Rights group says Sri Lanka pullout “devastating”
HONG KONG, Aug 3, 2006 (AFP) - A rights watchdog said Thursday that Nordic countries pulling their peace monitors out of Sri Lanka had dealt civilians a …
HONG KONG, Aug 3, 2006 (AFP) - A rights watchdog said Thursday that Nordic countries pulling their peace monitors out of Sri Lanka had dealt civilians a …
Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - At least one employee was killed when a shell hit a government hospital in northeastern Sri Lanka Wednesday during an artillery duel …
Aug 2, 2006 (AFP)- Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lankan forces traded heavy artillery and mortar bomb fire in a two-hour clash Wednesday that left at least 20 …
COLOMBO, Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - At least 40 Tiger rebels, five troopers and two civilians were killed when troops repulsed an attack by the guerrillas on army …
Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - Tiger rebels attacked three army camps and a town in Sri Lanka Wednesday, sparking fierce fighting which killed at least 47 by official …
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - The sounds of explosions in this northeastern Sri Lankan port town were more muffled Wednesday than during an …
OSLO, Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka peace mediator Norway on Wednesday called on the warring parties in Sri Lanka to immediately end all hostilities, which …
Aug 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan warplanes and artillery pounded Tiger rebel positions Tuesday after one of the bloodiest days in the island's recent history …
Aug 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ordering in of war planes and artillery to open a minor irrigation canal blocked by Tiger rebels is an over-reaction and a sign …
Aug 1, 2006 (AFP) - Tiger rebels shelled Sri Lanka's main navy base Tuesday, killing four sailors and wounding 30, while warplanes bombed guerrilla positions …
Aug 1, 2006 (AFP) - The truce between Sri Lanka's warring parties was stretched to breaking point Tuesday after one of the bloodiest days in the island's …
July 31, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops and Tiger rebels Monday fought their bloodiest ground battle since a 2002 truce, with the military reporting at least …
July 31, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels Monday accused Sri Lanka of violating their truce with a renewed offensive, but Nordic truce monitors said the …
July 31, 2006 (AFP) - At least nine soldiers and 35 Tamil rebels were killed Monday in a major battle for control of a disputed waterway in northeastern Sri …
July 31, 2006 (AFP) - Heavy fighting between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil Tiger rebels that killed at least 44 combatants Monday was unlikely to lead to …
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July 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Sunday intensified artillery and mortar bomb attacks against Tamil Tigers and captured an area where the guerrillas had blocked …
July 29, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's threadbare truce came under further pressure Saturday following decisions by Finland and Denmark to remove their monitors as …
July 29, 2006 (AFP) - A second batch of Sri Lankan migrant workers returned home Saturday from Lebanon in line with an evacuation plan backed by the …
July 29, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed Tamil Tiger positions for a fourth straight day Saturday, killing at least eight more rebels, the guerrillas …