sri Lanka's dragging ethnic conflict, adding,
“One
should
not
be
tempted
to
try
impose
an
externally
designed
solution
to
conflicts
but
assist
the
parties
in
defining
a
domestic
one.”
“The
common
understanding
between
the
Government
and
the
LTTE
(Liberation
Tigers
of
Tamil
Eelam)
has
been
that
talks
are
aimed
at
finding
a
political
solution
that
is
acceptable
to
all
communities
in
Sri Lanka. For Norway, any solution endorsed by the Sri
Lankan
people
is
acceptable,”
he
added. | | TOP |
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