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The major town of Nalloor was beaten back by LTTE cadres, who claimed to have killed 43 soldiers.
Monday, November 24, 2008 www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lankan army's attempt to broaden the offensive arc on the Tiger stronghold of Kilinochchi received a setback when a push to capture the major town of Nalloor was beaten back by LTTE cadres, who claimed to have killed 43 soldiers.
After their success in capturing the land route to Jaffna peninsula, the government troops have now opened a two-pronged attack to capture Kilinochchi by launching
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52 LTTE militants were killed in pitched battles with the Sri Lankan security forces.
Friday, November 21, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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At least 52 LTTE militants were killed in pitched battles with the Sri Lankan security forces which overran rebel forward defence lines in the Jaffna peninsula and captured a Tamil Tigers' airstrip in nearby Kilinochchi, officials said on Friday.
"Smashing the conventional notion that the Tigers' Forward Defence Lines in Muhamale and Kilaly cannot be challenged, troops in Jaffna yesterday overr
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Amid pitched battles between the military and LTTE in the Muhamalai sector in the Jaffna Peninsula
Monday, November 17, 2008 justsamachar.com
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COLOMBO: Amid pitched battles between the military and LTTE in the Muhamalai sector in the Jaffna Peninsula, the Air Force bombed ‘identified LTTE targets’ on Sunday.
After the capture of Ponneryn, the LTTE’s last strategic sea base on the western coast of the Indian Ocean, the military is targeting LTTE bases in Muhamalai, which are used to mount attacks on soldiers in the Jaffna Peninsula.
The
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Mahinda Rajapaksa unveiled budget proposals for 2009 in Parliament
Friday, November 07, 2008 justsamachar.com
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa unveiled budget proposals for 2009 in Parliament on Thursday with a record provision of Sri Lanka Rs. 200 billion ($1.82 billion) for defence expenditure. He called on the LTTE to lay down arms and join the democratic process “even at this last moment.”
He said if the LTTE does not heed to his call to surrender, it would be defeated. “I am glad to
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The Sri Lankan military on Monday claimed to have established complete domination over the western K
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 justsamachar.com
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COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan military on Monday claimed to have established complete domination over the western Kilinochchi battlefront. It said 33 soldiers died, 48 were injured and three missing, in the pitched battles with the LTTE, which is resisting the Army’s thrust. The LTTE has been unusually quiet on detailing its accounts of the battles and there are no precise estimates of its losses.
The
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Heavy fighting broke out across Sri Lanka's northern area of Kilinochchi
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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Heavy fighting broke out across Sri Lanka's northern area of Kilinochchi, leaving 37 Tamil Tiger rebels and six soldiers dead, the defence ministry said Wednesday.
It said 34 rebels and 25 soldiers were also wounded in the fierce fighting that took place on several fronts on Tuesday.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who are battling a government push to dismantle their northern mini
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Minor blast in Colombo; 3 people injured
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 justsamachar.com
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COLOMBO: A minor explosion in the capital on Monday triggered anxiety among citizens amid reports of an all out effort by the military to capture Kilinochchi.
The unease among citizens comes in the wake of reports of the imminent fall of Kilinochchi and apprehensions of the LTTE attempting to select “soft targets” in the capital and other cities outside its control.
However, the military and pol
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