Sri Lanka war set for long haul, analysts warn
April 24, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's hopes of a quick victory over Tamil separatists looked shattered Thursday after Tamil rebels inflicted the heaviest losses …
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Sri Lanka strikes back with air attacks as losses mount
April 24, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka carried out retaliatory air strikes against Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday, a day after intense artillery battles left hundreds …
Sri Lanka says 90 dead in new offensive against rebels
April 23, 2008 (AFP) - At least 90 rebels and soldiers were killed and hundreds wounded when Sri Lankan security forces launched an offensive against Tiger …
Sri Lanka north scene of heavy fighting: rebels
April 23, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting between security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels broke out early Wednesday in several locations along the northern defence …
Sri Lanka fighting kills dozens: ministry
April 23, 2008 (AFP) - Ferocious fighting erupted in Sri Lanka on Wednesday as government troops made a fresh bid to break into rebel territory, leaving at …
Sri Lanka jets bomb Tiger flotillas: military
April 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed a flotilla of fast boats operated by Tamil Tiger rebels off the island's north-eastern waters, the defence …
Sri Lanka says 29 killed in fighting
April 19, 2008 (AFP) - At least 28 Tamil Tiger rebels and one soldier have been killed in artillery duels across Sri Lanka's war-ravaged north, the defence …
Sri Lanka war planes hit Tiger communication centre: military
April 15, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed a communications centre inside rebel-held territory Tuesday after heavy ground battles left seven Tamil …
Sri Lanka steps up air strikes, ground battles: military
April 16, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka stepped up air attacks against Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday, deploying jets and helicopter gunships as 12 guerrillas were …
Sri Lanka troops take Tiger bunkers on new year’s day: military
April 14, 2008 (AFP) - Security forces smashed through defences of Tamil separatists in northern Sri Lanka, killing at least five rebels as the country marked …
Clashes leave dozens dead in Sri Lanka: ministry
April 13, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka marked its traditional new year Sunday with government forces and Tamil separatists locked in fierce combat resulting in …
Sri Lanka says 26 rebels killed
April 11, 2008 (AFP) - At least 26 Tamil Tiger rebels, two soldiers and a civilian have been killed in fighting across Sri Lanka's northern districts, the …
Sri Lanka police arrest four suspects with explosives
April 9, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's police arrested four people and seized a large quantity of explosives that could have been used in a suicide bombing, …
Elite Sri Lankan commandos kill three troops in mishap: police
April 8, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elite police commandos shot dead at least two soldiers and a civilian in a case of mistaken identity during a search in the …
Sri Lanka minister killed in bomb attack
April 6, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's highways minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was killed in a bomb attack outside Colombo on Sunday, a government official here …
Sri Lanka senior minister targeted in suicide blast
April 06, 2008 (LBO) – A senior Sri Lanka minister has been killed in a Tamil Tiger suicide blast Sunday morning, north of Colombo, that has left at …
Sri Lanka railway station blast in capital injures one
Jan 11, 2008 (LBO) - A bomb exploded in the main railway station in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, injuring one person, police said. online pharmacy buy tamiflu …
Sri Lanka jets hit Tamil Tiger sea base
COLOMBO, April 4, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan warplanes bombed a key Tamil Tiger naval base in the island's northeast Wednesday, the defence ministry said. online …
Troops beat back fresh attack on Jaffna forward defences
Aug 17, 2006 (AFP) - Troops killed over 50 Tamil rebels Thursday when the guerrillas staged a fresh attack on Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula, officials said, a …
Sri Lanka’s ‘ceasefire’ monitors flee from shelling
Aug 17 (AFP) - Ceasefire monitors in eastern Sri Lanka were forced to flee after they were nearly hit by heavy shelling in clashes between Tamil Tiger rebels …