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Sri Lanka shows air capability after rebel attack
Xinhua, March 28. The Sri Lankan Air Force carried out air raids against Tamil Tiger positions in the island's north and east on Tuesday in a demonstration of its air capability after a Tamil Tiger attack on the main air base.

Group Captain Ajantha Silva, the Air Force spokesman, said "we took three identified targets of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam)."

He said the locations were in the eastern Thoppigala area, and in the northern areas of Mannar and Kanagarayankulam.

"Our capability remains as before," Silva stressed, referring to Monday's predawn attack carried out by the LTTE on the Air Force's Katunayake base adjoining the Colombo international airport. More... Discuss this story
Published: Tue Mar 27 23:43:57 EDT 2007

Sri Lankan gov't ready to hold talks with rebels
Xinhua, March 28. The Sri Lankan government said Tuesday that it is still open to have talks with the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) despite the latter's aerial attack on the country's main military base on Monday.

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama told reporters here that the government's meeting with the LTTE "has been independent of all incidents."

Bogollagama said Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse is very positive for a negotiated settlement to the island country's ethnic issue.

"Our offer to talk with the LTTE is very old and the offer is still there," said the foreign minister. More... Discuss this story
Published: Tue Mar 27 23:46:58 EDT 2007 Back to the top

Sri Lanka's air force targets Tamil rebel positions in northeast: military
Associated Press, Tue March 27, 2007 06:17 EDT . COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Fighter planes bombed Tamil Tiger positions in Sri Lanka's volatile northeast Tuesday, the military said, a day after the insurgents launched their first-ever airstrike that killed three airmen.

The air force targeted three Tamil Tiger guerrilla positions, but there was no information on damage or casualties, said air force spokesman Group Captain Ajantha Silva.

A rebel intelligence base in Thoppigala, in war-torn eastern Batticaloa district, was a target, as was a naval base and artillery position in the north, Silva said.

No immediate comment from the rebels was available.Discuss this story
Published: Tue Mar 27 09:41:21 EDT 2007 Back to the top

Tamil suicide bomber attacks Sri Lankan army camp; 7 killed
 Associated Press, Tue March 27, 2007 04:12 EDT . DILIP GANGULY - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) A Tamil Tiger rebel drove an explosive-laden tractor to a military camp in eastern Sri Lanka - early Tuesday, drawing fire from guards and triggering a blast at the entrance... Back to the top
Ban disturbed by escalating violence in Sri Lanka +
 Associated Press, Tue March 27, 2007 17:06 EDT . NEW YORK, March 27 (Kyodo) U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is disturbed by the ''extensive and escalating'' violations of the cease-fire in Sri Lanka - , which now include an air attack this week by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, he said Tuesday... Back to the top
Jayawardene tells Sri Lanka to be ruthless in cricket World Cup
 afp, March 28. GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has warned his World Cup opponents, saying his team are keen to maintain their ruthless streak in the Caribbean... Back to the top
What is This Pre-Owned MiG-27 Worth?
 Stratergy Page, March 27. March 27, 2007: There was a government investigation in Sri Lanka recently, to try and determine if the prices paid for second hand MiG-27 fighter bombers over the past seven years, had been inflated by corruption... Back to the top
Sri Lanka tops global ranking of 'people under threat', says new report
 Munza Mushtaq in Colombo, March 27, 2007, 9.46 p.m.. Pakistan and Sri Lanka lead a global ranking of countries where the situation for minorities has significantly deteriorated in the last year, Minority Rights Group International says in a new report which was launched at the UN in New York on Tuesday... Back to the top
Sri Lanka Says Tamil Tiger Air Unit Is Threat to India, Region
 bloomberg, March 27. March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka's government said a bombing raid by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on an air force base near Colombo is evidence the rebels have an air unit that poses a threat to the country and neighboring India... Back to the top
Simultaneous Air Strikes destroy LTTE bases
 Defense.lk, March 27. Sri Lanka Air Force gun-ships carried out a massive air strike targeting the LTTE bases in North of Mannar, North of Puliyankulam and South of Thoppigala yesterday(26) and this afternoon, Tuesday the 27th of March... Back to the top
Murali was world's top cricketer in 2006, new Wisden says
 Associated Press, Tue March 27, 2007 05:01 EDT . SIMON HAYDON - Associated Press Writer - LONDON (AP) Sri Lanka - spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, frequently accused of an illegal bowling action, was voted the world's top cricketer of 2006... Back to the top
Lanka President holds emergency meet after Tiger air strike
 ZeeNews, march 26. Colombo, March 26: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse held an emergency meeting with leaders of political parties here on Monday to discuss the latest Tamil Tiger attack against the main airbase, the first aerial strike by the rebels... Back to the top
Sri Lankan air force bombs Tamil Tiger rebel areas
 Associated Press, Mon March 26, 2007 09:45 EDT . - - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Air force fighter planes bombed Tamil Tiger-held areas on Monday, the rebels said, hours after the insurgents launched their first airstrike... Back to the top
India concerned over Lankan airbase attack
 TOI, March 26. NEW DELHI: India views with serious concern the airstrike on Sri Lanka's only international airport by the Tamil Tigers, a giant leap for an insurgent group that has again proved its unlimited resilience even amid severe adversities... Back to the top
Cathay suspends flights to Sri Lanka after attack
 Reuters, March 26. HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. has suspended flights to and from the Sri Lankan capital after a rebel airplane bombed an air force base next to the Colombo international airport early on Monday... Back to the top
Tamil rebels launch first-ever airstrike in Sri Lanka; 3 dead, 16 wounded
 Associated Press, Mon March 26, 2007 00:08 EDT . KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press Writer COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Tamil Tiger rebels launched their first airstrike in the nearly quarter-decade conflict with Sri Lanka's government, using at least one small plane to bomb an air base outside the capital Monday, killing three airmen, officials said... Back to the top
Sri Lanka rebels bomb military base in first air raid
 afp, March 26. COLOMBO (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels carried out their first air raid Monday, bombing Sri Lanka's main military base in a daring night-time mission that forced the closure of the island's only international airport... Back to the top
Sri Lanka rebels bomb air base in first air raid
 HT, March 26. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) used a small fixed wing aircraft to bomb the Sri Lankan Air Force's main base in Katunayake, north of Colombo, on Monday... Back to the top
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