Lankan Military Personnel Mark Their Hard-Won Triumph in the Eelam Wars on Anniversary of the Final Moments

Kumar Kirinde & Co, 18 May 2024

Dear RAFOA Member,  Tomorrow, 18^th May marks the 15^th anniversary of the end of the armed conflict  between the GOSL and the LTTE. In remembrance of the efforts made by the SL armed forces and sacrifices made by tri-services personnel in bringing this conflict to an end, attached is a one page brief and an article done by two retired SLAF officers based overseas and a copy of an article written by a Sri Lankan defence analyst to an Australian defence journal (shared by a military history enthusiast also based overseas for the benefit of our RAFOA membership).

In addition below links were shared by another RAFOA member showcasing the actions of the SL armed forces against the LTTE towards the latter stages of the conflict.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51ESbh0GkjI&list=RDCMUC4kTnUDQ7TNL9jgp1gLZt_A&index=3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCIum4gZdwg&t=336s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F5tU1okMtY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyMFZjgekRo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU6DuSDZkpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqs1eWZvOIg

With kind regards

Kumar …..Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde (Retd), President – RAFOA

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A NOTE: The “defence analyst” referred to above was/is Serge De Silva Ranasinghe, who was based in Perth and produced a remarkable series of illustrated articles on the war in worldwide defence journals. I am still not aware of the ways and means that allowed him to access details of the ongoing battles from within his perch in Perth.

https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Sergei-Desilva-Ranasinghe-2044290460

De Silva-Ranasinghe’s In-Depth Studies of the LTTE’s Downfall During Eelam War IV . A Bibliography

ALSO NOTE 

Tamil civilians streaming westwards across Nandikadal Lagoon to GoSL space  so as to escape their entrapped situation in May 2009

SOME PERTINENT REFERENCES

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam
• https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/in-sri-lanka-tamils-are-divided-over-the-tigers-militant-legacy/
• http://thuppahi.wordpress.com/2014/09/21/revisiting-eelam-war-iv/#more-13739
• http://thuppahi.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/tamil-person-and-state-essays/
• http://thuppahi.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/tamil-person-and-state-pictorial-images-listed/
• https://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/may/20/slide-show-1-how-war-against-ltte-was-won.htm
• http://thecarthaginiansolution.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/kiawia-ratios-conjuring-with-the-dead-and-ignoring-the-wounded/