A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber attacked a convoy ferrying a Sri Lankan Cabinet minister outside the capital, Colombo, on Thursday.
Separatist Tamil Tiger rebels on Thursday accused the Sri Lankan government of launching a ”genocidal war” against northern Tamils.
A Sri Lankan suicide bomber killed 23 people at a historic tourist town on Monday, including a retired army general.
The expected fall of the Tamil Tigers’ capital would mark the separatists’ biggest loss in 13 years, but analysts say the conflict is far from over.
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/ 27 September 2008
Sri Lanka’s military killed at least 66 Tamil Tiger insurgents during a siege of the rebel capital and in air and ground assaults, the military says.
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/ 22 September 2008
Sri Lanka’s military battled towards the Tamil Tigers’ headquarters in the north of the island and killed 59 killed insurgents.
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/ 9 September 2008
The UN says it is withdrawing personnel from Sri Lanka’s embattled north, following a government order to quit ahead of a military offensive.
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/ 3 September 2008
Battles between Sri Lanka’s military and separatist Tamil Tiger guerrillas killed dozens of people, the military said on Wednesday.
India clinched their first-ever one-day international series in Sri Lanka by winning the fourth match by 46 runs on Wednesday to take a 3-1 lead.
Sri Lanka’s Chaminda Vaas on Wednesday became the fourth bowler to grab 400 wickets in one-day internationals.
At least 74 people were killed during a Sri Lankan military push to take the symbolic capital of the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels.
India levelled the five-match one-day series with Sri Lanka with a tense, three-wicket victory in a low-scoring second ODI on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka cruised to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over India in the first one-day international on Monday.
Sri Lankan troops killed 115 Tamil Tiger rebels in weekend fighting in the far north of the island, the military said on Monday.
Opener Virender Sehwag scored a magnificent undefeated 201 as India were bowled out for 329 on the stroke of lunch on the second day.
Spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis bowled Sri Lanka to an innings and 239-run victory in the first Test against India on Saturday.
Sri Lanka spinners Ajantha Mendis and Muttiah Muralitharan shared nine wickets as India were bowled out for 223 and forced to follow on.
Muttiah Muralitharan on Friday triggered India’s collapse with four quick wickets to boost Sri Lanka’s hopes of enforcing a follow-on.
Mahela Jayawardene equalled former Australian legend Don Bradman’s record of nine centuries at one venue to put Sri Lanka in command against India.
A Sri Lanka batsman becomes the first player to take advantage of cricket’s new trial laws and successfully challenge an on-field umpire’s decision.
Sri Lankan fighter jets bombed rebel positions on Thursday while troops captured a rebel-held area, killing at least 25 militants, the military said.
Unorthodox Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis has become the talking point ahead of the Test series against India.
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels on Tuesday declared a ceasefire with the military during a 10-day meeting of South Asian leaders starting this week.
Spin bowlers will be centre of attention during the Test series between India and Sri Lanka starting in Colombo on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday it has killed dozens more Tamil Tigers in the latest ground and sea clashes.
Sri Lanka says it has wiped out two-thirds of the Tamil Tiger military capability and the decades-old conflict with the rebels is at its tail-end.
Sri Lankan fighter jets destroyed two Tamil Tiger boats and bombed a rebel heavy-weapon deployment site in the country’s north-east on Friday.
Fresh fighting in Sri Lanka’s north has killed 28 Tamil Tiger rebels and four soldiers, the military said on Tuesday.
Sri Lankan security forces shot dead at another 32 Tamil Tiger rebels and lost two of their own soldiers in fresh fighting in the island’s north.
Sri Lanka security forces shot dead at least 26 Tamil Tiger rebels in fresh fighting, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka’s army chief said on Monday his forces have wiped out the conventional military capability of the Tamil Tigers.
Hard not to laugh when you’re told about Claymore landmines. I am being told of them by a helpful young Sri Lankan near a military checkpoint.