Sri Lanka refugees flee to Tamil Nadu on boats UPDATES

Update 1: "Rameswaram (TN), Jun 3 Nineteen Sri Lankan refugees from Mannar and Vavuniya, including five of a family, were rescued by Indian naval personnel today from the fifth isle near here in two...

Air Force choppers escape LTTE missile attack

With the media and journalists being banned from reporting in the war zone, can we believe the reports given by the military authorities and the defence ministry when they say there were no casualties on their side?"Colombo: The Tamil Tigers Wednesday fired...

LTTE forcibly recruits UN staff members for War with Forces

One UN national staff member and three dependent family members were forcibly recruited over the weekend by the LTTE, inside the government-declared No Fire Zone, a UN statement said today. "The forced recruitment's included the 16 year old daughter of a UN...

Brutality Reappears; Four Women & Children Fleeing LTTE are Shot

BRUTALITY of the LTTE reappeared Thursday (26) morning in the general north area of PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU town when terrorists fired a rain of bullets on fleeing civilians towards the troop held areas. Indiscriminate...

LTTE's Last Town Puthukkudiyiruppu Captured-Sri Lanka Army

New Post 28/02/2009 8.00 Pm Local Time Heavy fighting is continuing between troops of the 55 Division and LTTE in South of Chalai as troops successfully breached the LTTE forward defences and advanced across...

Sri Lanka Tigers rebels deny firing at civilians

The Tamil Tigers on Wednesday denied gunning down civilians streaming out of Sri Lanka's war zone, and the Red Cross said 16 patients had been killed in shelling. On Tuesday, the military accused the LTTE of...

Sri Lanka hospital 'attacked again', Patients flee hospital

The Red Cross in Sri Lanka says a hospital in territory held by the Tamil Tigers has been shelled again. Red cross also said that Patients are fleeing a hospital that was hit four times by artillery shells in the war between Tamil Tigers and government forces in northern Sri...

Deadly strike on Sri Lanka hospital

A hospital in Sri Lanka’s tamil dominated zone was hit twice by artillery attacks within hours on Sunday, killing at least six civilians and wounding many others.   The shells in the later attack...

Sri Lanka rebels holding 300 patients hostage

Rebel Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka have been accused of holding hospital patients. Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have prevented international aid workers from evacuating some 300 hospital patients inside rebel-held...

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