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.

Roadside bomb kills 18 Sri Lanka troops

A policeman stands guard as villagers gather at the site of a Claymore mine attack on a bus transporting Sri Lankan troops to the Maavilaru area, killing 18 soldiers in north-eastern Sri Lanka. Tamil Tigers have shelled Sri Lanka's main navy base, killing four sailors and wounding 30, while military warplanes pounded rebel positions as a bloody battle for control of an irrigation canal entered a seventh day. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

    COLOMBO, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 soldiers were killed in a bus explosion blamed on the Tamil Tiger rebels in eastern Sri Lanka late on Monday night, defense officials said Tuesday.

Sri Lanka's eastern port comes under rebel firing

    COLOMBO, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The eastern port of Trincomalee of Sri Lanka came under artillery fire by the Tamil Tigers Tuesday afternoon with panicked residents beginning to flee the area, defense officials said.

Ceasefire over in Sri Lanka, nearly 40 killed

    COLOMBO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- At least 2 soldiers and 35 Tamil Tigers were killed Monday in a fierce battle, which was the first open confrontation between the government troops and the Tamil Tiger rebels after the Norway brokered ceasefire, defense officials said.

Near 40 dead in Sri Lanka Army-Tamil rebel clash

    COLOMBO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- At least 2 soldiers and 35 Tamil Tigers were killed Monday in a fierce battle, which was the first open confrontation between the government troops and the Tamil Tiger rebels after the Norway brokered ceasefire, defense officials said.

More air raids in Sri Lanka rebel positions

    COLOMBO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan airforce carried out more air raids against Tamil Tiger positions in the east Saturday, defense officials said as Denmark announced the pulling out of its nationals from the international truce monitoring group.

Sri Lanka says Tiger airstrip attacked

    COLOMBO, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan air force has air raided an airstrip under construction in the Tamil Tiger territory, defense officials said Thursday.

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