Sri Lanka Tiger chief not seen as troops close in
April 19, 2009 (AFP) - As Sri Lanka's decades-long civil war moves into what appears to be a bloody end game, all eyes are on a small strip of coastal jungle, …
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Sri Lanka war zone: 3,000 civilians flee, military says
April 19, 2009 (AFP) - Nearly 3,000 civilians escaped from Sri Lanka's war zone and sought shelter with security forces, the defence ministry said Sunday as …
Sri Lanka keeps up offensive despite calls for fresh truce
April 18, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Saturday kept up their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels cornered in the northeast, the defence ministry said, …
Sri Lanka advances on Tigers amid international pressure
April 16, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Thursday it had made fresh advances into the area still held by Tamil Tiger rebels, ignoring global calls for a truce to …
Sri Lankan troops, Tigers trade fire as ceasefire ends
April 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops resumed their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the northeast at the end of a 48-hour ceasefire, the two sides …
Heavy fighting resumes in Sri Lanka
April 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops resumed their all-out offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the island on Wednesday following a brief …
Sri Lanka fighting resumes after ceasefire
April 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces resumed their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the island on Wednesday following a brief …
Sri Lankan rebels say ready for truce, peace talks
April 14, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said Tuesday they were ready to negotiate a ceasefire with government forces and restart peace talks to …
Sri Lankan military begins two-day ceasefire
April 13, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces began a two-day ceasefire on Monday, as the government called for the cornered Tamil Tiger rebels to allow …
Sri Lanka strips Norway of peace-broker role: official
April 13, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Monday stripped Norway of its role as broker of the island's moribund peace process, a government official told AFP. The …
Sri Lanka declares 48-hour ceasefire in civil war
April 12, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Sunday ordered government troops to halt their offensive against cornered Tamil rebels over the two-day Sinhala …
Sri Lanka’s Tigers kill five civilians: military
April 12, 2009 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels killed five farmers in southern Sri Lanka on Sunday in an apparent revenge attack for military operations against …
Co-chairs call for end to ‘futile’ Sri Lanka fighting
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2009 (AFP) - International mediators of the conflict that has pitted separatist Tamil Tigers against government forces in Sri Lanka on …
Sri Lanka mounts ‘rescue’ operation for trapped civilians
April 10, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's army announced Friday it had launched an operation to bring to safety thousands of civilians trapped by fighting with Tamil …
Sri Lanka Tigers threat to Gandhis on poll trail: report
NEW DELHI, April 9, 2009 (AFP) - Indian security officials have warned that the ruling party's leader and her family could be targeted by Sri Lanka's Tamil …
Sri Lanka says 111 Tigers killed in fresh fighting
April 4, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops advancing on the last remaining pockets of rebel resistance killed at least 111 Tamil Tigers in separate ground and sea …
Sri Lanka says over 420 Tigers killed in latest battles
April 5, 2009 (AFP) - At least 420 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in three days of clashes in northeast Sri Lanka, the military said on Sunday, as troops moved …
Sri Lanka Tigers urged to free civilians
UNITED NATIONS, April 3, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Tamil rebel leaders to allow trapped civilians to move freely out of the conflict …
Sri Lanka troops take key village, kill 44 Tigers: military
April 3, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces captured a key village from Tamil Tiger rebels on Friday after heavy fighting that left at least 44 guerrillas …
Sri Lanka govt says key rebel supply route closed
April 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government forces have cut off an essential supply route to Tamil Tiger rebels trapped in the jungle, the defence ministry …