COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Tamil Tiger rebels say they have killed 51 Sri Lankan soldiers near Dharmapuram, a claim disputed by military officials.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military says heavy fighting near a key Tamil Tiger stronghold in the northern part of the island nation left 120 rebels and 25 soldiers dead.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan government Tuesday claimed its forces destroyed 24 Tamil Tiger bunkers in separate clashes in the northern region, killing 15 rebels.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Fifty-nine Tamil Tiger insurgents and one Sri Lankan soldier have been killed in a new outbreak of violence in Sri Lanka, military officials said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan Defense Ministry on Friday claimed at least 16 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in clashes with government security forces.
KILINOCHCHI , Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The Tamil Tigers rebel group in Sri Lanka said a high-ranking political leader of the group was killed in a Sri Lankan airstrike.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan military officials said Wednesday its troops killed 13 Tamil Tiger separatists in separate clashes while it lost one soldier, Xinhua reported.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 26 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka's capital Colombo was put on security alert Thursday night to deter any air raid by Tamil Tiger rebels, China's state-run Xinhua news agency said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Elite Sri Lankan forces Monday captured a major Tamil Tiger camp in Ampara district seizing a large cache of weapons and ammunition, the military said. A military spokesman said rebels had used the camp, known as "Stanley Base," to mount attacks on civili
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan government is likely to announce a ceasefire against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, ahead of the new Prime Minister Ranil Wickr
