War with LTTE rapidly nearing its end: RajapaksaCOLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday said the fight-to-finish military campaign against the Tamil Tigers was fast nearing its end as the troops are gaining ground into the last rebel strongholds. Rajapaksa invites UN chief to Sri Lanka to assess situationCOLOMBO - Amid mounting international concern over the plight of civilians caught in the war between the troops and Tamil Tigers, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ‘to see for himself the situation’ in Sri Lanka’s north. Rajapaksa invites UN chief to Sri LankaCOLOMBO - Amid mounting international concern over the plight of civilians caught in the war between the troops and Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ‘to see for himself the situation’ in the island’s north. Sri Lanka urges aid agencies to help displaced civiliansCOLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government has sought the assistance of international aid agencies to rehabilitate the displaced civilians in the ongoing military conflict. Prabhakaran trapped in coastal stripCOLOMBO - Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran is trapped in a small coastal strip, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake said Tuesday. Sri Lankan military claims rebels cornered in shrinking enclaveCOLOMBO - Government troops have confined Tamil Tigers to a 4.5 sq km strip in northeastern Sri Lanka where a final battle to rescue civilians trapped in the area is under way, the defence ministry said Tuesday. Senior Tamil Tiger rebel killed in fightingCOLOMBO - Sri Lankan troops have killed a senior Tamil Tiger rebel in northeastern part of the country, officials said Monday. Sri Lanka rejects Canada’s call for ceasefireCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka Monday rejected a call by Canada for a ceasefire in the island’s north, where the army has cornered Tamil Tigers in its ongoing fight-to-finish military campaign. British parliamentarians visit Sri Lanka to review crisisCOLOMBO - A group of British parliamentarians Monday arrived in Sri Lanka to take stock of the humanitarian situation as a result of the military operation against Tamil Tiger rebels in the country’s north, officials said. Sri Lanka hails Indian medical aid to war displacedCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka has hailed neighbouring India for providing urgent healthcare assistance to thousands of civilians fleeing the island’s northern war zone where the troops and the Tamil Tigers are locked in a fierce battle. Sri Lanka troops capture rebels’ defence barrierCOLOMBO - The Sri Lankan troops have captured an important earth embankment used by the Tamil Tiger rebels for defence, an official said Sunday. Former LTTE leader’s family flees Tiger zoneCOLOMBO - The widow and three children of former deputy leader of the Tamil Tigers, executed in 1994 on charges of being an Indian spy, have fled Sri Lanka’s war zone and entered government territory, a newspaper said Saturday. Rajapaksa asks civilians to cross over to government areasCOLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Friday appealed to thousands of Tamil civilians trapped in Tamil Tigers-held no-fire zone in the country’s northeast to cross over to areas controlled by the government. 23 Sea Tigers killed as Sri Lankan Navy foils suicide attackCOLOMBO - At least 23 Sea Tigers were killed and three of their boats were destroyed when the Sri Lankan Navy foiled a LTTE suicide attack on its vessels patrolling off the Mullaitivu coast in the early hours of Friday, authorities said. Sri Lankan Navy kills 23 rebelsCOLOMBO - At least 23 Tamil Tigers were killed when the Sri Lankan Navy destroyed their boats off the coast of northeastern Mullaitivu district, an official said Friday. India donates 900 tonnes of relief material to Sri LankaCOLOMBO - India Thursday handed over its second consignment of 900 tonnes of humanitarian relief assistance to the International Red Cross to be distributed among thousands of war-displaced civilians in Sri Lanka. Rajapaksa rules out truce with Tamil TigersCOLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday ruled out halting the fight-to-finish military campaign against the Tamil Tigers and said the time was running out for the rebels to surrender. Sri Lanka vows to capture Prabhakaran, dead or liveCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka has vowed to capture cornered Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran ‘dead or alive’ even as it turned down War won’t stop until Prabhakaran is taken dead or alive: Sri LankaCOLOMBO - 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 its war on terror until the LTTE was crushed and its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran captured, dead or alive’, a media report said here Thursday. Army operations will continue: Sri Lankan presidentCOLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared that ‘humanitarian operations’ by the military to rescue civilians held hostage by Tamil rebels will continue unabated, a state-run newspaper said Thursday. British, French foreign ministers hold talks with RajapaksaCOLOMBO - The visiting foreign ministers of Britain and France Wednesday discussed with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa the humanitarian situation in the island’s north, where troops are battling the Tamil Tigers in a small strip of land. Britain, France fail to halt Sri Lankan war against LTTECOLOMBO - 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 civilians are trapped in the fast shrinking war zone. Britain, France discuss Sri Lanka war, protest in ColomboCOLOMBO - Britain and France Wednesday expressed ‘deep concern’ over the plight of civilians caught in Sri Lanka’s war, sparking noisy protests outside the British high commission here by Buddhist monks who asked foreign governments to lay off. Britain, France discuss Sri Lanka war, protest in ColomboCOLOMBO - Britain and France Wednesday expressed ‘deep concern’ over the plight of civilians caught in Sri Lanka’s war, sparking noisy protests outside the British high commission here by Buddhist monks who asked foreign governments to lay off. British, French foreign ministers meet Sri Lankan leaderCOLOMBO - The foreign ministers of Britain and France met with their Sri Lankan counterpart Wednesday amid protests from Buddhist monks calling for an end to foreign interference in Colombo’s war against Tamil separatist rebels in the north-east of the country. Sri Lanka Navy kills 25 Tamil TigersCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka Navy Wednesday said they had killed at least 25 Tamil Tigers and destroyed six of their boats in a pre-dawn attack. British, French foreign ministers arrive in ColomboCOLOMBO - British and French foreign ministers arrived in Sri Lanka Wednesday on a day-long trip to discuss with Colombo the humanitarian situation in the island’s north where troops are battling the Tamil Tigers who have been cornered into a small strip of coastal land. More LTTE strongholds captured after pre-dawn attack: Sri LankaCOLOMBO - Troops forcing their way deep into the last Tamil Tiger stronghold in the northeastern Mullaitivu district have captured ‘two heavily fortified defence positions’ after launching pre-dawn attacks, defence ministry said Tuesday. Sri Lanka army launches airstrikes: Tamil rebelsCOLOMBO - 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 area held by the rebels. Sri Lanka ends combat operationsCOLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government Monday said it was ending its combat operations against Tamil Tiger guerrillas. |
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