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Now, Lankan troops eye last 8 sq km area
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Sensing an imminent collapse of the LTTE, Sri Lankan forces have encircled the last eight sq km patch of area in northern war zone where they suspect Tiger supremo V Prabhakaran and his top aides are holed up and put naval warships on full alert to foil any escape bid by the rebels.
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LTTE losing war in Sri Lanka: France
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"The LTTE are losing the war. So they should surrender, they should stop violence, they should release the hostages, the civilian people," the French Ambassador to the UN, Jean-Maurice Ripert, told reporters after an informal interactive meeting of the Security Council, at its headquarters in New York yesterday.
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Top LTTE leaders surrender
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Is it all over for the LTTE? From all indicators, the military defeat of the LTTE as a cohesive fighting force is all but complete. All that is missing is the capture of the LTTE supremo Prabhakaran.
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Rajapaksa, LTTE not heeding to our call:US
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Terming the situation in Sri Lanka as "difficult", the United States today expressed its disappointment over neither Sri Lankan government nor the LTTE paying heed to their call or that of international community with regard to the ongoing conflict in the northern parts of the country.
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Lankan army launches final assault
Two LTTE leaders Daya Master and George have surrendered to the Sri Lankan Army.
Sri Lankan troops have launched a final assault on the LTTE and captured more territory from them, after the Tamil Tigers ignored a 24-hour deadline to surrender. Sri Lankan forces have breached the eastern coast of the no-fire zone, where the LTTE's top brass is believed to be hiding. According to reports, the Lankan forces have virtually sliced the small 17
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Thousands of Tamils trapped
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In Sri Lanka, thousands of Tamils are fleeing their homes and are forced to take refuge in their own land as the Lankan army gets ready for a final assault against the Tamil Tigers. But despite this exodus, many are still feared trapped in a small area still controlled by the LTTE who are said to be using them as a human shield.
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Humanitarian situation is dire in Lanka:US
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As Sri Lankan Army prepares for a final assault against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the United States today expressed its deep concern over humanitarian situation in the conflict zones there saying "it is in terrible condition".
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LTTE chief gets 24-hr deadline
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More than 35,000 trapped Tamil civilians on Monday made a dramatic breakout from the LTTE-controlled areas in Sri Lanka's embattled north with President Mahinda Rajapaksa handing out a last 24-hour deadline for Tiger Supremo V Prabhakaran and his top aides to surrender.
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Vaiko-Prabhakaran photos released by SL
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Sri Lankan army has claimed that it has found photographs and video footage of MDMK leader Vaiko with LTTE chief Prabhakaran from a building earlier occupied by the LTTE militants. The authenticity of these pictures is yet to be verified.
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