Category: Politics

Oct 29, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers are developing a sophisticated tax collection system to raise funds from the Tamil diaspora for its war that appears to rival that of legitimate governments in efficiency, new research shows. The Tigers are developing a system in Europe, where much of the Tamil diaspora resides, in […]

Oct 28, 2007 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels had clear “inside information” ahead of a devastating attack that virtually wiped out the Sri Lankan government’s fleet of spy planes, a report said Sunday.In a report in the island’s Sunday Times newspaper, defence analyst Iqbal Athas said up to 27 elite rebel fighters were able to […]

Oct 28, 2007 (AFP) – At least 22 Tamil Tiger rebels and soldiers have been killed in overnight clashes in northern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said Sunday. Security forces claimed killing 20 Tamil Tiger rebels and injuring 11 in fighting across northern areas in the past 24 hours, placing troop losses at two dead. […]

Oct 25, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels have developed a sophisticated international system to transfer funds for their weapons procurement without being detected by financial regulators, a counter-terrorism expert told a recent conference in Colombo. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) operates a “hub and spoke” network for money transfer modalities, […]

COLOMBO, Oct 25, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan war planes carried out attacks against Tamil Tiger rebels for a second straight day Thursday after the guerrillas attacked a military base, officials said.There was no immediate reaction from the Tiger rebels to the latest retaliatory air strikes.Air attacks were launched Thursday morning in the district of […]

COLOMBO, Oct 25, 2007 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels have dealt a serious blow to Sri Lanka’s intelligence gathering with a devastating suicide attack that destroyed virtually its entire fleet of spy planes, observers said Thursday.Tiger guerrillas, who were widely regarded as being on the defensive, turned the tables Monday with a suicide strike that […]

Oct 24, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s top defence official vowed Wednesday to push ahead with operations against the Tamil Tiger rebels, who launched a devastating attack on a key air force base earlier this week.Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse told the government’s main website that the deadly raid by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam […]

COLOMBO, Oct 23, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan defence officials said Tuesday that a major Tamil Tiger suicide attack against a key military base may have been helped by security lapses during the screening of a popular TV talent contest. A rebel “Black Tiger” suicide squad of 21 on Monday infiltrated the Anuradhapura army and […]

Oct 23, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s military made key changes in its command on Tuesday, a day after the Tamil Tigers infiltrated an air base and destroyed several aircraft, officials said.President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed Major General Sanath Karunaratne Overall Operations Commander in the north-central region of the Anuradhapura area, where Tamil Tiger rebels devastated […]

Oct 22, 2007 (LBO) – Tamil Tiger rebels launched a pre-dawn air and ground assault on a Sri Lankan air force base on Monday, damaging at least two helicopter gunships, military officials and news agency reports said.An air force spokesman said two Mi-24 helicopter gunships were damaged in the Tiger attack. At least eight air […]

Oct 22, 2007 (AFP) – Five Sri Lankan airmen were killed as Tamil Tiger rebels launched an unprecedented air and land attack on a northern military base, officials and a pro-rebel website said on Monday.A 2002 truce brokered by Norway began to unravel in December 2005 and since then, thousands of people have killed and […]

Oct 22, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels said Monday they had used members of an elite suicide squad to stage their first-ever coordinated ground and air assault against a key military base.Military sources said the bigger loss for the security forces apart from the fatalities was the destruction of a Beechcraft aircraft […]