Sri Lankan troops hammer rebels as fears for civilians grow
MULLAITTIVU, January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Tuesday battled Tamil Tigers for control of the last stretch of rebel-held coastline, as international …
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Sri Lanka troops enter another Tiger village: military
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan forces on Wednesday fought their way into another village still held by the Tamil Tigers, an official said, as neighbouring …
Sri Lanka fighting rages as India presses for safety of civilians
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee on a surprise visit to Sri Lanka called for urgent measures to protect civilians caught up in …
Two men plead guilty in New York to supporting Tamil Tigers
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Two men pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to provide material support to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebel group on the …
Sri Lanka Tigers holding 300 patients hostage: report
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have prevented international aid workers from evacuating some 300 hospital patients inside rebel-held …
Sri Lanka ‘humanitarian crisis’ draws EU concern
BRUSSELS, January 26, 2009 (AFP) - EU officials told Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama of their concern at the "humanitarian crisis" in the north …
Sri Lanka Tiger chief still in Sri Lanka: report
January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elusive Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is still on the island and leading his fighters as they struggle to …
Sri Lanka army moves to take last coastal strip from Tigers
KUMALAMUNAI, January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops making rapid progress against Tamil Tiger fighters have nearly recaptured the only stretch of coastline …
Sri Lankan Tigers flee to jungle as troops take final bastion
January 26, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government troops were Monday pushing into the last pockets of jungle still held by Tamil Tigers after the capture of the …
Sri Lanka Tigers set to return to guerrilla warfare
January 26, 2009 (AFP) - After a series of battlefield defeats, Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have lost their conventional fighting capability, but analysts …
Sri Lanka civilians killed, wounded in shelling: UN
January 26, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations said Monday at least 30 civilians had been killed in fighting between government forces and rebels in Sri Lanka …
Sri Lanka troops enter final Tiger town: govt
January 25, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Sunday fought their way into Mullaittivu, the last town held by Tamil Tiger rebels who are holed up in the …
Sri Lanka troops overrun last Tiger town: army chief
January 25, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Sunday overran the last town controlled by Tamil rebels, army chief Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka said, …
Sri Lankan troops seize Tiger camps: military
January 24, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces captured two Tamil Tiger guerrilla camps after heavy fighting in the island's northeast, the military said …
Sri Lankan army says Tamil Tigers close to losing firepower
January 23, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have advanced to a key area held by Tamil Tigers and are on the verge of destroying the rebels' artillery, a …
Sri Lanka says troops seize Tiger command centre
January 22, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have seized a Tamil Tiger command centre in the island's north as ground troops advance further into the rebels' …
Sri Lankan Tigers block UN staff from leaving
January 22, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations Thursday accused Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers of preventing its staff from leaving rebel-controlled areas in the north …
Sri Lanka blast kills two: police
January 21, 2009 (AFP) - At least two people were killed and 11 others were wounded in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, police said. …
Sri Lanka fires at intruding aircraft
January 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Wednesday its troops had opened fire on an intruding aircraft off the island's north, where government …
Sri Lanka urges war-hit civilians to move to ‘safe zone’
January 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military Wednesday asked civilians living in the last remaining rebel-held areas in the island's northeast to move into a …