COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The head of Sri Lanka's armed forces, fresh from a civil war-ending victory over Tamil Tiger rebels and a promotion, has quit, government officials say.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 6 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan and Indian officials say they plan to strengthen military ties in a joint effort against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam terrorist organization.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan officials Tuesday accused Tamil Tiger rebels of shelling a military base near a church, with six soldiers among those killed.

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. 30 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa suggested an air strike may have wounded or killed Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- The commander of the Sri Lankan army is vowing to destroy Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's eastern and northern provinces this year.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 28 (UPI) -- A 21-year-old suicide bomber was pregnant when she killed 10 people at an army base in Sri Lanka, Sky News reported.

TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, April 26 (UPI) -- Tens of thousands of people fled their homes Wednesday, after Sri Lanka's air force resumed airstrikes against Tamil Tiger camps.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 25 (UPI) -- A suicide bomber set off an explosion at Sri Lankan army headquarters in Colombo, killing five and seriously injuring the forces' commander. The BBC said Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka was seriously hurt Tuesday but a report on his condition was not immediately