Sri Lanka mounts ‘rescue’ operation for trapped civilians
April 10, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's army announced Friday it had launched an operation to bring to safety thousands of civilians trapped by fighting with Tamil …
April 10, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's army announced Friday it had launched an operation to bring to safety thousands of civilians trapped by fighting with Tamil …
NEW DELHI, April 9, 2009 (AFP) - Indian security officials have warned that the ruling party's leader and her family could be targeted by Sri Lanka's Tamil …
April 4, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops advancing on the last remaining pockets of rebel resistance killed at least 111 Tamil Tigers in separate ground and sea …
April 5, 2009 (AFP) - At least 420 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in three days of clashes in northeast Sri Lanka, the military said on Sunday, as troops moved …
UNITED NATIONS, April 3, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Tamil rebel leaders to allow trapped civilians to move freely out of the conflict …
April 3, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces captured a key village from Tamil Tiger rebels on Friday after heavy fighting that left at least 44 guerrillas …
April 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government forces have cut off an essential supply route to Tamil Tiger rebels trapped in the jungle, the defence ministry …
April 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Thursday it had summoned Norway's envoy to complain about the Nordic country's alleged role in arranging a telephone …
April 1, 2009 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's eldest son was wounded in battle against Sri Lankan security forces, military spokesman …
March 31, 2009 (AFP) - Two months after President Mahinda Rajapakse vowed that the Tamil Tiger rebels would be defeated within days, fighting rages on in Sri …
March 31, 2009 (AFP) - In response to pressure from the United Nations Sri Lanka withdrew its troops from camps for thousands of civilians who have escaped the …
March 30, 2009 (AFP) - At least 24 Tamil Tiger rebels and a navy sailor were killed in a major sea battle off Sri Lanka's northeast coast on Monday, a navy …
NEW DELHI, March 28, 2009 (AFP) - A senior European official said Saturday that aid groups want to help Sri Lanka meet the humanitarian needs of civilians in …
March 29, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government troops killed at least 46 rebels during weekend battles in the northeast of the island where they have cornered …
March 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military on Saturday accused the Tamil Tiger rebels of firing at civilians fleeing fighting in the north of the country, …
March 26, 2009 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels have lost more of their territory in northern Sri Lanka and their total defeat is now "imminent," a government …
March 25, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government troops have overrun a hideout of the Tamil Tigers' feared intelligence chief, the defence ministry said Wednesday. …
March 22, 2009 (AFP) - More than 1,000 civilians fled Sri Lanka's war zone as government troops fought to wipe out separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, the military …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, March 21, 2009 (AFP) - India tightened security at three major airports in the southern state of Kerala after a call threatening attacks by …
March 19, 2009 (AFP) - Civilians are continuing to flee Sri Lanka's war zone as security forces step up an offensive against Tamil Tigers, with another 31 …