According to reports, another Sea Tiger boat with explosives was sunk near the harbour on 4 November. In Batticaloa and Amparai districts, the security forces and the LTTE continued to clash, affecting the civilians. LTTE s Pistol Group shot dead two members of Army ally the Razik Group near Paddiruppu on 5 October. The Army shot dead Kailayapillai Jeyakumar on 9 October at Kinnayady when he was returning home after a temple festival. Following an election dispute on 14 October, soldiers entered a mosque in Oddamavady and attacked Muslims who were in prayer.
Reports say soldiers also entered houses and assaulted women.
The LTTE fired shells on an Army camp in Kiran on 25 October. The military retaliated and shelled Tiger-controlled areas west of the Batticaloa lagoon. N Ravindran and S Vaman were wounded and admitted to Batticaloa hospital. The Tigers also shelled police posts in Chenkalady and Eravur, north of Batticaloa town, on the same day. A policeman was injured when the LTTE attacked the Valaichenai police station on 29 October.