81 LTTE rebels killed: Lankan Army

" COLOMBO: At least 81 LTTE cadres were killed as Sri Lankan armed forces using fighters and artilleries pounded Tigers' stronghold, with troops reported to be on the outskirts of the key Kilinochchi town. The...

Sri Lanka fighting rages, at least 67 killed

Tamils have been fighting for a separate homeland for long time and even control some part of Sri Lanka close to sea coast. Fighting under LTTE tamil rebels have acquired government status and even have their...

Fighting kills 19 in Sri Lanka: military

"Sri Lankan government forces have killed 16 Tamil Tigers and lost three of their own troops in the latest clashes across the north of the island, the defence ministry said Wednesday. The fighting on Tuesday also...

71 dead in Sri Lanka's north: fighting continues

The LTTE want to establish a separate homeland for ethinic minority Tamils, in the northern part of country.But sinhalese dominated goverment do not want to accept those demand. LTTE is one of the most deadliest...

71dead in Sri Lanka's north: fighting continues

  LTTE is one of the deadliest terrorist group of world.they are demanding separate statehood for tamil minority in northern part of sri lanka.sevwral thousands people are alrady dead since 1989 . million of...

Sri Lanka destroys LTTE plane after Tiger raid on air force base

The  rebel Tamil Tigers have been fighting for a separate independent country for the Tamil minority in the north and east of Sri Lanka for 25 years. More than 70,000 people have died and there is no solution in the sight. Despite many intervention by foreign...

46 combatants killed as Tiger territory captured: Sri Lankan military

The current ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka has killed thousands of innocent civilians. The coflict between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Sinhalese goes back more than two decades. Tamil minority is fighting for...

Sri Lankans in Finland Protest Against Terrorism

It has been revealed that Sri Lankan protestors have turned out in force in Helsinki to protest against ongoing civil unrest in the country.   " Sri Lankans in Finland stage  protest demonstration...

Top Tamil Tiger dies of heart attack say Sri Lanka rebels

A senior rebel  tamil leader has died of heart attack giving a big blow to rebel movement. Balraj, rebel leader, was the second leader to be conferred the rank of "brigadier" by the LTTE leadership,...

Eleven killed as violence intensifies in Sri Lanka

Fight between Sri Lankan forces and rebel Tamils have become fierce and killed many people. Tamil rebels have been fighting long for a separate homeland for long time. " At least 10 Tamil Tiger rebels died during battles with government troops and a policeman was shot dead in...

LTTE rebels killed in Sri Lanka

At least 18 Tamil rebels have been killed in the ensuing war between Sri Lankan army and Tamil rebels. One Army soldier is also reported to have been killed. The battle is continuing in the deep forests of Mannar district in the rebel held part of Sri Lanka."Heavy...

War-torn Sri Lanka is the last sick man of the region

"Last weekend's carnage underlines the idiocy of pledges to destroy the Tamil Tigers. Peace talks now seem a distant hope. Jonathan Steele The Guardian, Friday May 2 2008 Time is running out for the great...

Sri Lankan government bars independant coverage on war casualties

"The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the actions of government officials in denying photojournalists access to report on casualties of the latest violence between the Sri Lankan Army and the...

Sri Lanka: NESoHR Chairman Fr. Karunaratnam killed in DPU attack

"Rev. Father M X Karunaratnam, the chairman of the NorthEast Secretariat on Human Rights (NESoHR), was killed in a Claymore attack carried out by a Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) of the Sri Lanka Army on Sunday,...

Parliament monk of Sri Lanka shuns non-violence

Buddha and Buddhism are well known for the Nirvana and the middle path to enlightenment rather than extremes of any form with emphasis on meditation. But the Buddhist monks of Sri Lanka are famous for their political...

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