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Well, We Tamils also support united fight against Terrorism by the Srilankan racist fascist government whose security forces targetting 100% Civilian Tamil population while the Tamileelam Security forces-The LTTE- targets 100% Srilankan terrorist military. Please look at the news about the Srilankan liberation of Tamil civilians-Faeces, urine, firewood and sweating bodies - this is Batticaloa

The ancient Romans believed that the Ides of March, March 15, signified impending danger. As famously immortalised by Shakespeare in Julius Caesar, "Well, the Ides of March are come. Ay, they are come, but they are not gone," the seer told the powerful Caesar. The Ides have come to stay once again, in Batticaloa.

"The humanitarian community in Batticaloa noted IDPs in a number of sites in Batticaloa have been pressured to return to Trincomalee and Vaharai in several instances, and forcible returns have occurred. These forcible returns have involved (i) the threat of withdrawal of assistance (including withdrawal of Family Cards, removal of tents, cessation of dry rations, etc), (ii) statements indicating that the DSs and GNs could no longer be responsible for the security of the IDPs who refused to return (i.e. in terms of interceding with the armed forces or police in case of arrest or detention, and (iii) physical intimidation by armed security forces involved in the return movements," it said.

If any one is interested, there is also a lack of 3000 tents in the district.