SRI JAYAWARDENAPURA-KOTTE, Sri Lanka, April 30 (UPI) -- Former Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka accused ex-comrades of war crimes, alleging they killed more than 200 Tamil civilians trying to escape a "no-fire zone."
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. 25 (UPI) -- Skirmishes between Sri Lankan solders and Tamil Tigers in the Mannar and Vavuniya districts killed 26 rebels and five soldiers, military officials said Monday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan government forces engaged in battles with Tamil Tigers Saturday and reported killing at least 26 of the rebels and wounding several more.
SRI JAYAWARDENAPURA-KOTTE, Sri Lanka, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military announced Thursday that it destroyed a rebel Tamil Tiger naval base in the northern part of the country.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 17 (UPI) -- Thirty-one people were killed when rebels launched an attack on Sri Lankan Naval forces in the Indian Ocean.
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, May 22 (UPI) -- senior commander of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels has been shot dead by an unidentified gunman. The commander, known as Ramanan, was shot by a sniper Sunday as he was inspecting troops in Vavunathivu. He was one of the highest-ranking Tamil leaders in th
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 16 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger rebels have adopted a poisonous lily as their official flower, urging the Tamils to grow the flower in their homes.
NEW DELHI, April 12 (UPI) --
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 (UPI) --
