TODAY the southbound 53 and northbound 58 divisions linked somewhere in Elephant Pass. Final remnants of LTTE resistance is gradually fading away as the tigers pull out of the area, in preparation for a final show down in the jungles of Mullaitivu.
So far, every gamble of the LTTE has failed in the political and military fronts. The US and India have been steadfast in their support of the SL military campaign and that has effectively isolated and made their best laid plans go awry.
Soon Elephant Pass is expected to fall into the hands of SL Forces and that would unleash the combat potential of at least two more divisions to enter the Mullaitivu campaign. News from the area suggests untold sufferings of the civillians held hostage by the LTTE, including torture and random public executions to compel obedience to the Tigers' dictates. At least 35 civillians who protested against the LTTE have been abducted and their whereabouts unknown, while another 3 were executed and their bodies hung on lamp posts as an example to others.
The LTTE will soon run out of all options. The population under their control cannot and will not silently go into their graves as is the apparent design of their self-appointed savior, the LTTE leadership. Instead they are more likely to surrender to the advancing SLDF and also become an invaluable source of information to flush out remaining pockets of resistance.
So far, every gamble of the LTTE has failed in the political and military fronts. The US and India have been steadfast in their support of the SL military campaign and that has effectively isolated and made their best laid plans go awry.
Soon Elephant Pass is expected to fall into the hands of SL Forces and that would unleash the combat potential of at least two more divisions to enter the Mullaitivu campaign. News from the area suggests untold sufferings of the civillians held hostage by the LTTE, including torture and random public executions to compel obedience to the Tigers' dictates. At least 35 civillians who protested against the LTTE have been abducted and their whereabouts unknown, while another 3 were executed and their bodies hung on lamp posts as an example to others.
The LTTE will soon run out of all options. The population under their control cannot and will not silently go into their graves as is the apparent design of their self-appointed savior, the LTTE leadership. Instead they are more likely to surrender to the advancing SLDF and also become an invaluable source of information to flush out remaining pockets of resistance.
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