Sri Lanka prime minister says Tamil Tiger leader trapped inside four-kilometer stretchCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s prime minister said the reclusive leader of the separatist Tamil Tigers was trapped in a tiny stretch of coastline surrounded by government troops and vowed Tuesday not to let him slip away. Sri Lankan military says it has caused heavy damage to rebels in new fightingCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan soldiers broke through rebel defenses and advanced further into the Tamil Tigers’ last remaining territory, inflicting heavy damage on the beleaguered insurgents, the military said Tuesday. Sri Lankan troops push deeper into rebel-held territory in the northeastCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan forces battled Tamil Tiger insurgents from three sides Monday, the military said, pushing deeper into rebel-held territory amid a report that navy gunboats heavily shelled an area packed with civilians. Sri Lankan rebels urge Britain, France to continue to push for a cease-fireCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s separatist rebels asked Britain and France to keep pushing for a cease-fire in the island’s civil war after the European nations’ recent failure to secure a halt in the fighting to allow civilians to evacuate. Doctor says shelling of makeshift hospital in Sri Lanka’s war zone kills 64COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Artillery shells hit a makeshift hospital in Sri Lanka’s northern war zone Saturday, killing at least 64 civilians, a government doctor and a rebel-linked Web site said, amid growing international pressure to safeguard thousands of civilians trapped in the area. Sri Lanka military: Latest fighting kills 14 rebels amid rising concern for trapped civiliansCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan soldiers killed 14 Tamil Tiger rebels in the latest gunbattles in the insurgents’ ever-shrinking northern territory, amid growing international pressure to safeguard 50,000 civilians trapped in the war zone. Sri Lankan leaflets urge civilians to flee war zone; official says shelling of area continuesCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s government urged civilians in the northern war zone to flee the fighting Friday, promising to ensure their safety amid accusations that civilians were killed after the military pounded the area with artillery shells. Sri Lankan official: Shelling kills 10 civilians despite govt promise not to us heavy weaponsCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Sri Lankan military fired scores of artillery shells into the northern war zone overnight, killing at least 10 civilians despite a pledge to stop using heavy weapons in its offensive against the Tamil Tiger rebels, a health official in the region said Friday. Sri Lanka rejects please for truce from Britain, France; rebels also refuse surrenderCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka pledged to push ahead with its offensive against the Tamil Tigers, brushing off international calls for a cease-fire aimed at protecting thousands of civilians trapped in the war zone. Sri Lankan president rules out cease-fire after plea from French and British foreign ministersCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has rejected a cease-fire appeal from French and British officials and said Western diplomats should stop lecturing him. French, British foreign ministers call on Sri Lanka to accept cease-fire in civil warCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The French and British foreign ministers called for a truce in Sri Lanka’s civil war, saying that safeguarding civilians was as crucial as defeating the rebels in bringing peace to this troubled nation. Sri Lankan military says it captured rebel fortifications, killed 7 rebels in new fightingCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Sri Lankan military pressed ahead Tuesday with its offensive against the beleaguered Tamil Tigers, breaking through a defensive fortification and killing at least seven rebels, the military said. Rebel-linked Web site reports new Sri Lankan assault despite Tamil Tigers’ call for truceCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan forces attacked a rebel-held village in the north with heavy machine gun fire early Monday, just hours after rejecting the Tamil Tigers’ call for a truce as a ploy to avoid certain destruction, a rebel-linked Web site reported. Sri Lanka’s Tamil rebels announce unilateral cease-fire amid growing civilian casualtiesCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Facing imminent battlefield defeat, Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels have declared a unilateral cease-fire and called on the government to halt its offensive to spare the tens of thousands of civilians trapped by the fighting. UN humanitarian chief meets Sri Lankan officials, calls for access to war zoneCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A top U.N. official pressed Sri Lankan leaders Sunday to let aid into the northeastern war zone, as the ruling party won a sweeping victory in an election seen as a referendum on its fight against ethnic Tamil rebels. UN to press Sri Lanka for pause in fighting, access to war zoneCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The United Nations’ top humanitarian official begins a three-day mission in Sri Lanka on Sunday, seeking access to some 50,000 civilians trapped and reportedly starving in the country’s sealed-off war zone. Sri Lankan rebels say tens of thousands of civilians at risk of starvation in war zoneCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Sri Lanka’s northern war zone are facing starvation, the Tamil Tiger rebels warned Saturday as the U.N. sent its top humanitarian official to assess the crisis. Sri Lankan official says president meets with top Indian officials to discuss recent fightingCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Mahinda Rajapaksa has met with two top Indian officials to discuss the bloody fighting in Sri Lanka’s recent offensive against ethnic Tamil rebels. UN document says nearly 6,500 civilians killed in Sri Lanka fighting in past 3 monthsCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Indian officials took a demand for an immediate cease-fire in Sri Lanka’s civil war to the country’s president on Friday as the U.N. reported that nearly 6,500 ethnic Tamil civilians were killed in the last three months. Sri Lanka pleads for international help to care for more than 100,000 who have fled warCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka pleaded for international help Thursday after Doctors Without Borders warned that civilian casualties are rising rapidly in the country’s war zone despite the exodus of more than 100,000 people. Civilian casualties rising rapidly in Sri Lanka despite exodus from war zone: relief groupCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Civilian casualties are rising rapidly in Sri Lanka’s war zone despite the exodus of tens of thousands as government troops close in on separatist rebels, a medical relief group said Thursday. Sri Lanka’s president rules out pardon for Tamil Tiger rebel leaderCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s president has ruled out a pardon for the Tamil Tiger rebels’ leader if he’s captured alive by government soldiers now advancing into the last remaining rebel territory. Sri Lankan military says 2 Tamil Tiger rebel officials surrender to advancing troopsCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s military says that two Tamil Tiger rebels officials have surrendered to its advancing troops in the northern war zone. Thousands more civilians flee as Sri Lankan army pushes into last rebel enclaveCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands more civilians fled Sri Lanka’s war zone Wednesday as troops pushed deeper into the Tamil Tiger rebels’ sliver of remaining territory and the government vowed again that the end to the 25-year-old conflict was near. Sri Lankan rebels say 1,000 civilians killed in government raid on their territoryCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Tamil rebels said Tuesday that 1,000 civilians died in a government raid on their territory that the military says freed thousands of noncombatants from the war zone. The military denied the accusation. Sri Lanka: Exodus of civilians from war zone reaches 50,000 as thousands more rush outCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands more civilians streamed out of the war zone Tuesday, the military said, bringing the exodus of the past two days to nearly 50,000 as a government deadline passed for separatist Tamil rebels to surrender. Sri Lanka: Exodus rises to 50,000 as thousands more civilians flee war zoneCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands more civilians fled Sri Lanka’s northern war zone Tuesday, bringing the exodus of the past two days to nearly 50,000 as a government deadline passed for separatist Tamil rebels to surrender. Sri Lanka: Record number of civilians flee war zone ahead of deadline for rebels to surrenderCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Tens of thousands of civilians fled Sri Lanka’s northern war zone in a record exodus ahead of the government’s deadline Tuesday for separatist Tamil rebels to surrender, officials said. Sri Lanka’s army helps thousands flee war zone as president warns Tamil rebels to surrenderCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The army breached one of the last Tamil Tiger rebel fortifications and freed thousands of trapped civilians, some fleeing through the neck-high water of a lagoon while bleeding or carrying wounded relatives. Sri Lanka: 35,000 civilians flee war zone; president hails it as ‘largest-ever hostage rescue’COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A thick line of thousands of Sri Lankan civilians — with only a handful of backpacks for belongings among them — streamed out of the last sliver of land held by rebels on Monday. Video footage provided by the air force showed some fleeing to a nearby beach and others heading to a military-controlled area. |
Topics
Poll Loading ...Latest Friend FeedsSri Lanka-civil War
|
