"MiG-27 fighter jets raided an LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) stronghold during a close air support mission launched to assist advancing ground troops in Mannar," the defence ministry said in a statement. (contd...)
Rajapaksa, who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, has said his ruling coalition "will never backtrack on its journey to liberate innocent civilians" living in the LTTE-held areas in the north. (contd...)
Colombo, Sri Lanka Wednesday said its troops battling the Tamil Tiger rebels had captured a rebel base in the northwestern Mannar district after fierce clashes killed 40 rebels. (contd...)
Colombo, A powerful bomb blast in a crowded passenger bus killed 24 civilians and wounded at least 40 others on the outskirts of the Sri Lanka capital Colombo Friday evening, military sources said. (contd...)
Colombo, Government troops and Tamil rebels clashed in northern Sri Lanka leaving behind at least 13 rebels and two soldiers dead and more than 15 injured, a military spokesman said Tuesday. (contd...)
LTTE political wing chief B. Nadesan said there was continued danger that the church "will sustain further damage because the military is persisting with its onslaught" aimed at hitting the Tamil Tigers. (Contd...)
LTTE political wing chief B. Nadesan said there was continued danger that the church "will sustain further damage because the military is persisting with its onslaught" aimed at hitting the Tamil Tigers. (Contd...)
It can be from a trap we ve set up right on the edge of the current LTTE defense line, a camouflaged officer speculates. (contd...)
Meanwhile military reports received from the Mannar battlefront yesterday indicate that four terrorists have been killed so far during the day’s battles. (contd...)
Rambukwella’s remarks came after a visit by the Sri Lankan Army chief Sarath Fonseka to India, which has been urging Sri Lanka to end the island’s conflicts with a political solution. (contd...)
