50,000 in London Tamil protest demanding ceasefire
LONDON, January 31, 2009 (AFP) - More than 50,000 demonstrators marched through London in a Tamil rally on Saturday demanding an end to the fighting in Sri …
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Sri Lankan civilian deadline runs out
February 1, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels failed to let hundreds of thousands of civilians leave the island's northeastern war zone before a …
Sri Lanka’s war raises Indian Tamil concern
CHENNAI, February 1, 2009 (AFP) - India's large Tamil population is demanding that New Delhi ensure the safety of 250,000 of their brethren boxed into the …
Sri Lanka mulls new offensive to ‘liberate’ trapped civilians
February 1, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Sunday it would move to "liberate" civilians trapped by fighting with Tamil Tiger forces, after a deadline …
Sri Lanka Tigers, Red Cross in talks to free wounded civilians
January 31, 2009 (AFP) - The Red Cross said Saturday it was in talks with Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels to release more wounded civilians trapped in the …
Sri Lanka army reports lull in fighting
January 31, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan military reported a lull in fighting Saturday with cornered Tamil Tiger rebels, as the Red Cross tried to negotiate the …
Tamil Tigers’ British chief faces terror charges
LONDON, January 28, 2009 (AFP) - The chief of the Tamil Tiger rebels in Britain helped supply military equipment to the Sri Lankan separatist group, a London …
International concern mounts for Sri Lanka civilians
January 29, 2009 (AFP) - International rights groups pressed for urgent action to save up to 250,000 civilians trapped in northern Sri Lanka where government …
Sri Lanka Tigers holding 300 patients hostage: report
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have prevented international aid workers from evacuating some 300 hospital patients inside rebel-held …
Sri Lankan troops hammer rebels as fears for civilians grow
MULLAITTIVU, January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Tuesday battled Tamil Tigers for control of the last stretch of rebel-held coastline, as international …
Sri Lanka troops enter another Tiger village: military
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan forces on Wednesday fought their way into another village still held by the Tamil Tigers, an official said, as neighbouring …
Sri Lanka fighting rages as India presses for safety of civilians
January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee on a surprise visit to Sri Lanka called for urgent measures to protect civilians caught up in …
Two men plead guilty in New York to supporting Tamil Tigers
WASHINGTON, January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Two men pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to provide material support to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebel group on the …
Sri Lanka ‘humanitarian crisis’ draws EU concern
BRUSSELS, January 26, 2009 (AFP) - EU officials told Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama of their concern at the "humanitarian crisis" in the north …
Sri Lanka Tiger chief still in Sri Lanka: report
January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elusive Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is still on the island and leading his fighters as they struggle to …
Sri Lanka army moves to take last coastal strip from Tigers
KUMALAMUNAI, January 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops making rapid progress against Tamil Tiger fighters have nearly recaptured the only stretch of coastline …
Sri Lankan Tigers flee to jungle as troops take final bastion
January 26, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government troops were Monday pushing into the last pockets of jungle still held by Tamil Tigers after the capture of the …
Sri Lanka Tigers set to return to guerrilla warfare
January 26, 2009 (AFP) - After a series of battlefield defeats, Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have lost their conventional fighting capability, but analysts …
Sri Lanka civilians killed, wounded in shelling: UN
January 26, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations said Monday at least 30 civilians had been killed in fighting between government forces and rebels in Sri Lanka …
Sri Lanka troops enter final Tiger town: govt
January 25, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Sunday fought their way into Mullaittivu, the last town held by Tamil Tiger rebels who are holed up in the …