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  • Genocide in Sri Lanka by Ron Ridenour, Counter Punch 19 Nov 2009 18:54 GMT
    ... which fought the government in a civil war since 1983 until their defeat on May ... used heavy artillery on the densely populated conflict zone, despite assurances that it would take precautions ... it a terrorist crime to economically or military aid LTTE and it froze all LTTE ...

  • Sri Lanka hastens Tamil camp clearance 19 Nov 2009 10:30 GMT
    ... will be returning to their homes in war-torn areas by January, sooner than expected. The ... President Mahinda Rajapaksa, his commander-in-chief during the conflict. The danger that challenge poses to the ... to villages where there is a huge military presence," he said. "This could lead to ...

  • The mysterious ambitions of Sri Lanka's victorious army commander 20 Nov 2009 10:54 GMT
    ... Politics and the war in Sri Lanka The mysterious ambitions of Sri Lanka’s ... triumph. But already the leaders of the military campaign are sparring ahead of an election ... helicopter to previously Tiger-controlled areas and told soldiers that the salaries of all security-force personnel ...

  • Sri Lanka ex-military chief asks court to restore bodyguards 24 Nov 2009 20:16 GMT
    ... Sri Lanka ex-military chief asks court to restore bodyguards November ... months after retirement. Fonseka is considered a war hero at home for his role in ... year that ended the country's 37-year ethnic conflict. His military drive, which finished in May ...

  • U.S. State Department Issues Revised Travel Warning for Sri Lanka 20 Nov 2009 08:30 GMT
    ... 2009, after more than 25 years of conflict, the Sri Lankan government defeated the LTTE, ... have occurred since the end of the war, the Sri Lankan government's security posture remains ... authorities continue to find hidden caches of military grade weapons in the formerly disputed areas. ...

  • UN to help Sri Lanka resettle war displaced civilians 21 Nov 2009 09:19 GMT
    ... Sri Lankan government for accelerating resettlement of war displaced civilians in the north, a senior ... final stages of the war between the military and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil ... the UN's assistance to de-mine the former conflict zones, where the LTTE had buried thousands of ...

  • Top Sri Lankan general touted as presidential candidate 19 Nov 2009 07:15 GMT
    ... the end of the country’s protracted civil war in May. President Mahinda Rajapakse has sought to continue ... and JVP backed Rajapakse’s communal war, the military’s war crimes and the subsequent incarceration of ... overwhelming air and artillery superiority to indiscriminately bombard LTTE-held territory. The UN estimates that at ...

  • Sri Lanka vows to free 130,000 refugees 22 Nov 2009 00:32 GMT
    ... the end of the country's bitter civil war six months ago. Two days after the ... an active part in the Tamil Tiger military campaign or had offered support to the ... which were used extensively during the military conflict. It is understood that many of the ...

  • Sri Lanka to free 130,000 refugees 22 Nov 2009 00:34 GMT
    ... the end of the country's bitter civil war six months ago. Two days after the ... an active part in the Tamil Tiger military campaign or had offered support to the ... which were used extensively during the military conflict. It is understood that many of the ...

  • Sri Lanka vows to free 130,000 Tamil refugees 22 Nov 2009 00:35 GMT
    ... the end of the country's bitter civil war six months ago. Two days after the ... an active part in the Tamil Tiger military campaign or had offered support to the ... which were used extensively during the military conflict. It is understood that many of the ...

  • Unease as Sri Lankan general eyes presidency 16 Nov 2009 10:32 GMT
    ... a hero for ending decades of civil war, Sri Lanka's most decorated general now looks set to ... consult with party leaders. In May, Fonseka's troops wiped out the Liberation Tigers of Tamil ... his candidacy. "Boosting the image of the military has boomeranged on the government," said Terrance ...

  • War displaced Sri Lankan children back to books 19 Nov 2009 09:19 GMT
    ... Ten-year-old Priyanthi is yet another war displaced child in a relief camp in Vavuniya, ... As the fighting between the Sri Lankan military and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil ... Most of them saw only guns and bombs since their birth. Some of them have ...

  • Unease in Sri Lanka as General Eyes Presidency 16 Nov 2009 17:55 GMT
    ... a hero for ending decades of civil war, Sri Lanka’s most decorated general looks set to challenge ... with political party leaders. In May, Fonseka’s troops wiped out the Liberation Tigers of Tamil ... ballot box. “Boosting the image of the military has boomeranged on the government,” said Terrance ...

  • Sri Lanka former child soldiers' college 21 Nov 2009 05:31 GMT
    ... rehabilitation center established exclusively for former child soldiers of the Tamil Tiger, a rebel group ... troops in May after a 30-year civil war in the southeastern Asian country. "There are ... "Children are basically victims of this armed conflict." He said that after studying in the ...

  • Sri Lanka top general signals bid for presidency 20 Nov 2009 10:32 GMT
    ... reputation of the army and politicise the military," Fonseka said in a letter addressed to ... we are the real owners of the war victory even though certain people try to ... Tigers, discounting Fonseka's role in ending the conflict that killed more than 80,000. Political analysts say ...


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