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Tigers slow Sri Lanka advance on eastern jungle base

July 10, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels in the east of Sri Lanka are showing stiff resistance and have slowed a military advance on a strategic jungle base, …

Sri Lanka peace monitors want to double staff as war escalates

July 9, 2007 (AFP) - International peace monitors in Sri Lanka want to double their numbers as fighting between security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels …

Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers say two killed in clash with navy

July 8, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels said Sunday they lost two fighters during a three-hour sea battle with the Sri Lankan Navy off the island's eastern …

Blast heard near Sri Lanka’s international airport

COLOMBO, July 8, 2007 (AFP) - A blast was heard near Sri Lanka's only international airport Sunday, residents said. buy udenafil online …

Jet fighter canon injures four at Sri Lanka air base

July 8, 2007 (AFP) - Four airmen were seriously injured Sunday after a canon was activated on a jet fighter near the island's only international airport, …

Sri Lanka says military kills three rebels

July 7, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have killed three suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in the island's embattled north and east, the defence ministry said on …

Sri Lanka says 19 killed in attacks

July 7, 2007 (AFP) - Fifteen Tamil Tiger rebels were shot dead as they fled from troops on tractors, the Sri Lankan government said on Saturday, while four …

Sri Lanka alert as Tamil Tigers commemorate 322 suicide bombers

July 5, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was on high alert Thursday as Tamil Tiger rebels commemorated the 322 male and female suicide bombers who have blown themselves …

Congressmen want US to do more to end Sri Lanka conflict

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2007 (AFP) - About 50 US lawmakers have written to President George W. online pharmacy buy ciprodex with best prices today in the USA …

Sri Lanka jets strike Tamil Tiger bases

July 4, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan air force jets on Wednesday carried out a second straight day of bombing raids against Tamil Tiger rebels positioned in jungles …

Sri Lanka on alert for Tiger attack anniversary

July 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces are on high alert as Tamil Tiger rebels this week mark the 20th anniversary of their first-ever suicide attack …

Seven people killed in Sri Lanka clashes

July 3, 2007 (AFP) - Four suspected Tamil Tiger rebels and three soldiers were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka's embattled north, military officials said …

UK mission in Sri Lanka ups involvement in peace process

July 2, 2007 (LBO) – The UK mission in Colombo will become more involved in Sri Lanka's peace process after being asked represent the European Union's …

Sri Lanka asks Norway to revive peace bid: report

July 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government has asked Norway to help revive a moribund peace process amid an escalation of fighting between troops and Tamil …

Sri Lanka government, Tigers trade allegations over new killings

July 1, 2007 (AFP) - Gunmen have shot dead two civilians in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, officials said Sunday as the government and Tamil Tigers …

Civillian deaths by Tamil Tigers climb up

June 30, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected rebels in Sri Lanka shot dead seven civilians and security forces discovered a truck packed with powerful explosives, the …

From Sri Lanka to Iraq to Britain, IED’s tilt balance of assymetric warfare

BAGHDAD, June 30, 2007 (AFP) - Following this week's foiled car bombs in central London, the British media raised the spectre of "Iraq-style attacks", but what …

Britain prosecutes Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger members for helping terrorism

LONDON, June 28, 2007 (AFP) - Two men appeared in court in London Thursday accused of membership of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, banned in Britain as a …

Seven people wounded in Sri Lanka blasts

COLOMBO, June 29, 2007 (AFP) - At least seven people, including three soldiers, were wounded in two roadside bomb attacks in Sri Lanka's north on Friday, …

US voices concern over 350 people ‘disappeared’ in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, June 29, 2007 (AFP) - The United States has voiced concern about the fate of 355 Sri Lankans who "disappeared" in recent months amid an escalation of …