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Sri Lanka: Second Blast in Colombo
November 28, 2007 1440 GMT
The second bombing within 12 hours in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo killed 16 people. [more]
Sri Lankan Welfare Minister
Sri Lankan Minister Targeted
November 28, 2007 0521 GMT
A female Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam suicide bomber detonated near the office of Sri Lankan Social Welfare Minister Douglas Devananda, who also is a former militant, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Nov. 28. [more]
Sri Lanka: The Tigers Take Wing
March 26, 2007 2202 GMT
Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam confirmed March 26 that its air force dropped... [more]
Sri Lanka: Will the Tigers' Strike Backfire?
February 27, 2007 2200 GMT
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam fired on Sri Lankan military helicopters carrying seven... [more]
Sri Lanka: The Tigers' Escalated Targeting
December 2, 2006 0055 GMT
Gotabhaya Rajapakse, the Sri Lankan defense secretary and the brother of President Mahinda... [more]
Sri Lanka: Exercises with U.S. Send a Message to China
October 20, 2006 0241 GMT
The U.S. Marine Corps will participate in unprecedented exercises with the Sri Lankan navy at the... [more]
Sri Lanka: Tiger Attack On Naval Base Repulsed
October 18, 2006 1630 GMT
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam suicide bombers arriving in five boats filled with explosives... [more]
Sri Lanka: All Talk and No Action on Peace Talks
October 16, 2006 2235 GMT
Please Note: Starting this week, the Terrorism Brief will be delivered... [more]
Stalling for Time in Sri Lanka
September 14, 2006 0044 GMT
After initially denying that it had agreed to hold talks with Tamil separatists, the Sri Lankan... [more]
Sri Lanka: Retaking Sampur as the Regional Duel Continues
September 1, 2006 0059 GMT
A Sri Lankan army general said Aug. 31 that his forces will take back the town of Sampur from the... [more]
Sri Lanka's Civil War and the Threat to NGOs
August 31, 2006 2250 GMT
The United Nations said Aug. 31 it will keep its aid workers in Sri Lanka, despite claims by an... [more]
Sri Lanka: Strategic Potential on Hold
August 26, 2006 0258 GMT
The periodic waves of violence that envelop Sri Lanka prevent it from realizing its full... [more]
The U.S. Anti-Terrorism Snare and Sri Lanka's Tigers
August 23, 2006 2207 GMT
Fourteen people were in custody in the United States and Canada on Aug. 23 as a result of an FBI... [more]
Sri Lanka: The Tigers' Tactical Shift
August 15, 2006 2230 GMT
A roadside bomb stuck the motorcade of Pakistani Ambassador to Sri Lanka Bashir Wali Mohamed in... [more]
Sri Lanka: Tigers Want EU Monitors To Leave
July 3, 2006 1813 GMT
The Sri Lankan rebel group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam informed Norwegian negotiators July 3... [more]
Sri Lanka, India: The Tigers Try to Charm New Delhi
June 29, 2006 0148 GMT
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam implicitly apologized to India on June 27 for the 1991... [more]
Sri Lanka: Artful Suicide Bombers and Lax Security
June 26, 2006 2242 GMT
The Sri Lankan army's third-highest-ranking officer, Maj. Gen. Parami Kulatunga, was killed June... [more]
Sri Lanka: Top Military Officer Killed
June 26, 2006 1613 GMT
Maj. Gen. Parami Kulatunga, one of Sri Lanka's top military officers, was killed along with two... [more]
Sri Lanka: Group Supports Cease-Fire
June 20, 2006 1642 GMT
Sri Lanka's Tamil separatist group said June 20 it is committed to the 2002 cease-fire and that... [more]
Sri Lanka: Tigers Kill 15 Of Their Own
June 8, 2006 2031 GMT
The breakaway faction of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam led by Col. Karuna launched an... [more]
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