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Morning After
March 26, 2007 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels carried out their first ever air raid Monday, attacking a military base on a daring night-time mission that forced the temporary closure of Sri Lanka’s international airport.At least three airmen were killed and 16 others wounded in the raid on the Katunayake airbase next to the airport […]
Tigers use light aircraft to attack Sri Lanka base: military
March 26, 2007 (LBO) – Tamil Tiger guerrillas used light aircraft Monday to bomb Sri Lanka’s main military airbase, the airforce said, while Tigers claimed that their aircraft had returned to base. “One of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) aircraft had flown over the airbase and dropped some explosive items,” airforce spokesman Ajantha […]
Hongkong Move
March 26, 2007 (AFP) – Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airlines on Monday announced the immediate suspension of flights to Sri Lanka following a rebel air raid on a base next to the island’s only international airport.“Safety is a top priority at Cathay Pacific and a careful assessment of the situation will be made before services […]
Tigers take fight to new level with first air raid
March 26, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels, until now best known for their signature suicide bombings, took their separatist campaign to a new level Monday with their first ever air raid.A low-intensity conflict erupted into full-scale war in 1983 after bloody anti-Tamil rioting following the rebels’ biggest attack to date when they […]
Sri Lanka probes air raid security lapses
March 26, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka launched two investigations into security lapses that led to the first ever Tamil Tiger air raid against the island’s main military base, where three airmen were killed and 16 wounded, officials said. The air force appointed a five-member team to probe lapses that led to the night attack […]
Thousands flee Sri Lanka fighting
COLOMBO, March 25, 2007 (AFP) – Thousands of Tamil civilians were on the run in north Sri Lanka on Sunday as troops and Tiger rebels traded artillery fire across a de facto border, with both sides claiming heavy casualties. The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said about 2,000 men, women and children fled […]
” World Cup delegation
March 25, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s president has ordered a sharp cut in the size of a delegation headed for the final round of the cricket World Cup in the Caribbean because of the cost involved, an official said Sunday.The order by Mahinda Rajapakse saw the number of people sponsored to travel for the […]
Heavy casualties in Sri Lanka amid intense battles
COLOMBO, March 24, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels were locked in intense battles in the island’s northeast on Saturday, for a second straight day, as both sides reported heavy casualties. The defence ministry placed its losses at nine soldiers killed and 45 hospitalised while military sources listed another 45 troopers […]
Sri Lanka troops kill 13 rebels: military
COLOMBO, March 23, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops shot dead at least 13 Tamil Tiger rebels who tried to attack military positions in the island’s north, the defence ministry said Friday. More than 4,000 people have been killed in a new wave of fighting in Sri Lanka since December 2005. The violence comes despite […]
Sri Lanka battle lines shift, toll hits 37
COLOMBO, March 23, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops advanced into an area held by the Tamil Tiger rebels, shifting the battle lines to the island’s north, the military said Friday, as they announced they had killed 13 rebels. Heavily armed soldiers “neutralised” a threat from the Tiger guerrillas on the de facto border with […]
Power Score
March 23, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s power utility has got all its troublesome thermal generators on line a top official said, in a week that saw the highest energy generated in a single day as Sri Lankans watched their cricket team thrash Bangladesh. The flow is needed to keep sea water out of the […]
Sri Lanka troops in clearing operations after fighting
COLOMBO, March 22, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops were engaged in clearing operations on Thursday, the day after simultaneous Tamil Tiger guerrilla attacks left at least 20 people dead and dozens more wounded, officials said. Fighting on Wednesday in the eastern district of Batticaloa and Muhamalai in the north of the war-torn island claimed […]