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Sri Lanka 's air force bombs Tamil Tiger rebel base in the north, military says
Associated Press,
Sat February 16, 2008 05:40 EST .
- - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Sri Lanka - 's air force bombed a Tamil Tiger rebel base Saturday in the country's volatile north, the military said. The raid targeted a guerrilla base and operations coordination center in northern district of Mannar, the defense ministry said in a statement. It did not specify any damage or casualties caused by the bombing. The rebels' spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment on the military's claim. The Tamil Tigers have been fighting since 1983 to create an independent homeland for ethnic minority Tamils after decades of being marginalized by majority Sinhalese-dominated governments. The fighting has killed more than 70,000 people. The military announced last year that it had cleared the country's eastern province of rebels. Since then, it has focused on dismantling the Tamil Tigers' de facto administration in the north.Discuss this story
Published: Sat Feb 16 06:41:08 EST 2008
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Sri Lanka s 2007 trade deficit widens sharply on oil import costs
google.com,
feb 17.
COLOMBO (AFP) — Sri Lanka's trade deficit widened by nearly six percent to 3.56 billion dollars in 2007, the central bank said, as the island spent more to import fuel.
Sri Lanka's imports jumped 10.2 percent in 2007 to 11.30 billion dollars while exports climbed 12.5 percent to 7.748 billion dollars, the central bank said Friday.
The deficit was 3.37 billion dollars in 2006.
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Published: Sat Feb 16 13:00:11 EST 2008
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“Wanni drive yielding results”
hindu,
February 16, 2008.
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan Defence Ministry said on Friday the security forces’ “quest to liberate terror-dominated Wanni region is gaining” drive. Many civilians had been able to escape the terror clutches and seek protection in the cleared areas, it said.
It said that in Mannar 22 civilians sought protection at the Navy posts since Tuesday. “The civilians who were from Vellankulama and Iluppakadavai, deep in the non-liberated Wanni, have claimed that they could escape the terror clutches because of the dwindling LTTE hold in the region.”
The Ministry said the Army continued to attack terror fortifications that hold the civilians in “an open prison” killing at least 30 terrorists and wounding over 12.
It said in the Jaffna theatre of battle, troops deployed at Muhamalai advanced into the LTTE defences and destroyed one terror bunker. One soldier was killed and three were injured in the incident.
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Published: Fri Feb 15 21:14:47 EST 2008
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