Sri Lanka govt accuses Tamil Tigers of massacring civilians

    COLOMBO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka government Saturday accused the Tamil Tigers of killing over 100 civilians including women and children for supporting the security forces in the Muslim dominated town of Muttur in the eastern province.

Refugee influx floods Sri Lanka's eastern town of Kantalai

    COLOMBO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Around 15,000 refugees displaced due to fighting between the Tamil Tigers and the government troops in Sri Lanka's eastern province were gathered in Kantalai, 218 kmsfrom here, the government relief officials said Saturday.

Sri Lanka says ready for truce as thousands displaced

    COLOMBO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Sri Lankan government minister said here Friday that the government was prepared for a truce with the Tamil Tigers to co-ordinate humanitarian relief for thousands of Muslims displaced by the fighting in the Muslim dominated town of Muttur since Wednesday.

Thousands flee Sri Lanka battle zone

    BEIJING, Aug.4 (Xinhuanet) -- Thousands of civilians were fleeing the northeastern town of Muttur of Sri Lanka Friday, according to the report of the Bangkokpost.

UN chief concerned about mounting violence in Sri Lanka

    UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was very concerned about the increasing violence in Sri Lanka and the escalation that had resulted from a water dispute in the northeast, a UN spokesman said Thursday in a press briefing.

Sri Lankan govt says Tigers pushing island to war

    COLOMBO, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government said Thursday the Tamil Tiger rebels was pushing the island towards war by attacking a Muslim-dominated town in the east, and their action was weakening the international truce monitors.

10 killed in artillery fire in E Sri Lanka

    COLOMBO, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- An artillery shell hit a school in an eastern Sri Lanka town Thursday, killing 10 civilians, who were hiding there to escape fighting, Sri Lankan military said.

Fierce fighting claims over 40 Tiger rebels in Muttur, Sri Lanka

    BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Over 40 rebels were killed and 70 were wounded during the heavy fighting between Sri Lankan government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the eastern town of Muttur on Wednesday, said a Defense Ministry statement on Thursday.

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