Sri Lankan Army Captures Fifth Rebel Airstrip

SRI LANKA– The Sri Lankan army sources said that on Thursday it captured a fifth airstrip used by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The Tigers have suffered a series of defeats in the past weeks, most recently on Wednesday when the army completely took control of the Jaffna peninsula.filephoto-defence.lk

Troops overrun 2 LTTE bunker defences, destroy another- Kilinochchi

SRI LANKA-57 Division troops continuing their multi-frontal thrust at the outer fringe of Kilinochchi at Adampan South, Puthumurippukulam, North of Kokkuvil and Terumurikandy have inflicted heavy damages to LTTE during intense fighting reported throughout the day on Sunday (Dec 7). At Puthumurippukulam, troops ran into 2 LTTE bunker overheads and gained total control, while another [...]

Hasty retreat by LTTE supporters in Paris

SRI LANKA- Few dozens Tamil terrorists supporters who tried to disrupt a peaceful demonstration held by the Sri Lankans in Paris on Sunday had to make a hasty retreat under police protection. The supporters of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) started to shout pro-Tiger slogans when the demonstration began at 3.00 P.M. and some [...]

A fearful end to Sri Lanka’s war?

SRI LANKA-Sri Lanka’s government says it is nearing victory in its 25-year conflict with the Tamil Tigers, but as Roland Buerk explains the war will leave a bitter legacy.bbc

TRO funds forfeited to the State.

SRI LANKA-A sum of approximately Rs. 71 million which was lying to the credit of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) at the time the funds of the TRO were frozen, have now been forfeited to the State, the Central Bank says in a press release. The government in August 2006, suspended TRO accounts in Sri [...]

“It is futile to discuss political solutions with Prabhakaran” says TMVP leader

SRI LANKA-Expressing the futility of attempting to negotiate peace with Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran on a political solution a renegade leader of the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam (LTTE) speaking of his 22 years of experience with Prabhakaran said in Colombo that when at an international sponsored peace talks the LTTE delegate leader [...]