Senior Sri Lankan defence source warns of long campaign
March 13, 2007 (AFP) - A top Sri Lankan defence source warned Tuesday the current military campaign against the Tiger rebels could take up to three years as …
March 13, 2007 (AFP) - A top Sri Lankan defence source warned Tuesday the current military campaign against the Tiger rebels could take up to three years as …
COLOMBO, March 12, 2007 (AFP) - Six people died in fresh clashes between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's embattled north and east, the …
March 11, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Sunday chided his top police officers over a new wave of "execution-style" killings and demanded immediate action …
March 11, 2007 (AFP) - The founder of the French charity Medecins Sans Frontiers, who has worked in over a dozen war zones, says there is no quick fix to Sri …
March 11, 2007 (AFP) - More than 40,000 civilians have fled their homes in eastern Sri Lanka in recent days amid renewed clashes between troops and Tamil Tiger …
March 10, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead four security personnel and four park officials inside a wildlife sanctuary as fighting escalated …
COLOMBO, March 10, 2007 (AFP) - The United States expressed concern Friday over Sri Lanka's human rights record as activists stepped up pressure over a spate …
March 8, 2007 (AFP) - Thousands of Sri Lankan government troops have begun advancing towards a strategic Tamil Tiger rebel jungle base in the island's restive …
COLOMBO, March 7, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military will probe charities for alleged links with Tamil Tiger rebels, defence spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said …
March, 06 (LBO) – Five burnt bodies have been discovered in the north central Sri Lankan district of Anuradhapura, police said Tuesday. Tirappane police …
COLOMBO, March 6, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's police admitted Tuesday that its own security personnel have been involved in kidnappings for ransom and vowed to …
March 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is stepping up security for diplomats following a Tamil rebel attack against a helicopter in which envoys were travelling, the …
March 3, 2007 (AFP) - The bodies of five men shot in the head with their hands tied together and blindfolded were found Saturday by Sri Lankan police, who …
COLOMBO, March 2, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed a suspected Tiger rebel camp in the northeast on Friday as part of an increased offensive against …
JAKARTA, March 2, 2007 (AFP) - Indonesia said Friday that dozens of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka would be sent home and not allowed to stay if Australia …
COLOMBO, March 1, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan air force trainee pilot and his instructor were killed Thursday when their plane crashed, an official said …
COLOMBO, March 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan jets bombed suspected Tamil Tiger positions in northeast Sri Lanka on Thursday, a day after Colombo stepped up an …
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27, 2007 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned a Tamil rebel artillery attack in Sri Lanka that injured several foreign …
February, 28 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Navy has fired on an identified ship off the island's south coast after the ship ignored an order to halt and fired on a …
February 28 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's use of anti-terror law against the media has been condemned by the Reporters without Borders (RSF) which called for the …