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Sri Lanka denies killing militant's son
The Sri Lankan army dismissed as a lie a documentary that reportedly shows the killing of the 12-year-old son of the leader of the separatist Tamil Tigers.
Civilian Tamils held with rebels
Civilians ensnared by the Tamil Tigers are among thousands of Tamil prisoners still held by the Sri Lankan government, human rights activists said.
Tamil Tigers say leader was killed
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebel group has acknowledged that its leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead.
Sides duel over whether Tamil leader alive
Sri Lankan TV aired photos of what officials identified as the body of Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, who rebels claimed was still alive.
Sri Lanka sinks rebels boats, killing 25
The Sri Lankan Navy says it sank six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam boats, killing 25 rebels aboard, in a pre-dawn Wednesday attack.
Tamil Tiger leader believed in Sri Lanka
The head of the rebel Tamil Tigers remains in Sri Lanka and is leading attacks from his hideout, the country's army officials say.
21 civilians dead in Sri Lankan violence
Sri Lankan police claimed Sunday Tamil Tiger rebels had killed 21 civilians in a village in the country's Eastern province.
Tamil Tigers leader possibly killed
Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa suggested an air strike may have wounded or killed Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.
Sri Lanka says 16 Tiger rebels killed
The Sri Lankan Defense Ministry on Friday claimed at least 16 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in clashes with government security forces.
Sri Lanka rebels driven from key town
Sri Lankan troops are reportedly advancing along a strategic coastal road against light resistance from Tamil Tiger rebels.
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This is our urgent and final appeal. If the new government rejects our urgent appeal, we will, next year ... establish self-government in our homeland. The past four years of the peace process have miserably failed to address the most urgent humanitarian needs faced by hundreds of thousands of Tamil refugees displaced by war and by the recent tsunami giving rise to hopelessness and disillusionment among our people. Our people have lost patience, hope and reached the brink of utter frustration. They are not prepared to be tolerant any longer. The new government should come forward soon with a reasonable political framework that will satisfy the political aspirations of the Tamil people
Tamil Tigers threaten to renew hostilities
United Press International
The Ranil Wickremesinghe and the successor Chandrika (Kumaratunga) governments were trying to trap the LTTE in an international net and throw it into political venom
Tsunami stopped Sri Lankan rebel war
United Press International
Let this disaster not turn our people into a community dependent on relief aid, and I request you in earnest to formulate plans that would provide them with the impetus to build a future of their own
Tamil Tigers leader makes rare appearance
United Press International
It was outrageous how a leader of a terrorist outfit, responsible for the deaths of millions of people and declared proclaimed offender by an Indian special court, should be allowed to walk free in a friendly nation
India won't mediate in Sri Lanka talks
United Press International
Tamil Tiger guerrillas and the Tamil civilians would not come in the way of negotiations with the government, provided the government accepts the proposals put forth by the LTTE
Sri Lanka rebel boss makes rare appearance
United Press International
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