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09 Jan 17 : 23 | Sri Lanka: Attacks Highlight Threat to Media Source: Human Rights Watch . Source : AlertNet Newsdesk 12 hours ago |
09 Jan 15 : 05 | SCENARIOS-Is Sri Lanka about to finish off the Tamil Tigers? Source: Reuters (For related story click on [nSP229975]) By C. Bryson Hull Jan 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops on Friday handed the Tamil Tiger rebels their second major defeat in a week, capturing the strategic ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk 14 hours ago |
09 Jan 08 : 03 | Sri Lanka troops inside key Elephant Pass - govt Source: Reuters (Adds details, background) COLOMBO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops are fighting inside Elephant Pass, the strategic gateway to the Jaffna Peninsula held by the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk 21 hours ago |
07 Jan 15 : 08 | Sri Lanka reinstitutes ban on Tamil Tigers - govt Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Jan 7 (Reuters) -- Sri Lanka's cabinet reinstituted on Wednesday a ban on the Tamil Tiger rebels which designates them as a terrorist group, Sri Lanka's defence spokesman said. "The ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
07 Jan 11 : 43 | SRI LANKA: World Bank housing project found wanting Source: IRIN When Typhoon Nisha lashed northern Sri Lanka in the last week of November 2008 it caused extensive damage to the roofs of thousands of newly constructed homes, forcing the World Bank to reassess the type of roofing used in its multi-million dollar housing projects. Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
07 Jan 12 : 34 | Sri Lanka's Tigers vow to beat back army offensive Source: Reuters (Adds quotes, casualties) By C. Bryson Hull COLOMBO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan soldiers pressured the Tamil Tigers' last stronghold on the Jaffna Peninsula on Wednesday, while the separatist ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
07 Jan 07 : 25 | Sri Lanka's Tigers vow to beat back army offensive Source: Reuters By C. Bryson Hull COLOMBO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan soldiers pressured the Tamil Tigers' last stronghold on the Jaffna Peninsula on Wednesday, while the separatist rebels vowed to overcome the ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
03 Jan 12 : 57 | Three injured in explosion in Sri Lanka's capital Source: Reuters (Adds details on injuries) COLOMBO, Jan 3 (Reuters) - At least three people were injured and several vehicles damaged in an explosion in Sri Lanka capital Colombo on Saturday, officials said. The ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
06 Jan 07 : 48 | Gunmen destroy studios of Sri Lankan broadcaster Source: Reuters (Adds details, US condemnation, byline) By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Masked gunmen with grenades destroyed the main studio of Sri Lanka's largest private broadcaster on Tuesday, ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
06 Jan 06 : 37 | Gunmen destroy studios of Sri Lankan broadcaster Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Masked gunmen with grenades destroyed the main studio of Sri Lanka's largest private broadcaster on Tuesday, after state media criticised it for coverage of a Tamil Tiger ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
03 Jan 04 : 44 | RPT-SCENARIOS-Is Sri Lanka's quarter-century war near its end? Source: Reuters (Repeats story issued late on Friday) Jan 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military on Friday said it had seized Kilinochchi, which the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had claimed as ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
03 Jan 12 : 01 | Sri Lanka bombs Tigers in north after fall of HQ Source: Reuters (For a related TIMELINE click on [ID:nSP257627]) (Adds details of more air raids) By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan jets and attack helicopters bombed Tamil Tiger positions ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
03 Jan 04 : 41 | Sri Lanka bombs Tigers in north after fall of HQ Source: Reuters By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan attack helicopters bombed Tamil Tiger positions in the north of the island on Saturday, the military said, a day after ground forces seized the ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
02 Jan 16 : 17 | SCENARIOS-Is Sri Lanka's quarter-century war near its end? Source: Reuters Jan 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military on Friday said it had seized Kilinochchi, which the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had claimed as capital of the nation they want to create ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
02 Jan 13 : 24 | At least two killed in Sri Lanka capital blast Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - At least two people were killed and 30 more were wounded in a suspected suicide attack near the Sri Lanka Air Force headquarters in the capital Colombo on Friday, military ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
02 Jan 12 : 54 | Loud explosion rocks Sri Lanka capital Colombo Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - A loud explosion shook the Sri Lankan capital on Friday, minutes after the country's president had announced the capture of the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels' headquarters ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
02 Jan 11 : 51 | Sri Lanka troops capture Tiger HQ town-President Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops have captured the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels' headquarters town of Kilinochchi after months of fighting, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said on ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
02 Jan 06 : 53 | Sri Lanka troops march into rebel headquarters Source: Reuters By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops marched into the Tamil Tigers' de facto capital of Kilinochchi and the town is about to fall into government hands, an official said on ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
01 Jan 11 : 58 | Sri Lanka says poised to take rebel capital Source: Reuters (Adds capture of second town, air strike) By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops were poised to enter the de facto capital of the Tamil Tigers after ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
04 Jan 17 : 15 | S. Lanka presses on against rebels after taking HQ Source: Reuters By Buddhika Weerasinghe KILINOCHCHI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan military said on Sunday it was pressing on to defeat rebels and catch their leader, two days after seizing the Tamil Tigers' de ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
03 Jan 12 : 31 | Explosion rocks Sri Lankan capital Colombo Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Jan 3 (Reuters) - A explosion shook Sri Lanka's capital on Saturday, police said, a day after Sri Lankan troops captured the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels' headquarters town of Kilinochchi ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
28 Dec 03 : 27 | FACTBOX-Security developments in Sri Lanka, Dec 28 Source: Reuters Dec 28 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Sri Lanka at 0225 GMT on Sunday: COLOMBO - Sri Lankan navy said they destroyed a Tamil Tiger boat, and killed four rebels off Jaffna ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
28 Dec 05 : 05 | Suicide bomber kills 5 in Sri Lanka capital-military Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a civil defence force post in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on Sunday, killing at least five people, the military said. (Reporting by Ranga ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
27 Dec 10 : 13 | Sri Lanka says jets bomb rebel leader's known hideouts Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan jets bombed hideouts of the leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels on Saturday as heavy fighting continued around the self-proclaimed rebel capital. Air raids on ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
02 Jan 06 : 39 | REFILE-Sri Lanka troops march into rebel headquarters Source: Reuters (Fixes typo in headline) COLOMBO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops marched into the Tamil Tigers de facto capital of Kilinochchi and the town is about to fall into government hands, an official ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
25 Dec 07 : 43 | SRI LANKA: Mixed reactions as tsunami reconstruction winds down Source: IRIN K Ganga is frustrated about where her family of four was settled after the 2004 tsunami. "This is like living in the middle of a jungle, so far away from the next village," she told IRIN from her house in Walahanduwa, a tsunami housing scheme of more than 100 units built by the Sri... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
01 Jan 06 : 22 | REFILE-Sri Lanka troops say capture Tiger-held town Source: Reuters (Changes headline) COLOMBO, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops took control of the town of Paranthan in THE far north following heavy fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said on Thursday ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
23 Dec 13 : 32 | Rights group asks Sri Lanka to stop detaining war refugees Source: Reuters By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government should ensure freedom of movement for civilians fleeing the heavy fighting in the far north and allow the return of aid agencies, ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
23 Dec 08 : 15 | Sri Lanka: End Detentions and Aid Restrictions Source: Human Rights Watch . Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
22 Dec 14 : 14 | Battle for Sri Lanka rebel HQ rages, at least 66 die Source: Reuters By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Heavy fighting erupted on Monday as soldiers seized defences around the separatist Tamil Tigers' self-proclaimed capital, killing at least 66 combatants ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
20 Dec 15 : 05 | Sri Lanka navy says blows up Tamil Tiger weapons ship Source: Reuters By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan navy boats destroyed a Tamil Tiger weapons-smuggling ship on Saturday and four other small rebel boats in an attack that killed at least 20 ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
18 Dec 14 : 21 | SRI LANKA: Rise in rat fever among farmers causes concern Source: IRIN Health authorities in Sri Lanka are concerned about a spike in the number of reported cases of Leptospirosis, known as rat fever, among farmers and are redoubling efforts to halt the spread of the potentially fatal disease. Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
17 Dec 11 : 12 | RPT-SCENARIOS-Is Sri Lanka's quarter-century war near its end? Source: Reuters (Repeats with no changes to text) By C. Bryson Hull COLOMBO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military on Wednesday said it was assaulting the edge of Kilinochchi, which the ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
17 Dec 06 : 13 | Sri Lanka rebels say 130 soldiers killed - website Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels say they have killed 130 troops in a series of battles, the pro-rebel website TamilNet.com reported on Wednesday. The report comes a day ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
16 Dec 15 : 51 | Sri Lanka army says heavy battles kill 145 Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Heavy fighting in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna Peninsula and around the separatist Tamil Tigers' self-proclaimed capital killed 120 guerrillas and 25 soldiers on Tuesday, ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
16 Dec 12 : 20 | SRI LANKA: Breakaway Tamil Tiger faction to stop child recruitment Source: IRIN A breakaway faction of the Tamil Tigers is to stop underage recruitments completely, the group's leader told IRIN. Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
12 Dec 10 : 25 | Sri Lanka: Community credit reduces risk for poorest International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Switzerland In the years since the tsunami struck, most of the affected families along Sri Lanka's coastline have received some form of help to rebuild their homes and restore their livelihoods. But it is not ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
15 Dec 07 : 29 | Sri Lanka: Tamil Tigers Abuse Civilians in Stronghold Source: Human Rights Watch . Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
11 Dec 10 : 10 | Sri Lanka disputes rebel claim of killing 89 troops Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Thursday said they had killed 89 troops in two battles around their headquarters town but the military said 20 soldiers and 27 insurgents ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
23 Dec 09 : 20 | INTERVIEW-S.Lanka's Tigers say no surrender despite setbacks Source: Reuters * Sri Lanka rebels vow to fight despite losing land * Tigers say will target Sri Lanka economy * Tigers say surrender is no option By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Dec 23 (Reuters ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
15 Dec 10 : 07 | Tamil Tigers hold civilians in war zone-rights group Source: Reuters By C. Bryson Hull COLOMBO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Under unrelenting military pressure, Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tigers have increasingly subjugated Tamils with forced military service or labour and ... Source : AlertNet Newsdesk |
