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100 LTTE fighters killed: Lankan Govt
HT, march 7. More than 100 cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were killed in intense fighting in the last 48 hours, the Sri Lankan military claimed on Saturday.

At least 42 rebels were also injured in the same period, the military added.

Heavy fighting has been reported around the area of Puthukkudiyirippu (PTK) in the northeastern district of Mullaitivu. The remaining cadres, including around 400 trained recruits, are now confined within an area of 45 square kilometers. More... Discuss this story
Published: Sat Mar 7 14:24:48 EST 2009

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No idea who attacked Lankan team: Boucher
PN, March 8. WASHINGTON, Mar 07: US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Richard Boucher said on Friday that he was not in a position to determine who was responsible for an attack this week on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.

‘We have a lot of concerns about that attack but basically it’s for the Pakistani authorities to investigate and find out who did it,’ Mr Boucher told a briefing in Washington.

He noted that Pakistan had already arrested some suspects and may soon find out who was responsible.

Asked what he thought the terrorists were trying to achieve by attacking a cricket team, Mr Boucher observed that apparently, the terrorists did not want the people of Pakistan to live a normal life and that’s why they were targeting every thing, from a cricket team to a Sufi shrine. More...Discuss this story
Published: Sat Mar 7 14:26:00 EST 2009 Back to the top

Military: Sri Lankan rebels fire at war displaced civilians
xinhua, March 8. COLOMBO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- At least two civilians were killed while two more were injured when the Tamil Tiger rebels fired at them on Saturday to prevent them from fleeing the rebel held area in northern Sri Lanka, said the military.

Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said they were fired at when they fled the last stronghold of the rebels in the Mullaittivu district and tried to depart for Manmunai in the northern Jaffna peninsula.

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have faced worldwide condemnation for using Tamil civilians as human shields in the current military campaign. More...Discuss this story
Published: Sat Mar 7 14:29:08 EST 2009 Back to the top

Tamil suicide protester mourned
 bbc, march 8. Thousands have gathered at the funeral of a man who set himself on fire in protest at the treatment of Tamils in Sri Lanka... Back to the top
Thousands call for international help to end 'genocide' in Sri Lanka
 Harrow Times, March 8. BRITISH MPs, Tamil leaders, and politicians have issue an united plea to the international community to take action to stop the civil war in Sri Lanka... Back to the top
Former LTTE rebels surrender arms
 The Hindu, 7 march. Colombo (PTI): Former LTTE rebels, who split from the Tamil Tigers in late 2004, surrendered arms on Saturday at a public function in Sri Lanka's eastern Batticaloa province... Back to the top
How US 'war on terror' emboldened Sri Lanka's
 CSM, March 6. Colombo, Sri Lanka - In 1992, Lt. Col. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa retired from the Army after two decades in uniform... Back to the top
Sri Lanka against moves to isolate Pakistan
 Hindustan Times, March 7, 2009. Sri Lanka has told the United States that it would oppose any move to isolate Pakistan over the attack carried out on Lankan cricketers in Lahore on March 3... Back to the top
Former LTTE rebels surrender arms
 The Hindu, Saturday, March 7, 2009. Colombo (PTI): Former LTTE rebels, who split from the Tamil Tigers in late 2004, surrendered arms on Saturday at a public function in Sri Lanka's eastern Batticaloa province... Back to the top
Tamil family proud of son's 'sacrifice'
 BBC, March 7. The UK-based family of a young Tamil man who set himself on fire in protest at the treatment of his countrymen in Sri Lanka has said they are proud of his actions... Back to the top
Indian Tamil lawyers indicted for violent clashes with police over Sri Lanka
 xinhua, march 7. India's Supreme Court-appointed commission on the Madras High Court violence Friday severely indicted the lawyers and absolved the police of the violent clashes in the court premises in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Feb... Back to the top
Sri Lanka War Causes Thousands of Civilian Casualties, UN Says
 Bloomberg, March 6. March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is causing thousands of civilian casualties, the United Nations said, as Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon called for an immediate cease-fire... Back to the top
Indian medical aid on way for Sri Lanka's war displaced civilians
 xinhua, 6 March. COLOMBO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- A team of Indian medical officials with urgently needed medicine will arrive in Sri Lanka next week to help the island's war displaced civilians, the Indian high commission to Sri Lanka said here Friday... Back to the top
Sri Lanka vows to open safe routes
 AlJazeera, 6 March. The Sri Lankan government has said that it will open two safe routes to let civilians escape fighting between the army and Tamil Tiger separatists in the northeast... Back to the top
Sri Lanka invites Pakistani bus driver who saved players
 The Hindu, 6 March. Islamabad (PTI): Mehar Mohammad Khalil, the Pakistani bus driver whose timely action saved the lives of the Sri Lankan cricket players during the terrorist attack in Lahore, has been invited to the island nation for a holiday by a leading media group... Back to the top
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