The latest statistics on civilians rescued from the terror clutches in Wanni reveal that 10501 civilians belonging to more than 1500 families have given refuge since the first of this month.
According to the defence sources in Wanni and Jaffna, over 10000 civilians have come to Kilinochchi while 139 others have come to Jaffna since the National Independence Day (Feb 4). Among the rescued civilians are over 2800 children and about 3000 women, the sources add.
Arrangements have been made at the frontlines to provide immediate medical care and refreshments to the civilians seeking refuge with the security forces. Also, transportation of the patients to the hospitals and others to civilian welfare centers elsewhere is provided by the security forces.
A senior defence official explaining about the sudden increase of civilians escaping the terrorist clutches in Wanni said it is a result of a well-planned rescue mission launched by the security forces.
"We have planned to meet these circumstances since the inception of the current phase of operations. We knew that the terrorists would resort to their cowardly tactic of hiding behind a human shield"
"Army maneuvers have been planned and executed with great care in order increase the opportunity of the civilians to get out of the human shield. Navy deployments have been changed with more boats assigned for search and rescue mission for those civilians taking see route to flee LTTE clutches. As a result the terrorist barricades against civilian movements have been weakening and more and mote escape routes have been opened for the civilians to come out of the human shield", he said.
"Like all our other maneuvers in this operation against terrorism, this rescue mission is also well planned and executed by the professionals. Indeed we have proven the zero civilians casualty policy of ours is not just another term but something that can be practiced...but it needs a great deal of professionalism on the part of the armed forces" , he added.
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