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Sri Lankan Army Advances in North; LTTE Vows to Meet Challenges
bloomberg.com, Jan. 7 . an. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s army drove Tamil Tiger rebels from defense lines in the northeast as the group said it will overcome the challenge of losing control of its political headquarters last week.

Soldiers drove south to extend defense lines at Muhamalai on the main A-9 road link to the Jaffna Peninsula, the Defense Ministry said on its Web site. Troops also cut the LTTE’s supply line to Elephant Pass, the strategic causeway to the peninsula.

The fall of the Kilinochchi headquarters on Jan. 2 is a setback, N. Nadesan, the political head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, said yesterday in an interview with TamilNet. “With the resolute backing of our people and the moral support base of the global Tamil community, we are determined to overcome the current challenges,” he said. More...Discuss this story
Published: Tue Jan 6 21:50:28 EST 2009

Will Peace Finally Come to Sri Lanka?
The Nation, Jan 07 . In recent days, events of importance to South Asia have been unfolding in Sri Lanka, where decades of civil war have all but destroyed the international reputation of what was once the region's most progressive and democratic country. The Sri Lankan army, on the march against an armed ethnic Tamil movement, has seized the rebels' de facto capital and is closing in on the last strongholds of the group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). More...Discuss this story
Published: Tue Jan 6 21:58:16 EST 2009 Back to the top
“Explore federal set-up for Sri Lanka”
hindu.com, Jan 07, 2009. CHENNAI: The establishment of a federal structure in Sri Lanka is among the options that can be discussed across the negotiating table between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S. Ramadoss.In an interview with The Hindu on Tuesday, Dr. Ramadoss recalled that the LTTE once supported the idea of a federal model when Anton S. Balasingham was the organisation’s theoretician and political adviser. “However, there should be ceasefire first for the idea to be discussed again. And, the Indian government should take steps towards this direction.” More...
Published: Tue Jan 6 21:52:32 EST 2009 Back to the top
Lankan forces seize Muhamalai defence line
 SIFY, 1-6-2009. Colombo: Sri Lankan troops today overran Tamil Tigers most fortified defence line at Muhamalai in Jaffna peninsula, in a swift and daring incursion gaining 500 metres territory, the army said... Back to the top
Private TV station attacked in Sri Lanka: police
 google.com, Jan 06, 2009. COLOMBO (AFP) — Attackers torched a private TV station in Sri Lanka Tuesday after it was labelled "unpatriotic" for its coverage of the war against Tamil rebels, police and media activists said... Back to the top
Sri Lanka s Next Battle
 wsj.com, 6 january. Could it be that Sri Lanka's quarter-century battle against a fierce insurgency is nearly over? The government's capture of Kilinochchi, the northern stronghold of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, represents a major victory... Back to the top
Sri Lanka moves to flush out Tigers from Jaffna peninsula
 google.com, 1-6-2009. COLOMBO (AFP) — Sri Lankan troops were battling Tuesday to flush out Tamil Tigers from the Jaffna peninsula after taking the rebels' political headquarters in the northern mainland, the military said... Back to the top
Dimensions of LTTE front organization activity
 dailynews.lk, 6 january. Excerpts from address by Ravinatha Aryasinha, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg, at the EU-US International Seminar on the LTTE, held at the Europol Headquarters in the Hague, Netherlands, 9-10 Dec 2008... Back to the top
Sri Lankan Army Advances on Strategic Pass Held by Tamil Tigers
 bloomberg.com, 5 Jaan 2009. Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lankan soldiers advanced on a strategic causeway held by rebel fighters, maintaining pressure on the Tamil Tigers after capturing the group’s political headquarters last week, the army said.

Troops yesterday seized the town of Thamilamadam to the south of Elephant Pass and have “commenced their forward march,” according to a statement on the army’s Web site... Back to the top

If LTTE chief is caught, India will have to request extradition
 hindu.com, January 6. Colombo (PTI): India will have to follow the standard "procedure" for seeking extradition of LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran, wanted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, if he is captured by the Sri Lankan security forces, official sources said here on Tuesday... Back to the top
Driven from their northern headquarters, Sri Lanka s Tamil rebels ...
 economist.com, 5 january. THE long conventional war in Sri Lanka, pitting the Sinhalese-dominated government against the vicious rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who have been fighting for a separate homeland for the Tamil minority, is almost over... Back to the top
Sri Lanka 's military captures key rebel town
 Associated Press, Mon January 5, 2009 10:43 EST . RAVI NESSMAN - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Government troops captured a strategic Tamil Tiger-held town Monday and moved closer to a key rebel base, as Sri Lankans raised flags and held a moment of silence to honor the military as it battles to end the country's 25-year-old civil war... Back to the top
Designer bunkers for LTTE headquarters
 ptinews.com, 5 january. T V Sriram
Kilinochchi (Sri Lanka), Jan 5 (PTI) Did LTTE's fighting tactics match those of Nazi's during World War-II? A spate of deep bunkers erected by the Tigers around their fallen citadel of Kilinochchi might suggest that... Back to the top
UK: Political solution needed to end conflict in Sri Lanka
 isria.info, 6 january. Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander and Foreign Office Minister Lord Malloch-Brown commented on the situation in Sri Lanka on Tuesday 6 January... Back to the top
Sri Lanka TV station attacked
 aljazeera.net, 6 january. Masked gunmen have attacked Sri Lanka's largest private television station, the police have said... Back to the top
Sri Lanka honors troops fighting rebels
 Associated Press, Mon January 5, 2009 01:44 EST . RAVI NESSMAN - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Sri Lankans raised flags and held a moment of silence Monday in honor of the military, as troops pushed deeper into rebel-held territory in the north in their offensive aimed at crushing the Tamil Tigers and ending the 25-year-old civil war here... Back to the top
India for political solution in Sri Lanka
 hindu.com, 05 Jan 2009. EW DELHI: Following the Sri Lankan army’s capture of Kilinochchi, administrative and political headquarters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, India has asked Colombo not to lose sight of a political solution... Back to the top
Concerns of civilian deaths rise in Sri Lanka
 Associated Press, Mon January 5, 2009 11:25 EST . RAVI NESSMAN - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Sri Lankan forces overran another village Monday and moved closer to seizing a strategic base from the Tamil Tigers, but concerns are mounting for the hundreds of thousands of civilians living in the rebels' shrinking territory... Back to the top
Sri Lanka pushes into rebel territory
 iht.com, 5 January. COLOMBO: Sri Lankan troops pushed deeper into rebel-held territory in the north on Monday in an offensive aimed at crushing the Tamil Tigers and ending the 25-year-old civil war... Back to the top
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