October 2nd, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Oct 2 (IANS) Supersonic ground attack fighters of the Sri Lankan Air Force Thursday bombed the headquarters of the Tamil Tiger rebels in the north as government troops advanced further towards ...
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August 31st, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Aug 31 (IANS) The Tamil Tigers said Sunday that military shelling in the rebel-held Kilinochchi district in Sri Lanka had killed five Tamil civilians, including two children, displaced by fighting.The Liberation ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Aug 8 (IANS) At least 15 Tamil Tiger guerrillas and three government soldiers were killed and 45 wounded Thursday in fierce clashes in Sri Lanka's north, the defence ministry said Friday. ...
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June 3rd, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, June 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas said Tuesday that six civilians including two children were killed when a claymore mine exploded deep inside the rebel-held territory. The Liberation Tigers ...
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May 22nd, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by admin
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By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, May 22 (IANS) The elusive leader of the Tamil Tigers, Velupillai Prabhakaran, has paid homage to his top military commander who died of heart attack in the rebel-held Wanni ...
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April 8th, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by admin
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By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, April 8 (IANS) The Tamil Tigers have urged Norway to press Sri Lanka to halt a military drive towards a 400-year-old Catholic shrine in the northwestern district of Mannar. ...
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