86 Tamil civilians reach security forces seeking safety - Jaffna

" Eighty-Six Tamil civilians who were able to escape LTTE's grip have reached to the security forces in Jaffna seeking safety for their lives this morning, 13 January. According to the available information, civilians have arrived at security forces controlled area...

Checkmate only a move away - The Island Editorial

" So much for Prabhakaran's much touted military strategy! Today, the Vanni Tigers and the Dehiwala Tigers (in the zoo) are in the same predicament. They are without enough room to move about....

Muhamalai 2nd FDL Captured by Sri Lanka Army

Sri Lankan soldiers of 53 and 55 Divisions came from KILALI and MUHAMALE FDL's captured strategic PALLAI town early today morning 8th January 2009.Meanwhile THE Government of Sri Lanka, following close...

War-torn Sri Lanka is the last sick man of the region

"Last weekend's carnage underlines the idiocy of pledges to destroy the Tamil Tigers. Peace talks now seem a distant hope. Jonathan Steele The Guardian, Friday May 2 2008 Time is running out for the...

Sri Lanka forces 'kill 52 rebels'

Two divisions from the Sri Lankan Army have crossed into the territory controlled by Tamil rebel group the Tamil Tigers. The Sri Lankan military says they killed 52 Tigers, but both sides frequently exagerate...

Clashes kill 1, injure 3 in Sri Lanka's battle zones

"A sailor was killed and three soldiers injured in separate Tamil rebel attacks in Sri Lanka' s troubled north and east, defense officials said Saturday."

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