Velupillai Prabhakaran
latest news & developmentsOfficial: Tigers hold civilians as human shield for rebel chief
The elusive leader of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers is not expected to surrender despite losing his de facto state and may instead try to flee by boat.
Rights groups call on Sri Lanka, rebels to spare civilians
International rights groups pressed for urgent action to save up to 250 000 civilians trapped in northern Sri Lanka.
Tamil Tigers hit back with suicide ship attacks
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels struck back against a major government offensive on Wednesday with suicide attacks on merchant ships.
Tigers face major setback, but war far from over
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.