Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers ‘giving up’ fight: military
May 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are "slowly giving up" their fight against advancing government troops, the island's military said Friday as it …
May 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are "slowly giving up" their fight against advancing government troops, the island's military said Friday as it …
May 14, 2009 (LBO) - US President Barack Obama has called on Tamil Tigers to lay down their arms and the the Sri Lankan government to take greater care to …
May 14, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government on Thursday rejected international calls for a halt to the war against Tamil Tiger rebels, hours after the UN …
May 14, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan military on Thursday accused Tamil Tigers of using phosphorus bombs as part of their last-ditch attempt to face off against …
UNITED NATIONS, May 13, 2009 (AFP) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged the warring sides in Sri Lanka to ensure the safety of civilians, voicing …
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2009 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her British counterpart David Miliband called Tuesday on Sri Lankans to stop …
May 13, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers put up stiff resistance to advancing government troops on Wednesday, in heavy fighting that saw the beleaguered …
May 12, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have made fresh advances into the small patch of territory held by the Tamil Tigers, the defence ministry said Tuesday. …
May 11, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Monday protested against a United Nations statement that said a large number of civilians had been killed in a "bloodbath" in …
CHEDDIKULAM, May 10, 2009 (AFP) - The X-ray shows a bullet lodged next to the heart of a Tamil man, one of tens of thousands who have flooded out of Sri …
May 8, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Friday reduced the size of the "safe zone" for civilians trapped in the island's northeast where government forces are leading …
May 9, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops killed at least 35 Tamil Tiger rebels during heavy clashes just outside the newly demarcated "safety zone" for …
May 7, 2009 (AFP) - The president of Sri Lanka said Thursday the island's long-running war against the separatist Tamil Tigers was "rapidly" nearing its end. …
May 8, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan soldiers have overrun another Tamil Tiger defence line standing between government troops and the small strip of territory still …
May 7, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are using suicide bombers to hold back government forces who are close to overrunning the last patch of rebel-held …
May 5, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is trapped in a small strip of coastline that has been surrounded by government …
May 05, 2009 (LBO) – One person was killed Tuesday morning when a tractor belonging to a private sugar plantation was caught in a roadside bomb in …
May 4, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Monday rejected a Canadian call for a ceasefire in the military campaign against cornered Tamil Tiger guerrillas in the …
May 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defence ministry on Saturday rejected satellite imagery issued by the United Nations in support of allegations that security …
April 30, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Thursday ruled out halting the military's offensive against the Tamil Tigers, and warned the rebels that they …