Category: Defense
Death toll mounts as Sri Lanka hits back by air, land and sea
Apr. 26 (AFP) – Escalating violence between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil rebels left at least 15 civilians dead and 15,000 Tamil villagers fleeing for their lives, reports from both sides said Wednesday.Three people died and 13 were wounded when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired mortar bombs against a naval detachment in […]
Washington condemns attack on army headquarters in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, Apr. 25 (AFP) – The United States on Tuesday condemned the attack against an army headquarters in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo and called the suicide blast a provocation by the Tamil Tigers. “This is clearly an act of terror, which we condemn,” the State Department’s deputy spokesman Adam Ereli told reporters. “It is an […]
Sri Lanka PM secures deal with nationalist monks
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse today formally wrapped up another controversial deal with a hard-line party of Buddhist monks, promising to overhaul the Norwegian-backed peace process. Rajapakse and the leader of the all-monks party, Ellawela Medananda exchanged the scrolls they had signed on Wednesday at the premier’s Temple Trees residence, officials on both sides […]
Norway to send envoy to Sri Lanka truce talks
Peace broker Norway said it would send a special envoy to Sri Lanka to help save a troubled ceasefire after admitting it had failed to secure agreement about a venue for planned talks.Peace broker Norway said it would send a special envoy to Sri Lanka to help save a troubled ceasefire after admitting it had […]