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U.N. Ambassador Kohona: Sri Lanka Refugee Situation Improving

Jim Luce | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

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Fourteen years after the civil war in Rwanda, refugees are still living in mud huts. In Bosnia, following Balkanization, people lacked heat and ...

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EPRLF-P Gen. Sec. Sritharan to Diaspora: This is No Joke, Battlefront Not on Toronto Streets

Anuradha K. Herath | Posted 11.26.2009 | World

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"They think the children are poor peoples' sons and daughters," Sritharan said. "The ordinary soldier from the Sinhala south is also from a poor peasant family."

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A Tamil Tragedy

James Ross | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

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Holding several hundred thousand civilians under lock and key, the government is keeping the survivors of the fighting from telling their stories to the media and human rights groups.

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The Saga of Colonel Karuna

Anuradha K. Herath | Posted 08.08.2009 | World

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Humanitarian organizations criticized the Sri Lankan government for collaborating with Karuna, a former rebel alleged to have committed war crimes.

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Tamil Tigers To Regroup As Political Body

Al Jazeera English | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

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The few surviving leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have announced that they are transforming the former Sri Lankan rebel movemen...

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In Sri Lanka: Explaining the Tamil Tigers

Jim Luce | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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The Sri Lankan government has battled the Tamil Tigers on two fronts for almost three decades: on the battlefield and in the arena of world opinion. No one thought they could win militarily, but they did.

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In Sri Lanka: A U.S. Congressman Gets It

Jim Luce | Posted 06.30.2009 | World

Congressman Heath Shuler's visit was the first time I have heard an American elected official seem to understand what has transpired here in Sri Lanka.

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Securing Peace and Human Rights in Sri Lanka

Balakrishnan Rajagopal | Posted 06.28.2009 | World

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The Tamil people need to see concrete improvement in their livelihood and economic security swiftly, in order to begin to trust the Sri Lankan government's intentions.

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Tigers End Game In Sri Lanka

James Ross | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

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One might think that no one would shed a tear for the insurgents, but support for the Tamil Tiger cause remains strong for many Tamils in Sri Lanka and among the large Tamil diaspora.

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Sri Lanka Army Reports To Save Thousands From Conflict

Al Jazeera | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

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The Sri Lankan military has said that its troops have rescued thousands of civilians trapped in the conflict zone in the northeast of the country....

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Sri Lanka: 24-Hour Deadline For Tamil Tiger Surrender

Hindustan Times | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

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Sri Lanka on Monday gave LTTE chief Prabhakaran and his Tigers 24 hours to surrender after thousands of civilians fled the war zone when troops breach...

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UN: Sri Lankans In Humanitarian Crisis, Shelled Daily

The Guardian | Randeep Ramesh | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

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More than 150,000 people are being shelled daily and are running short of water and medicine in a Sri Lankan-government declared "No Fire Zone", accor...

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Sri Lanka: Army Takes Last Rebel Hospital

Al Jazeera English | Posted 04.12.2009 | World

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Sri Lanka's military says it has taken the last medical facility held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)....

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Sri Lanka Bombing Kills At Least 14, Injures A Minister

Al Jazeera English | Posted 04.10.2009 | World

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At least 14 people have been killed and scores injured in a suicide bomb attack near a mosque in southern Sri Lanka, authorities say....

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Sri Lanka Rejects Tamil Tigers Ceasefire Offer

Al Jazeera | Posted 03.26.2009 | World

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Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger fighters have announced that they are ready to comply with international calls for a ceasefire, but they would not lay down t...

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Sri Lankan Rebels Urged To Surrender, Cornered On Island

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 03.06.2009 | World

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The Tamil Tigers, a Sri Lankan terrorist group seeking independence for the country's Tamil minority, have been cornered by the Sri Lankan military af...

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Sri Lankan Rebels Cornered; Violence Continues (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | By Catherine Lyons | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

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The Liberation Tigers Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a Sri Lankan rebel group seeking independence from the Sinhala government, has been forced to withdraw to a ...

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