Sri Lanka hospital shelled in fighting, nine killed
February 2, 2009 (AFP) – Shells hit a crowded hospital in northeast Sri Lanka, killing at least nine people and raising fears Monday for thousands of …
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Sri Lanka warns civilians in combat zone
February 2, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka issued a stark warning to civilians trapped in fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels Monday, a day after shells hit a …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …