Sri Lanka says scores of rebels, soldiers killed in latest fighting
Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Sunday that its troops had killed scores of Tamil Tiger rebels in fierce weekend fighting in the northern Jaffna peninsula …
Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Sunday that its troops had killed scores of Tamil Tiger rebels in fierce weekend fighting in the northern Jaffna peninsula …
Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Troops and Tamil Tigers fought fierce battles in northern Sri Lanka Sunday, leaving scores killed, officials said as the rebels accused …
Sept 9, 2006 (AFP) - At least 26 troops were killed and over 125 wounded Saturday in new fighting as Tamil rebels resisted an army advance into guerrilla-held …
Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels placed a body in a booby-trapped taxi that exploded Friday in northern Sri Lanka, wounding six people, police …
Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway came under a scathing attack from the media here Friday amid diplomatic moves to inject new life to a …
TRINCOMALEE, Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) - Thousands of Muslims who fled their homes in this coastal district began returning home Thursday as fighting between troops …
Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger fighters shot dead at least two civilians in Sri Lanka's troubled Jaffna peninsula, the defence ministry said Thursday, a day …
COLOMBO, Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - Norway's top envoy sought to salvage Sri Lanka's peace process in talks with Tamil Tigers on Wednesday as the rebels vowed …
Sept 06 (LBO) – The Central Bank said Wednesday it would extend a freeze on all bank accounts of the charity, Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) by …
Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - At least two Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded Wednesday in clashes with Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's restive …
Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - A French charity announced Wednesday it was drastically scaling down its operations following allegations that government troops were …
Sept 5 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan troops worked Tuesday to clear mines and booby-trapped devices from a town they captured from Tamil Tiger guerrillas …
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, Sept 5, 2006 (AFP) - Security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels traded mortar bomb attacks in this Sri Lankan port district Tuesday, a day …
Sept 4 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Monday captured a town used by Tiger rebels to launch artillery against the key naval port of Trincomalee, but President …
Sept 4 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Monday captured an eastern coastal town used by Tiger rebels to launch artillery attacks against the strategic naval port of …
Sept 3, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Sunday stepped up its campaign against Nordic truce monitors who accused government forces of involvement in the killing of …
Sept 3, 2006 (AFP) - Fighting between troops and Tamil Tigers near a key northeast port hit a lull Sunday, residents said, a day after 80 rebels were …
Sept 2, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy killed at least 80 Tamil Tiger guerrillas after a six-hour battle with a flotilla of rebel boats off the island's …
Sept 2, 2006 (AFP) - A second cargo ship was loaded here Saturday with supplies for desperate residents of Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, where the …
COLOMBO, Sept 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has enforced new controls on foreign aid workers after 17 local employees of a French charity were murdered, allegedly …