Organisation: Sri Lankan army

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Tigers fight on as officials surrender

TWO Tamil Tiger officials surrendered to the Sri Lankan army yesterday, and refugees joined a stream of more than 80,000 people the government says have fled a war zone that appeared to shrink by the hour.

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Patients killed as Sri Lankan hospital is shelled

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Military kill 10 Tamil Tiger rebels

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Sri Lankan defence secretary escapes suicide attack

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Tamil Tigers warn Sri Lanka heading for major war

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Japanese peace envoy travels to Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan rebel faction announces ceasefire

A breakaway Tamil Tiger faction said it has offered its rival mainstream rebel group a ceasefire ahead of the Tigers’ talks with the government, hoping to bring Sri Lanka permanent peace.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2006

UN struggles to cash in tsunami aid pledges

SIX weeks after the Indian Ocean tsunami tragedy, the UN has received little more than a third of tsunami aid funding pledged by governments, a senior official said yesterday.

Tue, 08 Feb, 2005

Peace talks may bring ceasefire to Aceh

The Indonesian government and separatist rebels will meet this week to discuss a formal ceasefire in tsunami-ravaged Aceh province, officials said today.

Sun, 23 Jan, 2005

Army stops 130,000 voters reaching polls

The Sri Lankan army has blocked some 130,000 minority Tamil voters from reaching the polls.

Wed, 05 Dec, 2001

Rebels publicly execute suspected spy

Tamil guerrillas publicly executed a suspected army spy by attaching a mine to his body and exploding it in a rebel-controlled area of eastern Sri Lanka, travellers said today.

Wed, 05 Sep, 2001

'Tigresses' kill 18 in attack on police camp

Women rebels attacked a Sri Lankan police camp before dawn today, killing 16 policemen, two civilians and wounding 18 others.

Tue, 21 Aug, 2001