Tigers sink two navy gunboats: monitors
May 11, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels sank two navy gunboats in separate incidents and were firing at a ferry transporting some 700 troops, a …
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Sri Lanka resumes air strikes as Tigers sink gunboats
May 11, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels sank two Sri Lankan navy gunboats in sea battles on Thursday and attacked a ferry transporting 700 soldiers, …
Air strikes on Sri Lanka rebels after sea battle leaves 45 dead
May 11, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military hit back with air strikes on Thursday after a fierce sea battle with Tamil Tiger rebels left at least 45 dead, …
Japanese envoy urges Sri Lanka to choose war or peace
COLOMBO, May 10, 2006 (AFP) - A top Japanese envoy Wednesday warned that the international community cannot restore Sri Lanka's faltering ceasefire and urged …
Sri Lanka still examining ‘pregnant bomber’ claim
May 10, 2006 (AFP) - Investigators have yet to find any evidence that a woman suicide bomber who tried to assassinate Sri Lanka's army chief was really …
Bunkers and barriers on Sri Lanka’s front line
SAMPUR, Sri Lanka, May 9 (AFP) - A smiling Sri Lankan army soldier lifts a thin metal barrier and you head toward Tamil Tiger rebel territory. online pharmacy …
Sri Lanka rebels seek Japan’s help to prevent ‘doom’
COLOMBO, May 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday sought foreign help to halt alleged military attacks against them and warned that the …
Sri Lanka extends emergency rule amid Tamil protests
May 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's parliament Tuesday extended by a further month the state of emergency it declared nine months ago despite protests by minority …
Sri Lanka troops recover suspected Tamil Tiger munitions
May 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops recovered Tuesday seven Claymore mines, guns and a large quantity of ammunition belonging to Tamil Tiger guerrillas, the …
Factional fighting kills 11 as Japanese envoy pushes peace bid
COLOMBO, May 8, 2006 (AFP) - At least 11 people were killed in factional fighting in Sri Lanka on Monday, defence sources said, as a Japanese envoy sought to …
Claymore mines: ‘Awful’ weapon of Sri Lanka’s rebels
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, May 8, 2006 (AFP) - Sweat glistens on the faces of Sri Lankan army soldiers in the early-morning heat as they search the edges of a …
Japan moves to save Sri Lanka peace bid
May 7 (AFP) - A senior Japanese envoy began talks with government officials Sunday to try to save Sri Lanka's peace process as Tamil rebels said troops …
Sri Lankan foreign minister in India to discuss peace process
NEW DELHI, May 7 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has arrived in India to discuss his country's peace process which is under strain …
Secretive, lethal rebel ‘navy’ a big factor in Sri Lanka conflict
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, May 7, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are increasingly taking their fight to the sea thanks to a secretive and lethal rebel …
Curfew imposed in northern Sri Lanka amid killings
May 7, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka imposed a curfew in the restive Jaffna peninsula Sunday as a Japanese envoy began talks with government officials to try to save …
Sri Lanka seeks foreign help in suicide bomber probe
May 6, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is seeking foreign forensic help to establish whether a female suicide bomber who tried to kill the country's army chief was …
“Anarchy” in Sri Lanka as Tokyo peace envoy set to arrive
May 6, 2006 (AFP) - A Japanese peace envoy was to arrive in Sri Lanka for talks Saturday as Scandinavian monitors said violence between government forces and …
Sri Lanka Navy sink Tiger boat
May 5 - (AFP) - A Sri Lankan navy gunboat attacked Tamil Tiger boats off the island's northwestern waters Friday and destroyed at least one craft, military …
More clashes in Sri Lanka ahead of Japanese peace attempt
COLOMBO, May 5 (AFP) - Diplomats prepared to talk peace but on the ground Friday violence escalated in Sri Lanka as military officials reported fresh air and …
Eight killed in fresh Sri Lanka violence
May 4 (AFP) - Two policemen and six others were killed Thursday in separate clashes in northern Sri Lanka where a fragmentation mine also exploded but caused …