Flying Tigers hold Sri Lanka in a thrall
May 1, 2007 (AFP) - The new capability of the Tamil Tigers to carry out airborne attacks has not only made them a rarity among the world's guerrilla outfits …
May 1, 2007 (AFP) - The new capability of the Tamil Tigers to carry out airborne attacks has not only made them a rarity among the world's guerrilla outfits …
April 30, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police stepped up security in the capital Monday as political parties prepared to stage May Day rallies a day ahead of the …
April 29, 2007 (LBO) – Fire engines were called to put out a fire in a gas terminal complex north of Colombo following a suspected Tamil Tiger aircraft …
April 29, 2007 (AFP) - A Shell building in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo caught fire early Sunday following a suspected aeriel attack by Tamil Tigers, an …
April 29, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels used light aircraft to bomb key installations in and around Sri Lanka's capital Sunday, forcing cricket fans to flee …
COLOMBO, April 29, 2007 (AFP) - Emirates Airlines and Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Sunday suspended flights to Sri Lanka following a rebel air …
April 28, 2007 (AFP) - A pro-government Tamil militant group is holding at least 194 child soldiers despite promises it would free underage combatants, UNICEF …
April 28, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police and security forces sealed off the capital on Saturday, searching every vehicle entering and leaving the city amid …
COLOMBO, April 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was on high alert Friday over the threat of another Tamil Tiger air attack, the morning after a suspicious aircraft …
April 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops fearing a rebel attack fired anti-aircraft weapons and evacuated passengers from the international airport here late …
April 26, 2007 (LBO) – The United States has charged a senior representative of the Tamil Tigers for supporting a foreign terrorist organization, the US …
April 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's surge into cricket's World Cup final this weekend has raised hopes of a peace dividend on an island united by sport but …
April 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will fly to Barbados to cheer the national team in the cricket World Cup final later this week, a …
COLOMBO, April 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Wednesday vowed to destroy the Tamil Tigers' air capability, a day after the guerrillas killed six soldiers and …
VIENNA, April 25, 2007 (AFP) - A media watchdog on Wednesday described 2006 as the "most savage and brutal" year on record for journalists with 100 media …
April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Separatist Tamil Tiger rebels flying light aircraft bombed a military airbase on Sri Lanka's northern peninsula of Jaffna on Tuesday, …
April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels used aircraft to target Sri Lanka's main military complex in the Jaffna peninsula Tuesday but were beaten back by …
April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels flying light aircraft bombed Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula Tuesday and launched an artillery attack, killing …
April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels are to take a brief break from battle later Tuesday to watch the national cricket team play New Zealand …
April 24, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels said they carried out their second-ever air attack on Sri Lankan government troops on Tuesday, a claim that was …