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  • Tigers escalate attacks in East

    Sep 11
    As fighting rages on in the north of Sri Lanka, LTTE units in the Eastern province have stepped up attacks against Sri Lankan forces in the region, with several ‘friendly fire’ incidents adding to the death toll.
  • Attacks inside Jaffna peninsula
    As the fighting in Vanni intensified, attacks against Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers in the Jaffna peninsula have also increased, reports said.
  • UN pulls staff from Vanni, aid workers fear ‘bloodbath’
    United Nations staff have begun leaving Vanni this week after Sri Lanka’s government ordered aid workers out of the Tamil Tiger controlled region and told them to remove their equipment with them.
  • Opposition challenges war progress claims
    Hours after a devastating Tamil Tiger attack on the Sri Lankan military’s headquarters in Vavuniya, the main opposition Tuesday questioned the government’s claims of progress in the war against the LTTE.
  • How did Norway do?
    A view on Oslo’s peace-making efforts in Sri Lanka.
  • Sri Lanka likely to get GSP Plus – trade expert
    A US trade law expert last week expressed confidence on the European Union (EU) renewing Sri Lanka's GSP Plus trade concessions despite the Rajapakse government’s unabated human rights violations.
  • LTTE calls up reserves for training

    Reserves and former LTTE fighters returned to their ranks in large numbers following a call by the Political Wing of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, whilst thousands of people enrolled themselves to fight against invading Sri Lankan forces, Tamil and Sri Lankan press reports said.

  • LTTE calls on Tamils to unite and fight
    LTTE leaders have called for Tamils living in Vanni to unite against the Sri Lankan forces and to fight.
  • Sri Lanka officials complicit in Tamil Genocide?
    In a commentary published in the Washington Post newspaper, Bruce Fein urged the U.S. Justice Department to lead a genocide investigation of Sri Lanka's Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse, Lt.Gen. Fonseka, and Basil Rajapakse.
  • Sri Lankan PM blasts West
    Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake lashed out western states for questioning Sri Lanka's human rights records despite their own human rights violations.
  • GSP
    Amidst a possible loss of a lucrative EU concession, Mahinda Rajapakse snubbed west and said the country no longer dependent on western hand outs.
  • UPFA poll victory endorses war
    Sri Lanka's ruling party won two provinical councils in an election marred by violence and intimidation of opposition candidates and supporters and declared the victory as an endorsement of the President's military campaign.
  • TAF launch airstrike on SLN base in Trincomalee
    Tamileelam Air Force planes bomb Sri Lankan Navy Eastern HQ in Trincomalee
  • Conditions not conducive for Germany to work with Sri Lanka
    Germany said it has virtually wahsed its hands off solving the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict since its voice and advice has been ignored by the government.
  • Rapping with patriotic pride – MC SAI
    When you think of Rap, who pops into your head first? 2Pac, Jay-z or T.I.? I am asking you about Tamil Rappers. You might come up with Sujeeth G of course, but guys I think it is about time you engrave this young fella into your head - MC SAI!
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