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July - 4 
The Government has recruited 3,600 rehabilitated former combatants of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to the Civil Defence Force, reports Colombo Page on July 5. They have been appointed to permanent positions in the Civil Defense Force and a
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The Government has recruited 3,600 rehabilitated former combatants of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to the Civil Defence Force, reports Colombo Page on July 5. They have been appointed to permanent positions in the Civil Defense Force and as such, entitled to pension schemes of the Government. The newly recruited personnel will be appointed to provide services to preschools and farm houses in the northern areas. The Force has nearly 40,000 personnel in permanent and pensionable Government service. They are deployed in major cities and towns to assist the police in maintaining public security.
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July - 6 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has barred former members of the terrorist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from contesting parliamentary elections next month, reports Colombo Page. Several ex-LTTE members had reportedly applied to
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has barred former members of the terrorist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from contesting parliamentary elections next month, reports Colombo Page. Several ex-LTTE members had reportedly applied to be nominated from the former battle zone Districts in the north and eastern provinces for the August 17 polls. The party has even rejected a bid to contest by Ananthi Sasitharan, wife of Elilan, a senior LTTE member from the eastern province in Trincomalee District. Sasitharan is one of TNA's elected members in the Northern Provincial Council. The TNA said rehabilitated former LTTE members will be considered for selection at future elections.
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July - 11 
N.Vithyatharan coordinator of Crusaders for Democracy (CFD), an organization of ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre and their supporters on July 11 said that CFD will be putting up ten former LTTE militants in the Jaffna-Kilinochchi elec
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N.Vithyatharan coordinator of Crusaders for Democracy (CFD), an organization of ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre and their supporters on July 11 said that CFD will be putting up ten former LTTE militants in the Jaffna-Kilinochchi electoral District for the August 17 Parliamentary elections as Independents, reports Indian Express. Vithyatharan said that following the rejection of their applications by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), CFD decided to put its candidates up as Independents.
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July - 14 
Sri Lanka Army on July 14 commemorated the 24th death anniversary of war hero Hasalaka Gamini Kularatne, the Sri Lankan soldier, whose supreme sacrifice saved the lives of hundreds of fellow soldiers when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) s
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Sri Lanka Army on July 14 commemorated the 24th death anniversary of war hero Hasalaka Gamini Kularatne, the Sri Lankan soldier, whose supreme sacrifice saved the lives of hundreds of fellow soldiers when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sieged the Elephant Pass camp in July 1991, reports Colombo Page. The 24th Death Anniversary ceremony of Corporal Gamini Kularatne of 6th Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) took place at the Hasalaka Gamini Memorial at Elephant Pass in Jaffna in Northern Province.
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July - 19 
A group of former members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which has fielded 10 candidates in the August 17 Parliamentary elections, has urged India, United States (US) and other Western countries to commend its decision to enter the f
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A group of former members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which has fielded 10 candidates in the August 17 Parliamentary elections, has urged India, United States (US) and other Western countries to commend its decision to enter the fray, reports The Hindu on July 18. The group, called themselves as “Crusaders for Democracy”, said in a statement that when the LTTE was involved in an armed struggle, these countries and the international community wanted it to give up arms and join the democratic mainstream. N. Vithyatharan, coordinator of the group, said the candidates had been fielded as independents as the group could not be registered as a party.
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July - 19 
M.K. Shivajilingam, Member of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) and national organiser of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO), has chosen to contest in the Kurunegala electoral district in North Western Province, reports Gulf Times. M
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M.K. Shivajilingam, Member of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) and national organiser of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO), has chosen to contest in the Kurunegala electoral district in North Western Province, reports Gulf Times. M K Shivajilingam, a relative of slain LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran, filed his nomination on July 13. Shivajilingam said he is not contesting as TELO or as part of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), but as an independent.
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July - 21 
Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on July 21 denied allegations that he gave money to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), saying the ruling coalition leaders have been trying to “mislead voters” ahead of the parliament elections
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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on July 21 denied allegations that he gave money to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), saying the ruling coalition leaders have been trying to “mislead voters” ahead of the parliament elections next month, reports The Indian Express. Dismissing the allegations made by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the former President’s office in a statement said, “Firstly, former president Rajapaksa did not give money to the LTTE. On the contrary, it was he who defeated the LTTE. Secondly, no Presidential Commission has recommended that Rajapaksa be deprived of his civic rights. Thirdly a Presidential Commission of Inquiry cannot deprive anybody of his civic rights unless parliament passes a resolution to that effect with a two thirds majority.”
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July - 23 
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was always an obstacle to reach a peaceful solution to the national issue, reports Colombo Gazette on July 24. Samaraweera said that the terrorism the LTTE unl
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Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was always an obstacle to reach a peaceful solution to the national issue, reports Colombo Gazette on July 24. Samaraweera said that the terrorism the LTTE unleashed, even against the Tamil people, resulted in the Tigers being proscribed in many countries. He said the solution to the national question is not a separate state as the LTTE mistakenly believed, but a solution which can address the genuine grievances of the Tamil people within a united and undivided Sri Lanka.
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July - 27 
An unexploded bomb, believed to have fallen off from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) aircraft shot down in 2009 by Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) at Katunayake in Western Province, was found in a swamp close to the SLAF Camp on July 27, repor
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An unexploded bomb, believed to have fallen off from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) aircraft shot down in 2009 by Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) at Katunayake in Western Province, was found in a swamp close to the SLAF Camp on July 27, reports Daily Mirror. SLAF Spokesman Gehan Senaviratne said Road Development Authority (RDA) employees had discovered the bomb while carrying out road construction work in the area. Senaviratne said “The bomb was inside a plastic barrel in the swamp some 50 metres away from the location where the LTTE aircraft was shot down. We have secured the area and SLAF bomb disposal unit will soon defuse the bomb.” On February 20, 2009 the LTTE launched an attack on the SLAF Camp at Katunayake adjoining the Bandaranaike International Airport. The plane was shot down by anti-aircraft fire. The plane was found intact with the body of the pilot and explosives inside.
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July - 28 
Investigators of the Tamil Nadu 'Q' branch Police on July 28 interrogated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) operative A Kumaraguru, who Police arrested at Tiruchirapalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu (India) on July 26 when he attempted t
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Investigators of the Tamil Nadu 'Q' branch Police on July 28 interrogated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) operative A Kumaraguru, who Police arrested at Tiruchirapalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu (India) on July 26 when he attempted to flee to Switzerland with a fake passport, reports The Times of India. Officers of the Police's special anti-terror wing said they questioned Kumaraguru about his links to an arrested member of the rebels, Krishnakumar, and his associates in Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu). Investigators said Kumaraguru lost his right leg in the civil war in Sri Lanka and used a prosthetic limb. Kumaraguru and his wife Sudharsini arrived in Chennai in 2014 and lived in Choolaimedu, where a member of a Tamil outfit gave them shelter.
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July - 30 
Sri Lankan Government on July 30 refused to comment on a document a British television station claims could undermine international investigations into the war, reports Colombo Gazette. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mahishini Colonne said the Governm
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Sri Lankan Government on July 30 refused to comment on a document a British television station claims could undermine international investigations into the war, reports Colombo Gazette. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mahishini Colonne said the Government was aware of the British Channel 4 News report on the document but will not comment on such media reports. Channel 4 News reported this week that it has been supplied with the leaked United Nations (UN) document which it claim could pre-empt and undermine September’s Human Rights Council discussion on a UN’s long-awaited investigation into crimes committed at the end of Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war. According to the UN tens of thousands of Tamil civilians died in the closing stages of the Sri Lankan military’s war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The UN says most of those civilians died in government shelling as they were crammed into ever-diminishing “No Fire Zones” – though the LTTE cadres are also alleged to have committed grave abuses including suicide bombings and the use of human shields. Channel 4 News said the document appears to be have been created by the UN in conjunction with the Sri Lankan Government, and outlines plans to set up a purely domestic inquiry into human rights violations – with technical support from the UN. However, the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) chief minister, CV Wigneswaran, told Channel 4 News that the UN had not even consulted them in this regard.
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