were further divided into:- Yesudas Security Team Anti-aircraft missile Team Aerial surveillance team As the anti-aircraft regiment of LTTE, it carried out 4 successful surface-to-air missile attacks on Sri Lanka Air Force passenger flights. Attacked aircraft are: 2 Avro aircraft (On 28 & 29 April 1995) which were shot by Brigadier Gaddafi, 1 Antonov An-32 (On 22 November 1995) and 1 Mil Mi-17 helicopter (On 22 January 1996). All 4 attacks took place at Palaly Air Force base, killing at least 202 servicemen. This regiment had at least 5 IGLA 1 missile launchers and 16+ IGLA 1 (SA 16) missiles in its possession. Along with this they also had SA-7 Grail, 9K34 Strela-3, FIM-92 Stinger, and HN-5 MANPADS launchers. They were also equipped with a 40mm AA gun (Found mounted on a Buffel), a T-65/74 37 mm cannon, a T-61 25mm double-barrel AA gun (Captured from the SLA during the Battle of Elephant Pass) and many other antiaircraft weapons. Most of these guns were captured by SLA during the final months of battle. Lt. Col. Silambarasan, the commander of the Ratha Regiment was killed in Battle of Aanandapuram, and his deputy Lt. Col. Anbu was captured and later executed. Imran-Pandian Regiment Imran-Pandian Regiment was a combination of many smaller regiments and units. It also acted as the personal security force of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran till 2002. Col. Velavan was the overall commander of this regiment till the defeat of LTTE and later he surrendered to the SLA. His fate is unknown but believed to be killed by SLA in the 'White Flag' incident. This regiment's commander Lt. Col. Arulnampi and his deputy Lt. Col. Aaramuthan also surrendered to the SLA but their fate is unknown but believed to be killed by SLA in the 'White Flag' incident. Brig. Viduthalai alias Amuthan alias Gaddafi, Prabhakaran's bodyguard was its former commander. Many of its members were killed in May 2009. Victor Anti-Armour Regiment Victor anti-tank regiment was formed in 1997 as an 'Armour counter team' against the armoured regiment of SLA when the Operation Jayasikurui begun. Later it was expanded as a regiment. Until 11-10-2006 it was commanded by Special commander Lt. Col. Akbar (Code named Alpha-1) who was killed in the battle with SLA on that day. Even though the regiment was functioning under the Imran-Pandian regiment as a joint regiment, they had a separate ensign and a commander named