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MARCH 15, 2009 EST, USA
 
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Lankan Army kills 57 LTTE rebels in fierce clashes
TOI, 15 march. COLOMBO: Sri Lankan troops on Sunday moved further into the last LTTE held territory of Pudhukudiyyiruppu in Wanni region in the embattled north and killed at least 57 Tamil Tigers in fierce clashes.

Infantrymen of 58 Division further advanced into Pudhukudiyyirippu inflicting heavy damages to the Tiger militants, military reports received from the battlefront said.

"As many as 57 LTTE rebels were killed in intense clashes between the forces and rebels on Friday and Saturday in Pudhukudiyyirippu and Chalai areas of Mullaitivu district," Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said. More...Discuss this story
Published: Sun Mar 15 08:59:08 EDT 2009

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IANS, March 16. Colombo, March 15 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops Sunday smashed their way further into the fast shrinking Tamil Tiger-held territories and captured their “police post” and a “court centre”, inflicting heavy damages on the rebels in the north-eastern Mullaitivu district, defence ministry here said. The advancing troops of the 58 Division captured a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) strong point after hours of heavy fighting since Sunday morning at Puthukkudiyiruppu, the last major stronghold of the guerrillas, said the defence ministry.

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LTTE militarily broken: ex-cadre
HT, March 16. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is militarily broken and will not be able to undo the reverses suffered at the hands of the Sri Lankan army (SLA), a former LTTE leader has said.

``They (the LTTE) cannot come back. No way. Their time is over. They might carry out small, small attacks for a year or so but they are finished,’’ Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, popularly known as Colonel Karuna, told HT.

The rebels, Karuna added, still had about 1500 trained cadres and were surrounded by about a 100000 civilians in a small patch of land in the north-eastern district of Mullaitivu.

Prabhkaran, he claimed, had moved out of the battle zone and was now hiding in the thick jungles of Semamadu or Muralikulam in western or northern Lanka. More... Discuss this story
Published: Sun Mar 15 17:12:00 EDT 2009 Back to the top

'Abductor' killed by police
 bbc, march 16. Police authorities in eastern Sri Lanka say that a suspect arrested on alleged abduction and rape of a six-year old schoolgirl was shot dead as he tried to escape... Back to the top
Tamil leader charged under stringent law for pro-LTTE speeches
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Sri Lankan Army committed war crime: LTTE to UN
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Sri Lanka Fighting Displaces 36,000 Civilians, Red Cross Says
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Sri Lanka rejects UN charge of possible war crimes
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Lanka govt should political solution to Tamil issue: US
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