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Sri Lanka says its soldiers seize key rebel town

AP — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:21:04 +0000

Sri Lankan soldiers captured a town straddling crucial rebel supply routes Monday and crossed a highway that had served as a symbolic barrier between the Tamil Tigers and the advancing troops, the military...

Sri Lanka says 17 rebels killed in sea clash

AP — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:29:57 +0000

Sri Lanka’s navy fought a fierce battle Saturday against Tamil Tigers in the northern sea, destroying six rebel boats and killing 17 guerillas with the help of air strikes by military bomber planes, officials...

Sri Lankan military says 22 killed in fighting

AP — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:03:44 +0000

Scattered fighting in northern Sri Lanka killed 20 rebels and two soldiers as the government pressed ahead with its offensive against the Tamil Tigers, the military said...

Sri Lanka president says he will crush rebels

AP — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:53:50 +0000

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa ruled out negotiations with the Tamil Tigers, saying the military would soon destroy the rebel group and end the country’s long-running civil...

Blast rocks Sri Lanka's capital, wounding 45

AP — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:25:02 +0000

A bomb blast blamed on separatist Tamil Tigers wounded 45 people in Sri Lanka’s capital Saturday, while renewed fighting in the embattled north killed 19 rebels and six soldiers, the military...

Tamil air raid wounds 10 sailors in Sri Lanka

AP — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:07:39 +0000

Tamil Tigers launched a brazen airstrike on a key harbor controlled by Sri Lanka’s navy in the country’s embattled east, wounding at least 10 sailors, the military said...

Battles kill 15 rebels, 7 soldiers in Sri Lanka

AP — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:31:26 +0000

A series of gunbattles between government forces and the Tamil Tigers killed 15 rebels and seven soldiers in war-torn northern Sri Lanka, the military said Tuesday.

17 killed in latest Sri Lanka fighting

AP — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:55:16 +0000

Fighting between government troops and separatist Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka’s embattled northern region has killed 16 rebels and a soldier, the military said Sunday.The latest infantry clashes erupted Saturday along the front lines in the...

Sri Lankan military: Fighting kills 14

AP — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:19:27 +0000

Government forces and separatist Tamil Tigers fought a series of gunbattles in Sri Lanka’s volatile north, leaving 14 rebels dead, the military said Sunday.Separate clashes Saturday in Vavuniya district killed eight rebels and wounded five...

More time to quiz Tigers suspects

Tommy — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:10:09 +0000

Detectives have been granted extra time to quiz three men arrested as part of an investigation into the Tamil Tigers. Officers can now hold the men until next Tuesday. They are being held as part of a long-term investigation into the Sri...