COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, May 17 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan Army has begun its final mopping up of Tamil Tiger fighters trapped in the northeastern part of the country, the Ministry of Defense said Sunday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 20 (UPI) -- More than 35,000 civilians fled from a no-fire zone in northern Sri Lanka where cornered Tamil Tiger rebels were given 24 hours to surrender, officials said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 12 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka's president Sunday ordered his troops to withhold fire against Tamil Tiger rebels during a two-day celebration of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa says his country's military won't harass the civilian population while conducting anti-terrorism operations.
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan government forces Saturday continued a military campaign against rebels a day after capturing their de facto capital of Kilinochchi, officials said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan defense ministry said its air force Tuesday shot down a plane belonging to the Tamil Tiger rebels in the Tamil-stronghold northern region.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, July 1 (UPI) -- Unknown attackers took aim at a helicopter that had just dropped off Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for a ceremony Tuesday, authorities said.
TOKYO, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa is calling on the country's citizens to join the island's battle against terrorism.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- An Italian official promises aid to Sri Lanka and called for peace talks between the government and rebels in the violence-torn nation.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The brother of Sri Lanka's president has survived a suicide bomber's attack that left 14 people injured in Colombo Friday, police said.
