LTTE chief Prabhakaran is dead: reports
May 18th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 17 (IANS) Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed Monday while trying to escape the war zone in the island's north, reports said quoting military officials.
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Bodies of Prabhakaran’s son, three LTTE leaders found (Second Lead)
May 18th, 2009 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 18 (IANS) A body suspected to be of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran's elder son Charles Anthony and the bodies of three senior rebel leaders, including the outfit's political head ... Read more...
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Body of Prabhakaran’s son found
May 18th, 2009 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 18 (Xinhua) Sri Lankan troops Monday found a body suspected to be of Tamil Tiger chief Velupillai Prabhakaran's son Charles Anthony, a media report said. Read more...
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LTTE decides to end its bloody armed struggle (Lead)
May 17th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas announced Sunday that they had decided to "silence" their guns amid intense rumours that their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was dead.
In a statement posted ... Read more...
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Over 10,000 civilians held hostage by LTTE rescued: Sri Lanka
May 17th, 2009 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops have rescued more than 10,000 civilians held hostage by the Tamil Tigers in a small strip of land on the island's north, the defence ministry ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan troops take last stretch of LTTE-held coast
May 16th, 2009 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 16 (DPA) Sri Lanka's military have taken the final strip of coast held by Tamil Tigers, the defence ministry said Saturday.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have now been ... Read more...
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Tamil Tigers attempt suicide attack on Sri Lankan troops
May 13th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 13 (DPA) An attempt by Tamil separatist rebels to carry out a suicide attack on government troops by sea off northeast Sri Lanka was foiled Wednesday with security forces sinking ... Read more...
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35 killed as troops break through LTTE defence line: Sri Lanka
May 9th, 2009 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 9 (IANS) At least 35 Tamil Tigers were killed when Sri Lankan troops successfully smashed through an earth bund built by the rebels in their last stronghold after days of ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka troops find rebels’ underwater hideout
May 8th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 8 (Xinhua) The Sri Lankan troops have discovered a metal structure believed to be an underwater home for the Tamil Tiger rebels in the northeastern part of the country. ... Read more...
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Senior Tamil Tiger rebel killed in fighting
May 4th, 2009 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 4 (Xinhua) Sri Lankan troops have killed a senior Tamil Tiger rebel in northeastern part of the country, officials said Monday.
The army said Thamilendhi was the in-charge of the LTTE's ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka troops capture rebels’ defence barrier
May 3rd, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 3 (Xinhua) The Sri Lankan troops have captured an important earth embankment used by the Tamil Tiger rebels for defence, an official said Sunday.
The area is located near the Nanthikandal ... Read more...
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War won’t stop until Prabhakaran is taken dead or alive: Sri Lanka (Lead)
April 30th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 30 (IANS) Firmly rejecting the calls for ceasefire and access for aid workers to the civilians trapped in the war zone, Sri Lanka has said that it would "not stop ... Read more...
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Britain, France fail to halt Sri Lankan war against LTTE (Fourth lead)(With images)
April 29th, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 29 (IANS) Visiting foreign ministers of Britain and France Wednesday said they failed to get Sri Lanka to halt its military campaign in the island's north where thousands of ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka army launches airstrikes: Tamil rebels (Lead)
April 28th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 28 (DPA) Tamil rebels Tuesday accused Sri Lankan troops of breaking assurances the army would refrain from using heavy weaponry while an estimated 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the last ... Read more...
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Military push for last LTTE area in Sri Lanka: Rebels
April 27th, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 27 (DPA) Government forces have stepped up operations to capture the last LTTE-held area in northern Sri Lanka after rejecting a unilateral ceasefire offered by the Tamil Tigers, a ... Read more...
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Civilians keep fleeing, army tightens noose around LTTE
April 23rd, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 23 (IANS) Starving and wounded Tamil civilians Thursday continued to flee Sri Lanka's war zone, taking the total escapees in four days to over 103,000, with the the last of ... Read more...
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PM calls meeting to review Sri Lanka situation
April 22nd, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened an emergency meeting Wednesday to review the situation in the island nation.
The meeting will take place Wednesday night, the prime ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan president’s emissary to visit India (Lead)
April 22nd, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Sri Lanka is planning to send President Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother Basil as a special envoy to brief India about the situation in the strife-hit island where ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan president’s special emissary coming to India
April 22nd, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) With the plight of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka becoming an electoral issue in India and boatloads of fleeing refugees landing in Tamil Nadu, ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan troops rescue 5,000 civilians from rebel area
April 20th, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 20 (DPA) Troops stormed a coastal village in north-eastern Sri Lanka Monday and rescued about 5,000 civilians who had been prevented by Tamil rebels from going to military-controlled areas, military ... Read more...
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Indian military doctors save lives in Sri Lanka
April 19th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) As Sri Lankan troops battle the Tamil Tigers in their very last bastion, a small group of Indian doctors are quietly treating scores of ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka needs to come on UN radar, says rights group
April 17th, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka needs to be put on the radar of the UN Security Council to end the grave sufferings of Tamil civilians trapped in the war zone, ... Read more...
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Lanka cease-fire ends
April 15th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Apr.15 (ANI): Sri Lankan troops have resumed their offensive against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) in the northeast, ending a 48-hour ceasefire early Wednesday.News agency reports quoted a ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan troops enter no fire zone: Radio
April 11th, 2009 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 11 (Xinhua) Sri Lankan troops nearing the end of their campaign against Tamil Tigers have entered the no-fire zone in the north, state radio reported Saturday.
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation in ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka launches ‘world’s largest mission’ to rescue civilians
April 10th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 10 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops have launched "the world's largest humanitarian operation" to rescue thousands of civilians trapped in the government-declared no-fire-zone after seizing control of the last rebel bastion ... Read more...
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Prabhakaran might be hiding in Mullaitivu: Sri Lanka army chief
April 6th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran may be still be hiding in the northeastern Mullaitivu district, Army Chief Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka said Monday.
Fonseka's comments came ... Read more...
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Tactical manoeuvre launched to free civilians: Sri Lanka
April 6th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 6 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops Monday launched a "decisive tactical manoeuvre" to free thousands of civilians trapped in the Mullaitivu war-zone, a day after dealing a major military blow to ... Read more...
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420 Tigers killed, troops seize key Sri Lankan area (Lead)
April 5th, 2009 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, April 5 (IANS) Fighting the Tamil Tigers in their last bastion, Sri Lankan troops Sunday captured the Puthukkudiyiruppu area, killing over 420 guerrillas in three days of fighting, the ... Read more...
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96 Tamil Tigers killed in Sri Lanka: Military (Lead)
April 4th, 2009 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 4 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops killed 96 Tamil Tigers in close-quarter ground battles Saturday, as fighting in the last rebel strongholds in the island's northeast stepped up, a military official ... Read more...
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96 LTTE rebels killed in Sri Lanka: military
April 4th, 2009 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 4 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops killed 96 Tamil Tigers in close-quarter ground battles Saturday, as fighting in the last rebel strongholds in the island's northeast intensified, a military official here ... Read more...
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Prabhakaran’s son wounded in fighting: Military
April 1st, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 1 (IANS) Charles Antony, the elder son of Sri Lanka's elusive Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, has been injured in fighting with the Sri Lankan troops in the island's embattled ... Read more...
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45 killed as Sri Lankan military battles LTTE (Lead)
March 30th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 30 (IANS) At least 44 Tamil Tiger guerrillas and a naval sailor were killed and four LTTE boats were destroyed Monday when the Sri Lankan troops fought fierce battles with ... Read more...
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LTTE intelligence chief’s hideout captured: Sri Lanka
March 25th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 25 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops forcing their way into the last strongholds of the Tamil Tigers have captured a hideout of the rebels' intelligence wing chief, Pottu Amman, in the ... Read more...
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International community unsure about how far to nudge Sri Lanka on toning down aggression
March 19th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Bangkok (Thailand), Mar.19 (ANI): Even as the fighting between Sri Lankan troops and the LTTE continues in northeast Sri Lanka, an international debate is raging over how far to push Colombo ... Read more...
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Strategic junction ahead of last LTTE stronghold captured: Sri Lanka (Lead)
March 17th, 2009 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 17 (IANS) Advancing Sri Lankan troops captured a strategically important junction lying ahead of the last stronghold of the Tamil Tiger rebels, the defence ministry said Tuesday.
Troops engaged "in ... Read more...
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