NEWS ITEM: Daily Mirror
The LTTE is using Tamil civilians to man the bunkers along the front line and threats against the families of these reluctant warriors keeps them on the job, the International military analytical website Strategy Page said.
It also opined that the thing which really keeps the army from just marching into LTTE territory is the existence of several hundred experienced LTTE fighters, who have been able to defeat the soldiers consistently in the past. This reserve force rushes in whenever the army advances too far, and inflicts lots of casualties.
The publication is of the view eventually, the army will have to take on this elite force, but the strategy will be to use artillery and air power to pick apart the LTTE front line force to the point where the elite reserve force will have to be either broken up to man the front line bunkers, or be forced back to a small bit of territory that can be blown to bits with artillery and bombs.
“The rebels are getting less money, less ammo, and are losing more fighters each month, with no source of replacements or reinforcements. Tamil civilians are often being forced to man the bunkers along the front line. Threats against the families of these reluctant warriors keep them on the job,” it said.
It also said the army monitors the LTTE with their long range patrols, that sneak about in LTTE controlled territory. Based on this, it is believed that the LTTE in the north will collapse by the end of the year.
“The LTTE has admitted to some 20,000 dead, through the end of 2007. Have another 4,000 died in the last five months? There is some doubt, but the LTTE have been taking a beating. Journalists have seen dozens of captured LTTE bunkers, and several LTTE towns have been captured. There is movement, and it's going against the LTTE,” the report said.
GOD PLEASE SAVE THE COUNTRY, ITS INNOCENT AND PEACE LOVING COMMUNITY
The LTTE is using Tamil civilians to man the bunkers along the front line and threats against the families of these reluctant warriors keeps them on the job, the International military analytical website Strategy Page said.
It also opined that the thing which really keeps the army from just marching into LTTE territory is the existence of several hundred experienced LTTE fighters, who have been able to defeat the soldiers consistently in the past. This reserve force rushes in whenever the army advances too far, and inflicts lots of casualties.
The publication is of the view eventually, the army will have to take on this elite force, but the strategy will be to use artillery and air power to pick apart the LTTE front line force to the point where the elite reserve force will have to be either broken up to man the front line bunkers, or be forced back to a small bit of territory that can be blown to bits with artillery and bombs.
“The rebels are getting less money, less ammo, and are losing more fighters each month, with no source of replacements or reinforcements. Tamil civilians are often being forced to man the bunkers along the front line. Threats against the families of these reluctant warriors keep them on the job,” it said.
It also said the army monitors the LTTE with their long range patrols, that sneak about in LTTE controlled territory. Based on this, it is believed that the LTTE in the north will collapse by the end of the year.
“The LTTE has admitted to some 20,000 dead, through the end of 2007. Have another 4,000 died in the last five months? There is some doubt, but the LTTE have been taking a beating. Journalists have seen dozens of captured LTTE bunkers, and several LTTE towns have been captured. There is movement, and it's going against the LTTE,” the report said.
GOD PLEASE SAVE THE COUNTRY, ITS INNOCENT AND PEACE LOVING COMMUNITY
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