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Troops take coast as rebels face defeat in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka said on Saturday it had smashed the Tamil Tigers’ maritime capability as Colombo pressed on with an offensive to crush the rebels.
Sri Lanka vows to beat Tamil Tigers within 48 hours
The Sri Lankan government vowed on Friday to capture all Tamil Tiger-held territory within 48 hours.
Tigers using phosphorus to halt final attack
The Sri Lankan military have accused Tamil Tigers of using phosphorus bombs in an attempt to face off against an onslaught by government troops.
Sri Lanka fighting kills 37 rebels in north
Sporadic clashes in the last two days between Tamil Tiger rebels and the military have killed 37 rebels, the military said on Wednesday, as daily land, sea battles and air raids…
Sri Lanka says fresh fighting kills 42
Sri Lankan troops killed 38 Tamil Tiger rebels for the loss of four soldiers in fresh fighting in the island’s north, the military said on Friday. Thursday’s fighting came as the…
Sri Lanka govt says it destroyed 30 rebel bunkers
Sri Lankan troops backed by tanks and artillery destroyed 30 Tamil Tiger bunkers in the island’s far north on Wednesday killing 12 rebels, while air force jets bombed a gathering…
Warring Sri Lanka marks 60 years of independence
With a parade of tanks, troops and rocket launchers, Sri Lanka on Monday marked its 60th anniversary of independence from Britain amid tight security after a string of attacks…
Bus ripped open by bomb in Sri Lanka
A bomb exploded on a civilian bus in the central Sri Lankan town of Dambulla on Saturday, killing at least 18 people and wounding 50, the military said. The explosion was the…
Sri Lanka says rebels kill nine civilians in south
At least nine civilians were shot dead by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in southern Sri Lanka, the military said on Friday, two days after 27 people were killed in a bus ambush in…
Sri Lanka bombs rebel training base
Sri Lanka’s air force bombed a Tamil Tiger training base in the north and nine rebels and two soldiers were killed in ground battles, the military said on Monday. The air raids…
Sri Lanka probes public display of naked rebel bodies
Sri Lanka has ordered a high-level probe into a public display of the naked bodies of Tamil Tiger rebels who devastated a key air force base earlier this week, officials said on…
Sri Lanka rebel planes bomb air force base
The Tamil Tigers air wing bombed a north Sri Lanka air force base before dawn on Monday, the military said, while the Tigers said suicide fighters mounted their biggest ground…