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Viewing cable 09COLOMBO283, Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 30

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09COLOMBO283 2009-03-12 12:53 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Colombo
O 121253Z MAR 09
FM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9565
INFO AMEMBASSY ATHENS 
AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 
AMEMBASSY DHAKA 
AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 
AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU 
AMEMBASSY LONDON 
AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 
AMEMBASSY OSLO 
AMEMBASSY TOKYO 
AMCONSUL CHENNAI 
AMCONSUL MUMBAI 
AMCONSUL TORONTO 
USEU BRUSSELS
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
USMISSION GENEVA 
HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI
DIA WASHINGTON DC
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
SECDEF WASHDC
CDRUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HI//APCW/APOP//
CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI//J3/J332/J52//
UNCLAS COLOMBO 000283 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR SCA (BOUCHER, CAMP), SCA/INS AND PRM 
STATE ALSO PASS USAID 
AID/W FOR ANE/SCA, DCHA/FFP (DWORKEN, KSHEIN) 
AID/W FOR DCHA/OFDA (MORRISP, ACONVERY, RTHAYER, RKERR) 
ATHENS FOR PCARTER 
BANGKOK FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA (WBERGER) 
KATHMANDU FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA AND POL (SBERRY) 
GENEVA FOR RMA (NKYLOH, NHILGERT, MPITOTTI) 
USUN NEW YORK FOR ECOSOC (D MERCADO) 
SECDEF FOR OSD - POLICY 
PACOM ALSO FOR J-5 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MOPS PREF PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
SUBJECT: Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 30 
 
Ref:  A) Colombo 279  B) Colombo 277  C) Colombo 265  D) Colombo 258 
 E) Colombo 250  F) Colombo 248  G) Colombo 247  H) Colombo 245  I) 
Colombo 240  J) Colombo 235  K) Colombo 230 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary: In a March 12 meeting Ambassador pressed Defense 
Secretary to minimize civilian casualties.  The U.N. reports 2,683 
killed and 7,241 injured in fighting from January 20-March 7.  UN 
Resident Representative Buhne informed Ambassador that 72 persons 
were killed and 91 injured as the result of continued shelling iQ 
the no-fire zone on March 11.  WFP food aid is again being offloaded 
and delivered into the no fire zone.  End Summary. 
 
Ambassador Meets Defense Secretary 
---------------------------------- 
 
2. (SBU) In a March 12 meeting with Defense Secretary Gotabhaya 
Rajapaksa, Ambassador expressed regret over the recent bombing near 
the Jumma Mosque in Matara District (ref A).  Rajapaksa indicated 
that Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mahinda Wijesekera was 
conscious and would survive, but, lamented the lax precautions taken 
by the personal security officers charged with security at the 
festival. 
 
3. (SBU) Ambassador on several occasions, urged the Defense 
Secretary to do everything he can to minimize civilian casualties in 
the North by stopping shelling into the no-fire zone, even when 
fired upon by LTTE positions there.  Rajapaksa expressed surprise at 
the reports of civilian casualties saying Air Force jets had not 
flown the past two days due to heavy weather.  The Ambassador 
responded the casualties had reportedly come from multi-barrel 
rocket launchers and again urged the local commanders be instructed 
not to fire into the safe zone.  Rajapaksa expressed doubt about 
some of the alleged civilian casualties, noting that a good number 
of the wounded in Trincomalee are likely LTTE cadres.  He said he 
had tasked health authorities to determine how many killed and 
wounded might be LTTE cadres. 
 
4. (SBU) Ambassador inquired about the situation in the North to 
which the Defense Secretary responded the Sri Lankan military had 
met "stiff resistance" and were only half way through PTK; however, 
they were able to seize the hospital today.  When asked why a 
planned International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sea 
evacuation of wounded was held up on March 11, Rajapaksa stated 
intelligence reports indicated that 5 Liberation Tigers of Tamil 
Eelam (LTTE) suicide bombers were attempting to infiltrate the boat 
which caused a halt to the evacuation.  Rajapaksa was hopeful the 
evacuations would commence as early as today if possible.  Rajapaksa 
also stated that he believed LTTE Supremo Prabakharan was still 
alive and indicated he firmly believed Prabakharan would fight to 
the end. 
 
5. (SBU) Ambassador reiterated that once the GSL takes control of 
PTK it is important that the military not enter the safe zone. 
Rajapaksa repeated his pledge to not enter the safe zone and stated 
that the Army would take a passive stance on its boundary once the 
other areas were secured.  Ambassador inquired whether the Defense 
Secretary believed people would be able to escape the safe zone and 
Rajapaksa relayed that 22 boats, carrying 365 civilians had managed 
to evade the LTTE and make it to Jaffna recently.  According to 
 
Rajapaksa, when the LTTE found out about the escapees they drilled 
holes in the remaining boats.  Rajapaksa admitted that the military 
had made mistakes in prior estimates but now believed only 400 LTTE 
cadres remained.  He argued that once active fighting was reduced 
and the Sri Lankan Army took a more passive stance around the safe 
zone more civilians would be able to flee. 
 
UN: 9,924 Casualties Jan 20-Mar 7 
-------------------------------- 
 
6. (SBU) The U.N. reports that from January 20 to March 7 the total 
minimum number of civilians killed is 2,683 with an additional 7,241 
civilians injured. 
 
7. (SBU) U.N. Resident Representative Neil Buhne informed Ambassador 
that 72 persons were killed and 91 injured on March 11 due to 
continued shelling in the no-fire zone.  BuQ reported that a 
multi-barrel rocket launcher sent 40 shells into the zone in one 
barrage and 21 of the 72 deaths were individuals who had been in 
line to receive their ration of food.  Buhne stated that upon 
learning of the shelling the U.N. immediately spoke with the 
military in Vavuniya and requested the shelling cease. 
 
Offloading of Food Aid Resumes 
------------------------------ 
 
8. (U) The cargo ship "Vin-Tan", carrying 500 MTs of food aid 
returned offshore of the conflict area.  The World Food Programme 
had offloaded 144 MTs of food on March 8 but rough seas forced it to 
return to Trincomalee.  WFP is now discharging the remaining food 
onto small fishing boats.  WFP expects the offloading to take two 
and a half days.  The Government has indicated its willingness to 
continue the operation of this vessel with humanitarian food aid, as 
long as there are no security incidents.  WFP has enough food in 
stock in Trincomalee for almost three more 500 MTs cargos. 
 
Food Aid Reaches IDPs in Jaffna by Land 
--------------------------------------- 
 
9. (U) A convoy of 22 GSL trucks carrying 261 MTs of WFP food 
(mostly USAID Title II) arrived March 10 in Jaffna, having departed 
March 8 and traveled along the A-9.  The food will be distributed to 
IDPs and other economically vulnerable people in Jaffna.  This is 
the first civilian food convoy to have traveled the main north-south 
highway since August 2006. 
 
More Injured Waiting to Be Evacuated 
------------------------------------ 
 
10. (SBU) ICRC reports that they have 1000 patients waiting to be 
evacuated from the no-fire zone.  Recent medical supplies that were 
sent were used within two days of their arrival. 
 
LTTE Finance Chief Killed 
------------------------- 
 
11. (U) The Army reported that the LTTE's Financial Division head 
Ranjith Appa alias Tamilendi was killed in the latest fighting in 
Puthukuduirrippu east area. 
 
BLAKE