http://www.newstin.com/us/CIVIL_WAR_IN_SRI_LANKA Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75121879 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The Sri Lankan military says it has broken through the Tamil Tigers' defenses in recent weeks, ending a prolonged stalemate and stirring predictions of an imminent rebel defeat after 25 years of civil war.... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:30:50 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75121879 2008-08-21T06:30:50Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74996598 Sri Lankan soldiers of the Special Task Force, take an oath during a passing out ceremony at a training school in Kalutara, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. Tens of thousands of... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:58:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74996598 2008-08-20T16:58:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74359223 Colombo: Air Force jets pounded LTTE fortifications in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, destroying a rebel bunker line as fighting intensified in the country’s civil war, said the military. Heavy battles on Friday across the... Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:25:29 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74359223 2008-08-16T23:25:29Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/73994990 A wave of battles across the front lines in Sri Lanka's 25-year-old civil war killed 14 ethnic Tamil rebels and two government soldiers, the military said Thursday. Government jets hit a series of Tamil Tiger targets in the... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/73994990 2008-08-14T10:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/73966183 A wave of battles across the front lines in Sri Lanka's 25-year-old civil war killed 14 ethnic Tamil rebels and two government soldiers, the military said Thursday. Government jets hit a series of Tamil Tiger targets in the... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:07:43 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/73966183 2008-08-14T08:07:43Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/73332872 COLOMBO, Aug 11 (IPS) - Accusing international non-government organisations (INGOs) of disseminating ‘wrong’ information to media on the civil war with Tamil rebels and rights issues, the government has moved to tighten the... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:59:58 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/73332872 2008-08-11T05:59:58Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/72729765 A popular annual festival at a revered Roman Catholic church near the front lines of Sri Lanka's civil war has been canceled because the government and Tamil rebels have failed to recognize the area as a peace zone, officials... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:21:23 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/72729765 2008-08-07T10:21:23Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/72724839 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A popular annual festival at a revered Roman Catholic church near the front lines of Sri Lanka's civil war has been canceled because the government and Tamil rebels have failed to recognize the area as... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:14:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/72724839 2008-08-07T10:14:19Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/72647993 Sri Lanka's government and the international community have been pouring tens of millions of dollars into the country's Eastern Province. Mohammed says that the military's only targets are the Tamil Tiger terrorists and that... Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:41:41 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/72647993 2008-08-06T20:41:41Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/72011688 COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka must act to prevent human rights abuses including abductions, the intimidation of media personnel and the recruitment of child soldiers as it fights a 25-year civil war against Tamil Tiger rebels,... Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:52:20 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/72011688 2008-08-03T15:52:20Z