Civil War in Sri lanka

Sri Lanka's Tamils live in fear of security forces

wtop.com     31-Aug-2008   79 related          

Residents of Kimbulla Ela, a poor Colombo neighborhood also known as a hotbed of drug crime play cricket in one of the narrow streets in Colombo, Sri Lanka on July 16, 2008. Members of the minority Tamil community say...                    

Sri Lankan troops break through rebel defenses

ibtimes.com     21-Aug-2008   23 related          

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The Sri Lankan military says it has broken through the Tamil Tigers' defenses in recent weeks, ending a prolonged stalemate and stirring predictions of an imminent rebel defeat after 25 years of civil war....                    

Sri Lankan troops break through rebel defenses

wtop.com     20-Aug-2008   28 related          

Sri Lankan soldiers of the Special Task Force, take an oath during a passing out ceremony at a training school in Kalutara, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. Tens of thousands of...                    

LTTE continues to lose ground

hindu.com     17-Aug-2008   7 related          

Colombo: Air Force jets pounded LTTE fortifications in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, destroying a rebel bunker line as fighting intensified in the country’s civil war, said the military. Heavy battles on Friday across the...                    

Military fighting in northern Sri Lanka kills 22 rebels

hindustantimes.com     16-Aug-2008   58 related          

Air force jets pounded Tamil Tiger fortifications in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, destroying a rebel bunker line as fighting intensified in the country's civil war, the military said. Heavy battles on Friday across the front...                    

Sri Lanka fighting kills 16

jpost.com     14-Aug-2008   5 related          

A wave of battles across the front lines in Sri Lanka's 25-year-old civil war killed 14 ethnic Tamil rebels and two government soldiers, the military said Thursday. Government jets hit a series of Tamil Tiger targets in the...                    

SRI LANKA: Clampdown on International NGOs

ipsnews.net     11-Aug-2008   1 related          

COLOMBO, Aug 11 (IPS) - Accusing international non-government organisations (INGOs) of disseminating ‘wrong’ information to media on the civil war with Tamil rebels and rights issues, the government has moved to tighten the...                    

Church near Sri Lanka front line cancels festival

iht.com     07-Aug-2008   8 related          

A popular annual festival at a revered Roman Catholic church near the front lines of Sri Lanka's civil war has been canceled because the government and Tamil rebels have failed to recognize the area as a peace zone, officials...                    

Church near Sri Lanka front line cancels festival

lancasteronline.com     07-Aug-2008   16 related          

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A popular annual festival at a revered Roman Catholic church near the front lines of Sri Lanka's civil war has been canceled because the government and Tamil rebels have failed to recognize the area as...                    

Eastern Sri Lanka Struggles to Recover From Tsunami, Civil War

voanews.com     06-Aug-2008          

Sri Lanka's government and the international community have been pouring tens of millions of dollars into the country's Eastern Province. Mohammed says that the military's only targets are the Tamil Tiger terrorists and that...                    

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