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Humanitarian Operation Factual Analysis |
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I. EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
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A.
Overview of this Report
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B. Overview of
the Humanitarian Operation
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Part
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II. BACKGROUND
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A. Overview of the LTTE
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B. LTTE Atrocities against Civilians
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C. Use of Child Soldiers by the LTTE
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D. Ethnic Cleansing Carried out by the LTTE
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E. Attacks on Democracy by the LTTE
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F. The Global Threat posed by the LTTE
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G.
Proscription of the LTTE
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III. SIZE
AND SCOPE OF THE LTTE
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A. Potency of the LTTE
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B. Number of Cadres
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C. Land Fighting Forces
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D. The Sea Tiger Wing
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E. The Air Tiger Wing
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F. Black Tiger (Suicide) Wing
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G. Intelligence Wing
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H. Supply Network
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I. International Support Mechanisms
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J. International Criminal Network
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IV.
GOVERNMENT EFFORTS FOR A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT
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A. Overview
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B. The Thimpu Talks – July to August 1985
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C. The Indo-Lanka Accord – July 1987
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D. Peace Talks – May 1989 to June 1990
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E. Peace Talks – October 1994 to April 1995
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F. Norwegian-Facilitated Peace Process– February 2002 to
January 2008
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G. Ltte Behaviour during 2002–2006
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Part two |
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V.
RESUMPTION OF HOSTILITIES
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VI.
THE WANNI OPERATION
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VII.
THE CIVILIAN RESCUE OPERATION
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VIII.
RECEPTION OF CIVILIANS
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IX.
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
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X.
GENERAL OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND PREPARATIONS TO SAFEGUARD
CIVILIAN LIVES
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A. General Procedures
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B. Sri Lanka Army
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C. Sri Lanka Navy
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D. Sri Lanka Air Force
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XI.
PROTECTION OF CIVILIAN RIGHTS
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A. Institutional Frameworks
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B. Training on Human Rights and International Humanitarian
Law
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C. Monitoring of Alleged Infringements
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D. Investigations and Prosecutions
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Part three |
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XII.
CONSEQUENCES OF THE HUMANITARIAN OPERATION
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XIII.
CONCLUSION
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ANNEXES
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INDEX OF TERMS
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