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Christian Science MonitorSri Lanka's Tamil Tigers admit defeatChristian Science Monitor, MAThe Tigers, formally known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been fighting for an independent Tamil state in northern Sri Lanka since 1983. They complain of discrimination and ill treatment at the hands of the island's Buddhist ...Prabhakaran killed! World NewsTamil Tigers, rebels who once seemed invincible AFPFears of mass suicide as Tamil Tigers face final defeat Times OnlineTelegraph.co.uk - Fried Postall 1,867 news articles
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0517/p90s01-wosc.html
A new report has said that LTTE Chief Velupillai Prabhakaran has been killed in the Sri Lankan army attack today.
MSN IndiaIs LTTE chief Prabhakaran dead? Yes, says Lanka govtMSN India, IndiaSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa worships the motherland as he arrives from Jordan at the Katunayake international air port in Colombo on Sunday, May 17, 2009. Thousands of Sri Lankans poured into the streets Sunday morning, dancing and setting ...
http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3016836
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...in the Sri Lankan army have claimed that Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief V Prabhakaran has been killed. According to a news channel report, Prabhakaran body has been recovered and is being taken to an army camp in Colombo. Sources also added that...
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http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20090517/1256096.html
AFPSri Lankan rebels admit defeat after decades of warAFPThe Tigers' armed campaign against the government left well over 70000 people dead in decades of pitched battles, suicide attacks, bomb strikes and assassinations. "This battle has reached its bitter end," the Tigers' chief of international relations, ...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5geZfNi5GxP-iwX3qrJKV8B9e7LWQ
Asian TribuneSpeculation ripe that Prabhakaran dead; End came as AT predictedAsian Tribune, ThailandA clear pointer to the possible end of Prabhakaran is the big blow the SL Navy had inflicted on the LTTE by 'capturing' the wife and daughter of Soosai, the Chief of the Sea Tiger's. Soosai, whose real name is Thillaiyampalam Sivanesan, ...
http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17605
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared on Thursday, 14 May in Washington that until there is a resolution of the conflict this was not the appropriate time for Sri Lanka to receive the $1.9 billion International Monetary Fund loan, Bail out package. Britain, Foreign minister Bill Rammell - called for a war crimes probe -- something already demanded by leading human rights groups. WARNINGS TO LTTE BY CIVIL SOCIETIES Not any word on the LTTE's leadership, in particular rebel ...
Daily MirrorKillers surrender to UK cops after hiding with LTTEDaily Mirror, Sri LankaDet Chief Ins Clive Driscoll said: “The authorities in Sri Lanka gave us great help and used their resources to assist the UK, despite their own serious problems.” The fugitives agreed to be returned to London and were accompanied by three Sri Lankan ...
http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=48885
AFPSri Lanka rejects truce calls as UN sends chief of staffAFPSri Lankan authorities estimate that up to 20000 civilians are being held in the small northeastern pocket of coastal jungle where government troops have cornered the rump of the once-powerful Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). ...Sri Lankan army, Tamil Tigers trade blame over deadly attack Los Angeles TimesWar without witness UN Chief slams LTTE's “reckless disrespect ... Daily MirrorSri Lankans 'Shot As They Fled Across Lagoon' Sky NewsWorld Sikh News - AFPall 7,855 news articles
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assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in August 2005. Minister Kadirgamar was shot dead at his official residence in Colombowhile in his private swimming pool. The two suspects, Prabhakaran and Pottu Amman are also wanted by the Indian judiciary for the assassination of former Indian Premier Rajiv Gandhi. Prabhakaran is also indicted on several counts for causing a huge bomb explosion at the Sri LankaCentral Bank in Colombothat caused heavy damage to life and property a few ...
taking over this small bit of land that the LTTE is now restricted to." A doctor in the war zone says more than 400 bodies have been brought to a makeshift hospital. Over 1300 people were wounded during the two days of shelling. [Mahinda Samarasinghe, Disaster Mgmt. & Human Rights Minister]: "The doctor would have been under extreme pressure by the LTTE to come out with this concocted version ironically at a time when there is a move in Geneva by a group of countries to call for a special ...
United Nations, New York, 12 May 2009 - Daily Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was appalled at the killing of hundreds of Sri Lankan civilians caught in the middle of hostilities between the army and separatist Tamil rebels over the weekend. Press Release: www.un.org News story: www.un.org
Zee NewsTamil Nadu - Dravidian dilemmasZee News, IndiaThe LTTE, that proud representative of Tamil machoism is gasping its last breath in Sri Lanka. The government of India, apart from making admonitory noises, has done little to prevent it from being wiped out. Given that the Tamils in Sri Lanka have ...
http://www.zeenews.com/news522759.html
Nation on Sunday'To be or not to be' week for ltteNation on Sunday, Sri LankaWhen the troops closed in on them the two Tiger cadres who were already wearing suicide kits blew themselves up while the other two were shot dead by the Special Forces. Two veterans of the Army's Deep Penetration Units, both sergeants operating under ...
http://www.nation.lk/2009/05/10/defence.html
USD worth militrya hardware bared the extent of the LTTE overseas procurement network, the photographs of a smiling psyco shed light on the life of the man and his chief followers. While, denying the tamil speaking people of the Northern and Eastern provinces even the basic facilities in the name of waging a liberation struggle, the gang of baby-faced killers and their families had lived a life of luxury. The funds raised by the overseas extremist Tamils for the acquisition of armaments, too ...
PORTRAIT OF A PSYCHO AS A CON MAN Portrait of a psychopath: Intimate life of Prabhakaran exposed Following images may be shocking and even more embarrassing for the do-gooders of terror, saviors of the victim industry, defence experts, and politicians who continued to cuddle the tigers while unleashing abominable lies against their very own country. Those who enjoyed making lucrative business, routine foreign tours while seeking years of asylum in the Western countries sanitizing a terrorist ...
National PostJonathan Kay on the legacy of Neelan Tiruchelvam: The Tamil Tigers ...National Post, CanadaI don't understand how you can forget the suffering of thousands of people and cry for one man dead 10 years ago... by canadian16 The tamils are starving and dying because of the genocidal war. This is not the time to write about the LTTE. ...Sri Lanka troops break more rebel defences: ministry AFPPlaying politics with Tamil lives in Sri Lanka (Comment) Thaindian.comall 2,283 news articles
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/06/273175.aspx
Daily MirrorPM says global 'puppets' demanding ceasefireDaily Mirror, Sri LankaBy Kelum Bandara and Yohan Perera Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake said yesterday that according to intelligence sources, LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was still trapped in the narrow strip of land in the safe zone and the troops had ...
http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=48081
Asian TribuneA Poll on Prabhakaran: Is his end nears?Asian Tribune, ThailandSince the LTTE and its proxies have not as yet hit the road with their announcement about Prabhakaran, it is possible that he and his injured son are still holed up in a luxury bunker which lies beyond the mortar range of the army. ...
http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/17225
National PostToronto cleans up from Tamil protestNational Post, CanadaYes the north which is still under LTTE brutal governance is not safe for any civillian either tamil, sinhalease or Muslim. Why these people doesn't know the meeing of genoside. when more than 1Million non LTTE tamils live in south peacefully with ...
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/04/30/toronto-cleans-up-from-tamil-protest.aspx
TopNewsTamil activists protest against Govt. inaction for trapped ...TopNews, IndiaChennai, Apr 30: As a mark of protest against Indian government''s failure to pressurise the Sri Lankan government to cease the attack on the LTTE endangering innocent Tamilians in the island''s battle zone, activists of Tamil nationalist movement ...
http://www.topnews.in/tamil-activists-protest-against-govt-inaction-trapped-tamilians-cause-2159735
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...and French foreign ministers that Sri Lanka will keep up its military offensive until the leaders of the LTTE, mainly its chief Prabhakaran is captured "dead or alive". Speaking at a public function at Ambilipitiya in Western Sri Lanka, the President called...
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Himal SouthasianBurning trumpHimal Southasian, NepalFor instance, one of the more recent public statements by Y Gopalaswamy ('Vaiko'), who heads the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), was the warning that, “Rivers of blood will flow in Tamil Nadu if so much as a hair of [LTTE chief] ...Exclusive: Inside Sri Lanka's 'concentration camps' Daily MailMahinda Rajapakse and Velupillai Pirapaharan Sunday Leader (registration)Tamil Tiger Cornered From 3 Sides 41 Killed Nhatky.inall 3,376 news articles
http://www.himalmag.com/Burning-trump_nw2909.html
Nearly 200 civilians died due to LTTE fire. LTTE propaganda was that these people died because of military shelling. The Tigers have accused the army of shelling Suthanthirapuram in January and killing dozens of civilians. They deny shooting any non-combatants or using them as human shields. Civilians who were fleeing the same area in February reported seeing the rebels shoot dead dozens of people who were trying to escape. When people moved into Putumattalan there too civilians were shot when ...
Washington PostDay in PhotosWashington Post, United StatesApril 27: Civilians, who recently fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), stand in line to receive food and water at a refugee camp located near the town of Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka. The UN's aid chief told Sri Lanka's ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2009/04/28/GA2009042801516.html
Mangalorean.comCBI drops Quattrocchi from wanted list, BJP on offensiveMangalorean.com, IndiaIt also said: "The LTTE has to stop holding people by force and facilitate their safe passage." "The Sri Lankan government should allow the International Red Cross and other agencies to enter the affected areas," the CPI-M said. ...
http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=122432
Chandigarh TribunePakistan intensifies attack on Taliban in tribal areasChandigarh Tribune, IndiaReuters As many as five Tamil protesters were today arrested as they forced their way inside the Indian High Commission and smashed the bulletproof glasses while thousands agitated against the assault by the Sri Lankan army on the LTTE in the island ...
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090428/world.htm
Sunday Times.lkIndia's poll and Tamilnadu: It's time for the queenSunday Times.lk, Sri LankaHe was in the news recently when he stated that there will be a "bloodbath" in TN if LTTE chief Prabhakaran is killed. Later, after being arrested for sedition, he was still belligerent saying that "if one Vaiko is jailed, thousands of Vaikos will ...
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090426/International/sundaytimesinternational-01.html
Times OnlineBurnt, broken, silent: the child victims of Tamil warTimes Online, UKThe exodus began on Monday when the Sri Lankan army breached a mud defence wall built by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to defend their last stronghold, a five-square-mile strip of land just north of Mullaittivu. ...Pincer Island Outlook"Like a Burning Log Snatched from a Fire…" II The Island (subscription)Sri Lanka says combat gives way to rescue Reuters AlertNetTimes Onlineall 3,064 news articles
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6168941.ece
BBC NewsUS calls for Sri Lanka ceasefireBBC News, UK"Even if LTTE is destroyed as a conventional military force, that's not necessarily going to lead to the kind of generous political solution that is going to be needed ultimately," he said. "So it's in everybody's interest to find a peaceful solution ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8017843.stm
Web site said. More than 10000 civilians are trying to seek refuge with soldiers, the military said. The upsurge in hostilities follows a two-day cessation last week for the Sinhala and Hindu New Year. The US State Department on Thursday called for a cease-fire between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tigers to allow civilians to escape the fighting "We call upon the government and military of Sri Lanka, and the Tamil Tigers, to immediately stop hostilities until the more than 140000 ...
500 people were reportedly killed and more than a thousand injured in these zones. Of these deaths, the great majority have been attributed to the use of heavy weapons. Overall, since 20 January, more than two thirds of the reported deaths and injuries have occurred in the no-fire zones. According to UN estimates, a total of 150000 to 180000 civilians remain trapped in an ever-shrinking area of territory in the Vanni region. "The current level of civilian casualties is truly shocking, and there ...
these allegations are based on the phone calls Vidyatharan received from the Wanni or from LTTE leaders, they are grotesque, Reporters Without Borders said. A good journalist is supposed to be in contract with all the different parties to a conflict. And if he receives phone calls, he is in no way responsible for the identity of the people wanting to give him information. The press freedom organisation added: Despite the assurances we obtained from the media minister, we continue to be very ...
The LTTE targets Islam devotees attending the national Milad-Un-Nabi celebration at a Mosque at Godapitiaya in Akuressa. 14 people were killed in this attack. Parliamentarians were arriving at the Jumma Mosque at Godapitiya in Akuressa this morning when a suicide attack was launched at the premises. Military Spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said the bomber had come on a push cycle and triggered the explosion. Our Colombo reporter Ajith Dhammika Nanayakkara was also at the location to cover ...
The LTTE targets Islam devotees attending the national Milad-Un-Nabi celebration at a Mosque at Godapitiaya in Akuressa. 14 people were killed in this attack. Parliamentarians were arriving at the Jumma Mosque at Godapitiya in Akuressa this morning when a suicide attack was launched at the premises. Military Spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said the bomber had come on a push cycle and triggered the explosion. Our Colombo reporter Ajith Dhammika Nanayakkara was also at the location to cover ...
The death toll of the brutal terrorist attack at the national Milad Festival in Sri Lanka , has risen to 14 while 46 others including a government minister were injured. An LTTE suicide bomber attacked the Jumma mosque at Godapitiya, in Akurassa , in the Matara district around 10.30 , this morning (Mar 10). According to the primary investigations , the suicide bomber had arrived at the place on a pushbike and exploded himself among the Islamic devotees proceeding to the mosque in a ...
context of the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). "We, the Tamils and the Tamil newspaper, from the very first day for the last 25 years, democratically we are demanding our Tamils rights,' he says. "There is an armed struggle for the same reason." But, he adds, "We have nothing to do with the arms." There have been several attacks on the papers and the arrest comes seven weeks after another senior editor was shot dead by unidentified attackers in the same area. According to ...
habit of proposing ceasefires on every occasion when they were being debilitated. He pointed out that the Government had vast experiences for 30 years about their intentions. The LTTE had announced that they would be unjustified if they laid down arms. As such the world should not impress upon them to do so. But the Defence Spokesman underlined that the LTTE had no authority to talk about justice. Military Spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara emphasised that the Governments stand from the ...
Air Force Commander Air Marshall Roshan Gunatilleka has expressed his thanks to all those who supported in destroying the LTTE terrorist air planes. Expressing views this morning, he said according to his knowledge, the aircraft had come to carryout a suicide mission on the Air Force Headquarters. It was hit by gunfire and was unable to accomplish the task. The target of the airplane which crashed in Katunayake was the jet hangers. When parts of the enemy plane were separated, 140 kilograms ...
airplane which crashed near the katunayake Air Base. The airplane had crashed into a paddy field in the environs of the Katunayake Air Base. Eleven bombs had been recovered by the Air Force officers from the aircraft, which the terrorist air pilot had brought for the attack. His body had been brought to the Negombo District Hospital. ... sri lanka srilanka lankan srilankan air force army navy police attack planes mission kilinochchi COLOMBO PKG TAMIL Eelam LTTE Tigers Tamil Nadu India France ...
Now cornered in a mere 87sq.km land patch in the Mullaittivu district the psycho terror chief Prabakaran may have thought to showcase a stunt out of his sleeves on Friday (Feb 20) in the Colombo skies pushing for a turn of tables, drawing skeptical analysis from the 'Colombian elites' and draconian media stooges, while simultaneously bluffing out the war mongering diaspora community with an action package for consumption. All, to his dismay ended in a failed note due to the resilience of a ...
Now cornered in a mere 87sq.km land patch in the Mullaittivu district the psycho terror chief Prabakaran may have thought to showcase a stunt out of his sleeves on Friday (Feb 20) in the Colombo skies pushing for a turn of tables, drawing skeptical analysis from the 'Colombian elites' and draconian media stooges, while simultaneously bluffing out the war mongering diaspora community with an action package for consumption. All, to his dismay ended in a failed note due to the resilience of a ...
identifying the suspicious behaviour of the suicide bomber. The sources added citing eyewitness account that child soldier had behaved in a manner as he had been drugged or severely harassed before the mission. Using child soldiers as one-way fighters or those who are sent for the battle to suffer certain death has been one of the main tactics of the LTTE since long. LTTE chief V. Prbhakaran is responsible for the deaths of thousands of Tamil children who were killed in many human wave ...
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...from the LTTE’s Sea Tiger wing also were among the dead. Pagalavan was described as one of the close confidants of the elusive LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran. Cader was the LTTE’s political leader in Vadamarac-hchi area till recently. Lt. Col. Sinnakannan...
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Sri Lanka's Tamil ethnic Minister of Highways & Road Development, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, was killed in a suicide bomb blast by a LTTE terrorist at the public playground in Weliweraya, located in the Gampaha district of Western Province, around 8:00 am Sunday(06). 12 persons were killed and more than 50 wounded in the attack that took place while the minister was waving a flag to start off a marathon race in connection with the Tamil and Sinhala New Year celebrations. An athletic coach ...
Ceasefire Agreement, years ago. Both Army Chief Fonseka and Air Force Chief Goonetilleke in televised statements said the Opposition Leader's statement as a "complete distortion of the truth" and " a lie" probably concocted to sabotage the recruitment to the security forces all over the nation "by misleading the masses." Fonseka and Goonetilleke said, injured soldiers are directly transported to Palali, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa ,Mannar , Ampara hospitals etc directly from the battlefields by ...
India says (Tamil Tiger) LTTE is more dangerous than Al Qaeda.. The Indian Government has described the LTTE as a lethal terrorist outfit, more dangerous than Al Qaeda. It warned Tamil Nadu politicians that any dealings with such am outfit could be deadly counterproductive to democracy. The Indian Government, in an important submission to a Delhi Tribunal on LTTE terrorist activities said Tamil Nadu politicians should be mindful of the LTTE killing machine. It had committed an international ...
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Pooneryn junction . "Then we advanced further and captured Sangupiddy ferry that connects the road to Thanankiluppu in Jaffna", now the army has dominated the whole west coast", he said. Speaking further, he said that it is the first time after 20 years that the Army has opened a land route to Jaffna. "We have eliminated large number of terrorists during this battle, remaining terrorists are now running for their lives across the Kilali lagoon", he said. In addition, he said that troops of 57 ...
Sri Lankan Troops Capture Pooneryn -LTTE loses last bastion in the Northwest coast -part 2 Mop up operations in progress in Pooneryn salient; Air Force comes to troops assistance Task Force 1 troops having liberated Poonaryn are now engaged in mop-up operations in the Poonaryn salient, Defence sources in the filed reveal. Troops are now clearing their way towards Kalmunai Point (K-Point) along the 20 Km long narrow land stretch where the LTTE terrorists used to stationed their artillery and ...
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