Tag: Sri Lankan

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Sri Lankan army captures LTTE's strategic naval bastion

Saturday 15th November, 2008  (IANS)Sri Lanka Saturday claimed that its advancing troops backed by artillery bombardment had entered the Tamil Tiger rebels' naval bastion of Pooneryn ...
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Surrender, Rajapaksa urges LTTE as troops capture rebel bastion

Saturday 15th November, 2008  (IANS)Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday urged the Tamil Tiger rebels to lay down weapons and come for talks, hours after his ...
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Sri Lanka steps up air raids, LTTE reiterates truce offer

(IANS)The Sri Lankan Air Force Sunday stepped up air raids targeting suspected Tamil Tiger positions in the north amid reports that the rebel outfit has ...
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US commends Sri Lanka`s war against LTTE

New York, Nov 06: A top US military official on Wednesday commended the Sri Lankan military for its recent successes against the Tamil Tigers, whom ...
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Sri Lankan troops battle with rebels on the ocean

A sea battle off the northern Jaffna peninsula between the Sri Lankan navy and Tamil Tiger guerillas, has lead to casualties on both sides.The Sri ...
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Sri Lankan minister allows players to play in IPL

Sri Lankan sports minister has allowed players to play in the second season of million-dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) even if it meant sending a ...
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Senior LTTE leader among 31 killed in Lanka violence

Colombo, Sept 04: Thirty-one Tamil Tigers, including a senior leader of the guerrillas, were killed in heavy fighting with security forces in the embattled northern ...
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Sri Lankan fishermen urge India to release their boats

(IANS)Colombo, Aug 31 (Xinhua) A Sri Lankan fishermen's trade union Sunday sought the release of two fishing boats held by the Indian authorities for poaching.Sirimal ...
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Sri Lanka wants maids to go to Europe, avoid Gulf

The Sri Lankan government is seeking to encourage women migrants to look for jobs in European countries instead of in the Gulf because of persistent ...
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Sri Lankan jets bomb suspected LTTE targets

Sri Lankan jets Thursday bombed four suspected Tamil Tiger targets in rebel-held Mullaitivu district where troops are locked in heavy fighting, military officials here said.The ...
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