Sri Lanka

  • May 22, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Rajapakse's allies may resist devolution

The government yesterday pledged to resettle within six months the bulk of civilians displaced in...

Sri Lanka
  • May 18, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Prabhakaran death marks end for LTTE

The founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has been killed, according...

Sri Lanka
  • May 4, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Land issue exacerbates ethnic divide

As Sri Lanka's army presses its offensive against the remaining Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam...

Sri Lanka
  • Apr 27, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Voters strongly endorse war against LTTE

The government won a ringing endorsement for its campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil...

Sri Lanka
  • Apr 23, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Assault is casus belli for next generation

Troops pressed their assault against the last remaining Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)...

Sri Lanka
  • Apr 21, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Civilians flee as deadline expires

Sri Lankan troops thrust into the small rebel-held area on the northern coast today, after a...

Sri Lanka
  • Apr 15, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Civilians fail to flee fighting

Troops and Tamil Tiger rebels engaged in a fresh round of heavy fighting today, after a two-day...

Sri Lanka
  • Apr 13, 2009
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SRI LANKA: Ceasefire will not save civilians

President Mahinda Rajapakse ordered a 48-hour ceasefire yesterday for April 13-14.

Sri Lanka