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SRI LANKA - CONFLICT
Tens of thousands of civilians on the run
The International Committee of the Red Cross is extremely concerned by tens of thousands of people who are on the run because of fighting between troops and Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka, where civilians have no safe passage.
SRI LANKA
Army takes full control of strategic Elephant Pass
The Sri Lankan army's steady advance on Tamil Tiger rebels (LTTE) in the Jaffna peninsula has led to victory over the strategic Elephant Pass, according to security forces. Militants are confined to the Mullaittivu jungle in the NE.
SRI LANKA
Military sandwiches rebels into narrow peninsula
In an intensifying bid to regain the Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lankan forces have pushed Tamil Tiger rebels three miles further southwards, seizing the key town Pallai, said military sources. War planes bombed two militant boats in a nearby lagoon.
WEBNEWS
Bloggers sceptical about peace agreement in Sri Lanka
In this edition: after a month of riots in Greece the Web is still talking about the attacks following the killing of a young man by a police bullet. In Sri Lanka, bloggers debate the outcome of the battle between the army and Tamil Tiger rebels.
SRI LANKA
Military takes partial control of strategic Elephant Pass
Sri Lankan forces took control of part of the strategic Elephant Pass from the Tamil Tiger rebels. This is the second major blow for the separatists, days after losing their de facto capital of Kilinochchi.
SRI LANKA
Blast rocks Colombo as operation against rebels intensifies
A loud explosion has rocked a commercial area in Colombo. The blast comes as the military advanced on Mullaittivu, the Tamil Tiger rebels' military HQ. On Friday, the government seized the separatists' de facto political capital Kilinochhi.
SRI LANKA
Blast rocks Colombo as troops seize key rebel town
A powerful explosion shook the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo near the Air Force headquarters, killing at least two people shortly after the government announced the capture of Tamil Tiger rebels' de-facto capital of Kilinochchi.
SRI LANKA
Government troops advance on Tamil Tiger jungle HQ
"The battle for Mullaittivu has begun", claims the Sri Lankan government, as its troops advance on the Tamil Tigers' military HQ in the island's north-eastern jungle zone, a day after capturing the rebels' de facto political capital.
SRI LANKA
Government helicopters expand attack on Tamil Tigers
The Sri Lankan military claims to have used attack helicopters to bomb Tiger positions in the north of the island on Saturday, after having seized the rebels' de-facto capital of Kilinochchi.
SRI LANKA
Troops enter key Tamil Tiger town Kilinochchi
Sri Lankan troops marched into the Tamil Tigers' de facto capital of Kilinochchi and will be soon taken over by the government, according to government officials. The fall of the key Tamil town would be a major blow for the rebels.
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