November 17th, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops Monday captured another strategic town held by the Tamil Tigers in the island's north, inflicting heavy losses on the rebels, the defence ministry announced Monday. ...
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November 16th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 16 (IANS) Sri Lankan jets bombed suspected Tamil Tiger positions Sunday, a day after troops captured the last major naval bastion of the rebels on the west coast, military authorities ...
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November 10th, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 10 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has dismissed the Tamil Tigers' reiteration of their readiness to observe a cessation of hostilities as a "trap", saying that any truce would be ...
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November 6th, 2008 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, Nov 6 (IANS) A top US military official Wednesday commended the Sri Lankan military for its recent successes against the Tamil Tigers, whom Washington has designated as a terrorist group."We ...
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November 4th, 2008 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka's army chief has said that 12,000 Tamil Tiger guerrillas have been killed in the past two and a half years and "80 percent of the war" ...
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November 4th, 2008 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 3 (IANS) Sri Lankan Army Chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka said "80 percent of the fighting ability" of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has been "eliminated" and his ...
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October 4th, 2008 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Oct 4 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Army has earmarked two "no fire zones" in the restive north for the safe assembly of thousands of civilians fleeing amidst fierce fighting between government ...
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October 2nd, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Oct 2 (DPA) Air force fighter jets bombed the Tamil Tiger rebels' political headquarters and their peace secretariat in northern Sri Lanka Thursday, as government troops were poised to enter the ...
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September 27th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Sep 27 (Xinhua) Sri Lankan troops have killed some 65 Tamil rebels in the country's embattled northern region, military officials said Saturday. Government troops, who are expected to capture the Liberation ...
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September 25th, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Sep 25 (IANS) Sri Lankan Army chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka Thursday said soldiers were steadily approaching Kilinochchi, the "political capital" of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and that ...
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September 25th, 2008 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Sep 25 (IANS) The Sri Lankan army Thursday said soldiers were approaching the "political capital" of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the troopers would attack it next week.“Killinochchi ...
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July 3rd, 2008 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Colombo, July 3 (Xinhua) At least 14 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed by the government troops in clashes in northern Sri Lanka, the military said Thursday. Around 12 rebels of the ...
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July 1st, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, July 1 (IANS) Eight Sri Lankan jets Tuesday bombed a Tamil Tiger training base in the northern Wanni region, the defence ministry said. A defence ministry statement said the target at ...
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July 1st, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, July 1 (IANS) Sri Lanka's defence ministry claimed Tuesday that eight supersonic fighter jets had carried out air raids on a suspected training base of the Tamil Tiger rebels in the ...
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June 30th, 2008 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
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By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, June 30 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have lost their ability to wage a conventional war, but it would take another year to "completely defeat them militarily", army chief ...
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June 30th, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
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By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, June 30 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas have "lost their capability of fighting as a conventional army" because of the offensive the military is waging against them, army ...
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June 29th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, June 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa has approved a "heavy Indian military presence" in Colombo to provide security for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the upcoming SAARC summit ...
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June 22nd, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
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By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, June 22 (IANS) A two-day visit by an Indian delegation led by National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan and their deliberations here led to wild speculation in the Sri Lankan ...
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June 12th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, June 12 (IANS) Sri Lanka's army chief Lt.Gen. Sarath Fonseka has vowed to "capture alive" V. Prabhakaran, the elusive leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The army chief, ...
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April 2nd, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by admin
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By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Faced with stiff resistance from Tamil Tiger guerrillas, Sri Lanka has ordered emergency military supplies from Pakistan, according to official sources here. In a ...
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March 25th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Colombo, March 25 (Xinhua) The Sri Lankan government said Tuesday that India's help was crucial in the island's battle against Tamil Tiger rebels. "We appreciate the assistance of the Indian government in ...
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March 11th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by admin
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Colombo, March 11 (IANS) The Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday "strongly" condemned Indian military assistance to Sri Lanka as an "anti-Tamil move" and said Indian military assistance to Sri Lanka would prove to ...
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March 4th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): Visiting Sri Lankan Army Chief, Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka, who is on a six-day visit to India to strengthen military ties between the two countries, today said ...
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March 3rd, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka's army chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka Monday visited Jammu and Kashmir at the start of a weeklong visit to India during which he will interact ...
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March 2nd, 2008 - 12:53 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): Sri Lankan Army Chief Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka will arrive here today on a six-day visit to strengthen military ties between the two countries.
Lt General Fonseka will ...
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February 29th, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka's army chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, who has vowed to crush the Tamil Tigers, will pay a six-day visit to India from Sunday to deepen ...
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February 16th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by admin
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By P.K. Balachandran
Colombo, Feb 16 (IANS) Tamil Tiger chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was "critically injured" in an air raid on Nov 26, 2007, said Air Marshal Roshan Goonetilleke, commander of the Sri Lankan ...
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February 4th, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by admin
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Colombo, Feb.4 (ANI): Sri Lanka today observed its 60th Independence Day amid tight security here, even as fighting is said to have intensified between government troops and the rebel Tamil Tigers.
Security ...
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